“We are never going to get rid of this epidemic with the present drugs, stents & bypasses. The cardiology tools we have today utterly fail. Why? Because they don’t address the cause of the illness.“
“The seismic revolution in health is never going to come about with the invention of another pill, another drug, another stent, another bypass, but truly the revolution that’s going to come about when we in the profession have the will, the grit, and the determination to share with the public and the patients precisely what is the lifestyle and most specifically what is the nutritional literacy that is going to empower them as the locus of control to absolutely annihilate chronic illness.“
Don’t let the title of this episode deter you- this conversation is jam packed with information on how we can prevent, treat and reverse chronic disease. You can listen to the podcast version on the go via your favorite podcast platform as well. Just search Plant Strong Podcast.
If you’re unfamiliar with Dr. Esselstyn, he is a physician and currently leads the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Reversal Program at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. Read more about “Essy” here: http://www.dresselstyn.com/site/about/about-dr-esselstyn/
Essy’s awesome wife, Anne, is in her late 80s as well and routinely runs while dragging a tire up & down her street including hills. Her most recent cookbook – Be a Plant Based Woman Warrior was written with her daughter, Jane.
One last quote from this episode: “Truth be told, cardiovascular disease is nothing more than a toothless paper tiger that need never ever exist, and if it does exist, it need never ever progress. Why? This is a completely benign food borne illness & it’s really almost embarassing for the medical profession when you think that of the fact we have known for over 100 years, there are multiple cultures then & now where cardiovascular disease is really almost virtually non-existent. Why is that? Because they thrive on whole food plant based nutrition without oil. And, it’s interesting that knowing that information, why haven’t we brought that information to this country where we have an absolute epidemic, where cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women & men in western civilization.“