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HEART DISEASE RESOURCES
Building our diets around GREEN-RATED foods can prevent and reverse heart disease. The most common cause of heart disease is atherosclerosis, the buildup of fatty plaques inside the arterial walls. This buildup restricts the flow of blood, increasing pressure and adding unnecessary strain on the heart. Contrary to well-publicized, industry-funded studies, we know that this is caused by diets high in cholesterol (found exclusively in animal products) and saturated fat (found primarily in animal products). In addition to avoiding smoking, the best way to prevent and reverse heart disease is to stop consuming RED-RATED foods and to limit your intake of salt and fat.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart by John McDougall, MD
Find out how Dr. McDougall heals hearts with food (includes recipes).
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Reversing Heart Disease by Dean Ornish, MD
Listen to the doc who has been reversing heart disease for forty years.
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The End of Heart Disease by Joel Fuhrman, MD
See how the Eat to Live plan protects against heart disease.
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Food For Life by Neal Barnard, MD
Learn how diet can protect against more than just heart disease (includes recipes).
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SELECTED LINKS TO DATA, RESOURCES AND ARTICLES
World Health Organization
Use this link to find basic facts about heart disease worldwide.
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Center for Disease Control
Get stats on heart disease in the United States.
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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Read about the link between diet and cardiovascular disease.
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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Get a glimpse of the reasons why plant-based diets are so heart-healthy.
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Joel Fuhrman, MD
Find out how you can avoid having this deadly disease strike without warning.
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NutritionFacts.org
Learn about diet and heart disease and tap into a wealth of data and videos.
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Montefiore Center for Heart and Vascular Care
Find out why this leading heart institution prescribes a plant-based diet.
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Montgomery Health and Wellness
Meet a cardiologist who always recommends diet as a first line of defense.
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FOX News
Find out about the study that reduced heart attack risk in obese children.
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Web MD
Get some basic information on why and how to eat plants for heart health.
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SELECTED RESEARCH
Tuso P, Stoll SR, Li WW.
A Plant-Based Diet, Atherogenesis, and Coronary Artery Disease Prevention
Permanente Journal. 2015
Macknin M, Kong T, Weier A, Worley S, Tang AS, Alkhouri N, Golubic M.
Plant-Based… or American Heart Association Diets: Impact… Children
Journal of Pediatrics. 2015
Massera D, Zaman T, Farren GE, Ostfeld RJ.
A Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet Reversed Angina without Medications...
Case Reports in Cardiology. 2015
Esselstyn CB Jr, Gendy G, Doyle J, Golubic M, Roizen MF.
A Way to Reverse CAD?
Journal of Family Practice. 2014
Mohammadifard N, Sarrafzadegan N, Paknahad Z, Nouri F.
Inverse Association of Legume Consumption and Dyslipidemia...
Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2014
Chainani-Wu N, Weidner G, Purnell DM, Frenda S, Merritt-Worden T, Pischke C, Campo R, et al.
Changes in Emerging Cardiac Biomarkers After an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention
American Journal of Cardiology. 2011
Pischke CR, Weidner G, Scherwitz L, Ornish D.
Long-Term Effects of Lifestyle Changes on Well-Being and Cardiac Variables...
Health Psychology. 2008
Daubenmier JJ, Weidner G, Sumner MD, Mendell N, Merritt-Worden T, Studley J, Ornish D.
The Contribution of … Diet, Exercise, and Stress Management … Coronary Risk…
Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2007
Pischke CR, Marlin R, Weidner G, Chi C, Ornish D.
The Role of Lifestyle... Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease… Type 2 Diabetes
Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2006
Sumner MD, Elliott-Eller M, Weidner G, et al.
Effects of Pomegranate Juice… Ischemic Coronary Heart Disease...
American Journal of Cardiology. 2005
Koertge J, Weidner G, Elliott-Eller M, et al.
Improvement in Medical Risk Factors and Quality of Life...
American Journal of Cardiology. 2003
Hu FB.
Plant-Based Foods and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: An Overview.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2003
Esselstyn CB Jr.
Resolving the Coronary Artery Disease Epidemic through Plant-Based Nutrition
Preventive Cardiology 2001
Fleming RM.
The Effect of High-Protein Diets on Coronary Blood Flow
Angiology. 2000
Esselstyn CB Jr.
In Cholesterol Lowering, Moderation Kills
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2000
Esselstyn CB Jr.
Updating a 12 -Year Experience with Arrest and Reversal... Heart Disease…
The American Journal of Cardiology. 1999
Campbell T, Chen J, Parpia B.
Diet, Lifestyle, and the Etiology of CA Disease: The Cornell China Study
The American Journal of Cardiology. 1998
Ornish D, Scherwitz L, Billings J, Gould K, Merritt T, Sparler S, Armstrong W, et al.
Intensive Lifestyle Changes for Reversal of CH Disease Five-Year Follow-Up...
Journal of the American Medical Association. 1998
Esselstyn C, Ellis S, Medendorp S, Crow T.
A Strategy to Arrest and Reverse CA Disease: A 5 -Year Longitudinal Study…
The Journal of Family Practice. 1995
Segall J.
Dietary Lactose as a Possible Risk Factor for Ischaemic Heart Disease: Review...
International Journal of Cardiology. 1994
Ornish D, Brown SE, Scherwitz LW, Billings JH, Armstrong WT, Ports TA, McLanahan SM, et al.
Can Lifestyle Changes Reverse Coronary Atherosclerosis?...
The Lancet. 1990
SELECTED VIDEOS
Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Dying Under Normal Circumstances
Learn why most heart attacks occur in people with "normal" cholesterol.
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The Actual Benefits of Diet vs. Drugs
Find out why most people have an overconfidence in drugs.
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The Last Heart Attack
Watch this investigative report from correspondent Sanjay Gupta.
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Save EC Animation
Meet your endothelial cells and find out why you should eat to protect them.
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Making Heart Attacks History
Watch Dr. Esselstyn explain why heart disease is really just a paper tiger.
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CAUTION: The NEW Health Club promotes a lifestyle that naturally reverses numerous health conditions. If you are currently taking medications, make sure to talk to your doc before making major changes to your diet.
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