More on the preventative and healing powers of a plant-based diet

October 27, 11:10 PMSF Healthy Living ExaminerLani Muelrath

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The colors and shapes of the plant-based diet

Kathy Preston has been doing a series of enlightening interviews on her blog over at Huffington Post. 

The kind of stuff that's right up my alley:  that food is our best medicine.

And a simple, low-on-the-food-chain eating style can create a platform for health that can not only reverse disease, but effectively offset genetic disposition by fostering a climate of wellness that is highly preventative.

As we are still thick in October, Vegetarian Awareness Month, we have some timely news.

Today, Preston posted the transcript of her interview with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn.

Esselstyn,  researcher and clinician at the Cleveland Clinic for over 35 years. Dr. Esselstyn has served as the president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and organized the 1st National Conference on the Elimination and Prevention of Heart Disease.

In 2005, he became the 1st recipient of the Benjamin Spock Award for Compassion in Medicine. Interestingly, Dr. Esselstyn is also an Olympic gold medalist in rowing, and he was awarded the Bronze Star as an army surgeon in Vietnam.

Says Preston in her introduction to the interview:

 The great news is that there is very real hope in shifting the course of our health. What is becoming very apparent through various peer reviewed studies is that by changing our diet - eliminating that which causes havoc in the body (animal protein) and adding in plant based proteins and eating lots of vegetables, legumes, beans, and whole grains, we can not only prevent disease, but also heal from it once it is already in motion. Following is a fascinating conversation I had on diet and heart health.

Esselstyn references and cites research, causes of coronary disease, and the dire health impact of the Standard American Diet (SAD)

Read Preston's interview of Dr. Esselstyn in its entirety here.  Heart Disease:  a toothless paper tiger that never need exist.