Heart Disease Reversal

Heart Disease Reversal Resources
“Reverse Heart Disease Now!” – “Quick Start” Handout

Reverse Your Heart Disease Now! (Online Seminar)
(Audio and Slide Show; Powerpoint with Links – PDF/open links in New Tab)

Heart Disease Reversal by A Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet

• A Way to Prevent CAD? Abstract  Full Paper
• A Strategy to Arrest and Reverse Coronary Artery Disease: A 5 -Year Longitudinal Study of a Single Physician’s Practice Abstract  Full Paper
• Updating a 12 -Year Experience With Arrest and Reversal Therapy for Coronary Heart Disease  Abstract  Full Paper

More heart disease prevention & reversal papers by Caldwell Esselstyn MD

Heart Disease Reversal by A Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet
& Lifestyle

• Can Lifestyle Changes Reverse Coronary Heart Disease? The Lifestyle Heart Trial Abstract
• Intensive Lifestyle Changes for Reversal of Coronary Heart Disease Abstract  Full Paper
• Angina Pectoris and Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in the Multisite Cardiac Lifestyle Intervention Program Abstract Full Paper

More heart disease reversal papers by Dean Ornish, MD – click on Heart Disease

Books to Read

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Caldwell B. Esselstyn, MD)
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook (Ann Crile Esselstyn & Jane Esselstyn)
Undo It! (Dean Ornish, MD and Anne Ornish)
The Spectrum (Dean Ornish, MD)
Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease (Dean Ornish, MD)
Heart Book (Jeffrey Dach, MD)
The End of Heart Disease (Joel Fuhrman, MD)
Stop Inflammation Now! A Step-By-Step Plan to Prevent, Treat, and Reverse Inflammation – the Leading Cause of Heart Disease and Related Conditions (Richard Fleming, MD)

Physician “Heart Disease Reversal” Videos

Reversing Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Diabetes in the Hospital Setting with Plant-Based Nutrition with Baxter Montgomery, Cardiologist (8:00 min)

“The Power of a Plant-Based Diet to Reverse Hopeless Heart Disease” a personal story by Michael Greger, MD (watch the first 2:30 minutes of this TED Talk)

“An Orthopedic Surgeon Avoids Surgery and Reverses His Heart Disease…And Recommends Plant-Based Diets for His Patients Orthopedic Problems” by Jim Conway, MD (2:48 min)

Former NYPD Officer and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Reverses His Diabetes, Neuropathy, Blurred Vision and Obesity in a Few Months by a Plant-Based Diet and Exercise! (5:51 min) 

Eric Adams On Reversing His Diabetes Diagnosis (watch video 3:18 min)

Focus on Heart Failure: The Food Prescription Approach to Treating Disease with Food (52:41 min)

Game Changer’s Trailer (2:29 min)

Podcasts with Cardiologists and Surgeons on
Reasons to Consume a Whole-Food Plant-Based
Diet to Reverse Your Heart and Blood Vessel Disease

• America’s (Plant-Based) Healthy “Heart Doc” – An Interview With Cardiologist Joel Kahn, MD
• How to Create a Successful Plant-Based, Diet-Driven, Heart Disease Reversal Program in a Cardiology Setting – An Interview with Kim Williams, MD, Past President, American College of Cardiology
• How Do You Create A Successful Heart Disease Reversal Program That Anyone Can Do? – An Interview With Surgeon Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. MD
• A Heart Surgeon’s Experience Living and Using A Whole Food Plant-Based Diet – An Interview with Staton Awtrey, MD
• Creating A Successful Cardiac Wellness Program at a University Medical Center Using A Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet – An Interview with Cardiologist, Robert Ostfeld, MD
• Listen To a Renown Cardiac Surgeon Explain Why He Recommends and Consumes a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease – An Interview with Mark Katz, MD
• A Vegan Interventional Cardiologist Shares Her Thoughts on Diet, Heart Disease and Exercise – An Interview with Heather Shenkman, MD
• The Vegan Heart Doctor’s Guide to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease – An Interview with Cardiologist Heather Shenkman, MD
• Replacing the “Cholesterol Theory of Atherosclerosis” with the “Low Level Endotoxemia (LPS) Theory of Coronary Artery Disease” – An Interview with Jeffrey Dach, MD
• The Value of Coronary Calcium Scoring (CAC) as the Best Assessment for Early Coronary Artery Disease – An Interview with Matthew J. Budoff, MD

Patient Case Studies of Heart Attacks, Stroke, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Diabetes Reversal with Whole Food Plant-Based Approach

• Reversal of Angina, Diabetes, Obesity and Food Addiction Following Dr. Esselstyn’s Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Lifestyle Program – An Interview with Patricia Slimbarski
• Reversal of Carotid Artery and Peripheral Vascular Disease Following Dr. Esselstyn’s Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease “Lifestyle” Program – An Interview with Jim McNamara
• A Case of Reversing Heart Disease in the Heart of Texas – An Interview with Ken Stone

