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CNN documentary explores the signs, tests, and lifestyle changes that could result in "The Last Heart Attack"

A CNN Special Report - "The Last Heart Attack" with CNN Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD - which aired recently, explored the signs, tests, and lifestyle changes that could result in "The Last Heart Attack."
    "It's a foodborne illness, and we're never going to end the epidemic with stents, with bypasses, with the drugs, because none of it is treating causation of the illness," said Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr., who is featured in the film.
    While researching cancer, Esselstyn stumbled on a fact that changed his career: Certain cultures around the world do not suffer from heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the Western world.
    His practice took a dramatic turn -- from performing surgery to promoting nutrition. Follow his dietary prescription, the 77-year-old Esselstyn says, and you will be "heart attack proof" -- regardless of your family history.
   Dr. Gupta states, "If we collectively ever want to get to the point where we have 'The Last Heart Attack,' a good start would be to stop ignoring what we already know to be true."
   The CHIP program teaches and promotes the lifestyle that can help bring about the last heart attack. Sign up now for a program near you.

President Clinton promotes plant-food diet on CNN interview

Former US President Bill Clinton recently confirmed that he is indeed eating a mainly vegan diet. In the interview, the former president explains the reason behind his decision to go vegan. To see interview, click on headline link above. Click for video interview.

CNN interview with the doctor who changed Clinton's life

After undergoing heart surgery back in February, former President Bill Clinton has adopted a healthier lifestyle. In a recent interview with CNN Bill Clinton talked about his plant-based, vegan diet and recent weight loss. Click for video interview.

Go Vegan for Your Heart's Sake

It was the dietary U-turn of the year. Bill Clinton, former US President and former fan of barbecued ribs, announced that he’d embraced a plant-based diet: goodbye meat and dairy, hello beans and almond milk. Some people who take this route do it for the sake of animal welfare. But Clinton’s motivation was his heart. He’d had a coronary bypass following a heart attack in 2004 and after recurring chest pain earlier this year, had two stents inserted into clogged arteries. His decision to eat an almost vegan diet was inspired partly by US physician Dr Caldwell Esselstyn, a man who recommends avoiding any food that ever had a mother or a face. Click to read more.

Nutrition Advice from the China Study

Six years ago a small Texas publisher released an obscure book written by a father-son research team. The work, based on a series of studies conducted in rural China and Taiwan, challenged the conventional wisdom about health and nutrition by espousing the benefits of a plant-based diet. To everyone's surprise, the book, called "The China Study," has since sold 500,000 copies, making it one of the country's best-selling nutrition titles. The book focuses on the knowledge gained from the China Study... Click to read more.

CHIP in sync with proposed 2010 US Dietary Guidelines
by Dr. Hans Diehl

The American nation was advised to stress a diet rich in vegetables, cooked dry beans and peas, fresh fruit, whole grains, some nuts and seeds to combat chronic disease responsible now for 75% of the national health care bill. This dietary advice came from the board of 13 scientists and nutritionists who formulate the Dietary Guidelines for the US which by government fiat are issued every 5 years.

At the same time, the proposed guidelines are encouraging to increase physical exercise, and to reduce sodium intake from the average daily consumption amount of 4,000 mg to 1,500 mg. The guidelines are also calling for cutting back on sugary sodas and beverages and eating less saturated fat and cholesterol found only in animal products, such as beef, pork, fowl, dairy and eggs. Click to read more.

Final USDA released 2011 Dietary Guidelines out of sync with scientific community
by Dr. Hans Diehl

The proposed guidelines--very much in sync with the CHIP dietary guidelines--then went to the US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) and the Dept. of Health and Human Services. There they were debated with the input from the various lobbies representing different food groups and suppliers and other economically affected parties. The final report issued in January 2011 was very disappointing in that it underwent many changes which made the Dietary Guidelines more of a political document protective of powerful lobby groups rather than a document to protect the health of the American people. Since then, on February 15, 2011, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed a lawsuit against the USDA over Deceptive Dietary Guidelines.  Click to read more.

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