Eat to Cure–benefits of a plant based diet
Week of October 30, 2021
Diet remains the cause for 80% of all coronary artery disease, 60% of all cancers, and the vast majority of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is also a major contributor to chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, kidney failure, osteoporosis, and more.
Learn how to reverse heart disease and diabetes, lose weight permanently, reduce the need for medicines, improve athletic performance and feel better all with a plant based diet.
Program 1: Learn the association between the standard American diet and heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic illness. Understand the science behind the whole food, low fat, plant-based movement.
Program 2: Learn the fundamentals and benefits of a whole food, low fat, plant-based diet.
Program 3: Learn how to avoid unhealthy foods (fat, salt, etc.), read food labels and avoid common pitfalls to be able to transition to a whole food, low fat plant-based diet. Tips and tricks for being successful
Program 4: Health benefits of intermittent fasting
Carl Turissini, MD, FACC is a plant based interventional cardiologist who practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. After spending much of his career placing stents in clogged arteries and treating the aftermath of heart disease, he has found the evidence based answer to this epidemic. After reviewing the substantial literature, he became a plant based cardiologist in April 2012. He now treats patients from all over New England who want to use diet to improve their health.