Heart Disease
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WellnessSee articleEating Plant-Based for Your Heart? These Are the Best Lab Tests to Track Your Progress
Adopting a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) diet is one of the most effective lifestyle changes a person can make to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. As a physician who specializes in using lifestyle medicine to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, I’ve seen firsthand how this way of eating can improve heart health via multiple angles, including cholesterol […] -
WellnessSee articleWhy I Tell All My Heart Patients to Try Meditation
In Brief As a physician specializing in heart health, I often meet patients with cardiovascular disease who are also grappling with chronic stress. The demands of modern life—managing a demanding job, navigating family responsibilities, or coping with health challenges—can take a significant toll on the heart and blood vessels. For these patients, I emphasize meditation […] -
Success StoriesSee articleOn a Keto Diet, My Heart Disease Got Worse. Going Plant-Based Helped Me Heal
I grew up in Manila, Philippines, and moved with my family to Boulder, Colorado, in 2006. While I missed the sea and beaches, I quickly fell in love with hiking the Colorado mountains. My diet, however, took a turn for the worse. I transitioned from a pork-centric Filipino diet of lumpia, sisig, and lechon to […] -
Success StoriesSee article1 Year into a Plant-Based Diet, I’ve Ditched 70 Pounds and 8 Medications
Just two years ago, I could barely walk up one flight of stairs to my office, and once I made it upstairs, I would have to stop and lean against the wall to catch my breath and relieve my back pain. Keep in mind, this was just one flight of stairs. I suffered from high […] -
Success StoriesSee articleWhere Are They Now? Updates from Some of Our All-Time Favorite Success Stories
There’s nothing more inspiring and energizing for us than hearing how a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle has improved readers’ health and well-being. Over the years, we’ve been deeply moved by stories of people reversing debilitating and sometimes life-threatening diseases. We’ve witnessed many do a U-turn on multiple generations’ worth of poor eating habits, establishing a healthier […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI’ve Been an Athlete All My Life, But Going Plant-Based Is What Made Me Healthy
I was raised on a standard American diet (SAD)—lots of meat, dairy, and highly processed foods. I started competitive swimming at age 6, and I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism and celiac disease at age 12. The doctors started me on thyroid hormone replacement therapy, which I continued to take for years. Throughout middle and […] -
Success StoriesSee articleAfter Needing a Stent at 32, I Went Plant-Based, Lost 200 Pounds, and Reversed My Heart Disease
One night in February 2018, I began experiencing an odd pain in my upper left back and shoulder area. I’d been actively competing in natural powerlifting, so aches and pains were common—but this time felt different. It was a constant throbbing that couldn’t be massaged or stretched out. I’d been feeling more winded than usual, […] -
Success StoriesSee article1 Year into a Plant-Based Diet, We’ve Reversed Chronic Diseases and Shed a Combined 130+ Pounds
My husband, Jay, and I used to eat loads of animal products—all kinds of meat, including organ meats. We loved beef, especially a good cast-iron-seared ribeye. You name it, we ate it. About 20 years ago, Jay was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, as well as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. We were told […] -
WellnessSee articleFirst-of-Its-Kind Study Challenges the Health Halo of Olive Oil
An important new study provides compelling evidence that while olive oil is healthier than animal-based fats, no oil may be the healthiest of all when it comes to heart health. The study, published last week in the Journal of the American Heart Association, is one of the first to compare a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) diet […] -
Success StoriesSee articleThanks to a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet, I No Longer Need Statins
I ate a standard Western diet for much of my life. In 2006, routine blood tests established that I had high lipid levels. Because I have a family history of heart disease, my general practitioner strongly recommended that I begin taking cholesterol-lowering medication. I was prescribed various types of statins over the years, with many […] -
WellnessSee articleRevolutionizing Cardiac Care: These 5 U.S. Clinics Are Leading the Way with Plant-Based Nutrition
Montefiore photos: Scott Frances for Montefiore Einstein A whole-food, plant-based diet can be an effective tool for managing heart disease—that’s the consensus of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and a number of published scientific studies, including a 2023 clinical trial that saw participants lower their cholesterol in a matter of weeks […] -
WellnessSee articleMassive New Study Presents Strongest Evidence Yet Linking Processed Foods to Range of Health Problems
In Brief Most of us know that potato chips, store-bought pastries, and sodas aren’t the foundation of a healthy diet. But how bad for us are these foods, really? A new review of research involving nearly 10 million participants offers some of the most compelling evidence yet that highly processed foods undermine our mental and […]
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