Coaching Programs For Reversing Heart Disease

Kirk Hamilton’s On-Line Coaching Program for Heart Disease Reversal

How to Start A Plant-Based Diet That Can Reverse Heart Disease

• Plant Pure Nation Jump Start Kits
• The Plant-Based Diet – A Healthier Way to Eat (Kaiser Permenante)
• Plant-Base Nutrition Quick Start Guide
• Forks Over Knives Plan
• Vegetarian Starter Kit
• Forks Over Knives Meal Planner
• Dr. Dean Ornish Dietary Guidelines
• Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Frequently Asked Questions

Whole Food Plant-Based Meals Delivered to Your Door

• PlantPureNation 704-271-9906
  
• Kitchen Verde    585-230-8942
• Purple Carrot  857-703-8188
  
• 22 Days Nutrition 800-822-9080
• Veestro 855-434-8988
• MamaSezz 888-830-5586
  

Whole Food Plant-Based Recipes

• Whole-Food Plant-Based Recipes – T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (FREE)
• Forks Over Knives Recipes (FREE)

Whole Food Plant-Based Cooking Courses Online

• Culinary-Rx.com
• Forks Over Knives Online Cooking Course

App to Find Plant-Based Restaurants Around the World

• HappyCow – Mobile Apps
• HappyCow.net

Whole-Food Plant Based Immersion Programs

Dr. McDougall 3 & 10 Day Intensive Programs
2Forks Events
NEWSTART Lifestyle Programs
Pritikin Program

Websites to Visit

• DrEsselstyn.com
• Ornish.com
• Forks Over Knives
• Plant Pure Nation
• Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine PCRM.org
• The Plantrician Project
• NutritionFacts.org
• T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies

Videos To Watch On Heart, Chronic Disease and
Health Aspects of Eating A More Plant-Based Diet

• The Most Powerful Medicine – Treating Heart Disease in the Hospital with Plant-Based Nutrition with Baxter Montgomery, Cardiologist (8:00 min)
• How You Reverse Insulin Resistance (and Diabetes) Rapidly with A Low-Fat, Plant-Based Diet
• Forks Over Knives (96 min)
• PlantPure Nation (96 min)
• President Clinton Explains to Wolf Blizter Why He Changed to a Plant-Based Diet for His Heart Disease (2:29 min)
• Healthy Lifestyle and Diet (mostly plants) and Okinawan Longevity (3:00 min)
• It’s Your Lifestyle Not Your Genes That Protect You From Chronic Diseases (Heart Disease, Diabetes, Obesity, Alzheimer’s, etc.) – The Okinawan Paradox (3:44)

Quick Start for Heart Disease Reversal

• Eat out at and have a plant-based meal once or twice this week if desired HappyCow – Mobile Apps net
• Get FREE plant based recipes Here and Here
• Order plant based meals shipped to you! It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3, 4 !
• Click on each starter kit below and see which one resonates with you and follow it to get started today!:   Plant Pure Nation Jump Start Kits The Plant-Based Diet – A Healthier Way to Eat (Kaiser Permenante)
  Vegetarian Starter Kit      Plant-Base Nutrition Quick Start Guide
• Get a cook book with recipes you like Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook or Forks Over Knives Cookbook and Plan
• Take an online plant-based cooking course: Culinary-Rx.com or Forks Over Knives Online Cooking Course
• Shop for and eat whole plant food only – vegetables (starchy and non-starchy), fruit, whole “intact” grains, beans/legumes, raw nuts (1 palm full or less daily) and seeds (1-2 tablespoons of flaxseed or chia seeds) (no dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, fish) OR add only 1 palm full or less of animal food per day to your whole food plant-based diet for 1 month as you make your transition to a heart disease reversal diet of only whole, unprocessed, no oil added, plant food.
  
• Avoid adding oils or consuming processed foods with added oils to them (you may use 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil daily for 1 month as you move towards a total heart disease reversal diet then go on no added oils).
• Avoid processed foods in general, especially processed grains or carbohydrates (baked goods, crackers, chips, muffins, breads, etc.). Eat whole grains in their cooked whole “intact” state and eat them “in a bowl” (meaning it is a cooked whole grained with no added oils or sugars). Just the whole grain with any herbs and spices desired.
• Eat 1/2 – 1 cup of cooked beans daily (can get pre-cooked organic beans in a can)
• Nuts/seeds – 1 palm full per day raw or less.
• Good fats IN FOODS can be consumed daily – avocados (1/2 avocado), raw nuts and seeds (< palm full daily), olives, greens, 1-2 tablespoons of flax seed or chia seeds daily is encouraged. (If you have severe or unstable coronary artery disease you should hold the avocados and raw nuts until there is documented improvement or stabilization of your condition).
  
• Have a large green salad daily and/or 75%/25% packed greens/fruit smoothie with ¼ cup flax seed or chia, and/or steamed or lightly cooked/boiled vegetables (5-6 cups per day at least).
• 3 or more whole fruits per day – at least 1 serving, or, half cup at least is berries daily.
• You are encouraged to use as many different herbs and spices as you desire. If you have high blood pressure don’t add salt.
  
• Or, do “Kirk’s 21 Day Healthy Living Program” – 1 month (or less) to transition to a whole food plant-based diet – START HERE)
• For personal coaching sessions with Kirk Hamilton PA-C on applying a Heart Disease reversal program Click Here