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Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: The Last Heart Attack In this hour-long CNN documentary, Sanjay Gupta investigates whether diet and the latest diagnostic tests are enough to prevent every heart attack. During the medical journey of discovery, Dr. Gupta talks to former President Clinton, cutting edge doctors, and puts his own heart under the microscope as he offers practical advice and hard science to shows how we could have ...The Last Heart Attack. It originally aired on August 27, 2011.
21-Day Vegan Kickstart, by PCRM: Meal plans, restaurant guide, tips, community forum, more.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
PCRM Ingredient Substitution Chart
Jeff Novick, Jeff Novick videos
Star McDougallers: Success stories of people who have reversed illness with a lifestyle similar to CHIP. Among the diseases or conditions conquered: Heart disease, osteopenia (bone loss), high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis, migraines, obesity, IBS, multiple sclerosis, arthritis. Here's an example:
Andrew Newman, Star McDougaller, Beats Severe Ulcerative Colitis
"“99 out of 100 people in your
condition would have died by now.” These are words that you never
want
to hear from your doctor, let alone when you’re only 35. It was
April 26, 1999, and I had just been released from the hospital.
Earlier that month, I had to be carried into the hospital after
collapsing at home with severe ulcerative colitis, and there I would
stay for three and a half weeks. My doctor and his team of nurses
tried every pharmaceutical option available to them as my condition
entered a vicious repetitive cycle of mild improvement followed by a
sudden worsening over and over again. I was on an IV the entire time
to keep me hydrated and to administer the cocktail of drugs
prescribed by my doctor as he fought to save me." Read more . . .
In the News
Fatty Foods Addictive Like Cocaine in Growing Body of Scientific Research, Bloomberg, Nov. 1, 2011
Does Diet Really Matter in Breast Cancer?, CNN, Oct. 28, 2011
CHIP sites
Recipes
McDougall Maximum Weight Loss (MWL) Recipes
Nutrition
Cron-o-meter: It's not necessary to meticulously track your plant-based diet, but if you want to see numbers, use this free software to track your nutrition and health data.
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