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John McDougall, MD

John McDougall, MD

Dr. John McDougall is medical director of the McDougall Program, a life-saving medical program that has been reversing and healing chronic illness for 35 years. Dr. McDougall uses a low-fat, starch-based diet that results in dramatic health benefits and can reverse serious illness, such as heart disease, without drugs. He is co-author of The Healthiest Diet on the PlanetThe Starch Solution, and McDougall Quick and Easy, and author of The McDougall Program and many other books. Visit DrMcDougall.com and follow him on Facebook and Instagram for more information.

All Contributions from John McDougall, MD (14)

  • Woman with multiple sclerosis in an electric wheelchair by the bank of a peaceful river

    The Multiple Sclerosis and Diet Saga

    Note from the Editor: Earlier this week, Jack Osbourne, reality T.V. personality and son of singer Ozzy Osbourne, revealed that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Below is an article from John McDougall, M.D. on MS and diet that appeared in the McDougall Newsletter in January 2009. It is republished here with permission. […]
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  • Young girl holds a large baked potato up to her face, obscuring her mouth

    How Starches Satisfy Appetite

    The following is an excerpt from The Starch Solution. The body’s metabolism is genetically encoded to run most efficiently on starch. No amount of willpower, dieting, or wishful thinking will change that fundamental fact. The one simple solution to health and beauty is to eat the diet we were designed for. In addition to being […]
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