Misleading Research
Responses to the new Mediterranean Diet study from Dr. Esselstyn, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. McDougall http://heartattackproof.com/spanish_study.htm
Responses to the new Mediterranean Diet study from Dr. Esselstyn, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. McDougall http://heartattackproof.com/spanish_study.htm
You have probably heard of the new study that just came out claiming that The Mediterranean Diet (olive oil, fish, nuts, etc.) is absolutely phenomenal for heart health. Please read Dr.Esselstyn’s response: http://engine2diet.com/the-daily-beet/caldwell-b-esselstyn-jr-m-d-response-to-the-new-england-journal-of-medicine-article-primary-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-with-a-mediterranean-diet/
I remember it like it was yesterday. Last Christmas, after a substantial weight loss journey for both of us, I surprised my husband with
Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD’s Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Rip Esselstyn’s The Engine 2 Diet, Julieanna Hever, M.S., R.D., CPT The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition, The Forks Over Knives Companion Book, and Kathy Hester’s The Vegan Slow Cooker. After reading Dr. Esselstyn’s & Rip Esselstyn’s books, my husband, Bill, turned to me and said, “I’m going vegan. You don’t have to if you don’t want to, but I am. I’m starting now.” I about choked! We had just “come out” as vegetarian, but this was different. This was really radical. Go without cheese?? And ice cream and pudding? I shakily said, “OK. If you are, I am too.” Gulp!
Then, we watched Dr. Robert Lustig’s The Bitter Truth About Sugar
We had already been following the Rule of 5 from You on a Diet by Michael F. Roizen, MD and Mehmet C. Oz, MD, one of which was no high fructose corn syrup, but now we cut out any kind of added sugar.
We are also learning about GMO’s and trying to cut them out of our diet. Pretty hard when there is currently no labeling. We definitely are supporting legislation to have all food that has GMO’s in them to be labeled.
What a great year it’s been. It hasn’t been hard. We just armed ourselves with knowlege about the effects of dairy and used vegan cookbooks. We discovered great new flavors, spices and ways of cooking. No meat, no dairy, no added oil and no added sugar. Our palates have really grown.
This was taken 3 years ago this Easter Christmas 2012
Now, I daresay, we are actually becoming foodies again! We love trying all new recipes. I really love Chloe Coscerelli’s cookbook, Chloe’s Kitchen http://chefchloe.com/.
I hope you are enjoying following our journey. I’ve been humbled when I hear how we’ve inspired you to make changes in your own life as we continue to make changes in ours.
Let me know how you’re doing and what you like about this blog!
Happy Plantcentric One Year Anniversary!!
Laura
From Happy Herbivore:
I wanted to pass along some facts from the Farms 2 Forks event I recently attended. I thought these tidbits were eye-opening and if you follow me on Twitter (@happyherbivore) you might have caught these live!
-Erectile dysfunction is the first sign of heart disease.
-In 20 years, we went from not having 1 state with 20% obesity to not having 1 state that’s not 20% obese.
-One third of children born today will have diabetes and obesity if we don’t make a change.
-Crisco consumption is up 77%.
-Don’t think about food as a component because all foods have carbs, protein, and fat.
-Minimum exercise recommendation is 150 minutes a week: 30 min x 5 days (or 50 mins x 3 days).
-“Moderation is a myth. “Moderation” will kill you” – Dr. Esselstyn
-“The body knows how to heal with micronutrients in plant foods. It doesn’t know how to deal with pills” -Dr. Esselstyn
-“There is a cure for heart disease. It’s called plants. Heart disease is completely avoidable.” – Dr. Esselstyn
-“Oil, fish, fowl, meat, dairy, & caffeinated coffee all damage the endothelial cells as soon as you eat it.” – Dr. Esselstyn
-There are 101 different kinds of legumes. Who says plant-based is limited?
-Health care is self care.
-Genes load the gun but diet pulls the trigger.
-Animal proteins (i.e. those in meat and dairy) feed cancer.
-“Don’t read the package, read the nutrition label.” – Jeff Novick
-“Plants are the original source of fats. You don’t even need concentrated sources like nuts. All plants, even lettuce, has fat.” – Jeff Novick
-Label reading: only 20% of calories should come from fat.
-Sodium content should be less or equal to calories, no more. So if it’s 100 calories no more than 100mg sodium.
-Never believe anything on the front of a package EVER.
-If a form of sugar is in the first 3 ingredients, skip it.
-Carbs aren’t the problem, overly processed food with no nutrients are the problem. Eat lots of carbs but only whole grains.
-Pay attention to serving size and how many servings are in the whole package. Start with 1 serving.
-Supplements are worthless, eat real food. (This was a common comment among speakers at the farm. Basically they’re saying get the nutrients you need from eating the plants themselves, not capsules.
“Most of my career I looked at coronary artery disease as a “terminal disease”. You’d die from it. But, I began seeing more research showing that not only was it preventable, but it was reversible.
I heard Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr. speak at meeting three years ago–and it opened my eyes.
I started studying & doing my own research on others who were doing similar research. Esselstyn wasn’t alone. There’s a building body of evidence that coronary artery disease is preventable & reversible. That was eye-opening.”
-Dr. Marc Katz, MD, PhD, cardiac surgeon, Medical Director of the Heart and Vascular Institute and Head of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Program at Bon Secours Richmond Health System–
I love http://www.happyhealthylonglife.com. Go check it out. It’s a wonderfully informative blog.
Read the rest of this at : http://www.happyhealthylonglife.com/happy_healthy_long_life/2012/07/cardiologists.html