My husband was the recipient of one of those wonderful personal phone calls in 2012. He was years old with a 99% blocked LCD and a 100% RCA. That phone call saved his life. This year he turns 60 and still on the plan and on no meds and has had no symptoms in ten years.
I am vegan for last 5 years and not because I was sick but choose to eat healthy. Thanks for all the knowledge you are providing us. Really appreciate 😊
Sharing this interview with my friend, who was told he likely has a blockage and needs an angiogram. He’s a long time vegetarian and more recently vegan, but still eating some saturated fats. Hoping this video will reinforce his good habits. Thank you for this interview!
💖 I have cardiac issues so that was a big reason I turned vegan . Love & appreciate yr family . Am also a 2x survivor of Breast cancer . Lots of cancer & cardiac issues on both sides of my family .
Watching the replay. ❤❤️ heart health all th way. Dx with afib 3 yrs ago, had an ablation 2 yrs ago, and while the afib isn’t back, I’m now have started having PVCs randomly now. 😢
Thank you for all your work on heart disease and plant based diet. I have been plant based 7 yrs @ cholesterol @ blood sugar great. I have never taken meds for heart @ I am 71. Thanks again for getting the word out there.
it makes sense that since the penile artery is smaller that the 3 main arteries of the heart, that it would have blockages before the larger heart arteries. But why is it that once the 3 heart arteries descend into the heart muscle ,where they branch into smaller and smaller segments, there is never plaque or blockages found there? update.i spoke with Dr Esselstyn yesterday and its just the way it is. He said nature does allows follow what we think of as logic. Nature has its own logic. Still, I think its amazing and fascinating
I have been vegan for 5 years. Had 85% blockage in my arteries. A recent test showed it has reduced to 53%. I continued to consume deit soda but have quit because I was having angina attacks. It has come to my attention that artificial sweeteners increase blood clotting which could cause heart attack or stroke. The angina has disappeared when I quit drinking diet soda.
I started and then stopped taking statins three times because of muscle pain. After a heart attack my research showed that low doses of statins can help protect artery walls without side effects, although LDL probably wil still be high. Now I am also trying to follow Dr. Esselstyn's advice. I have eaten so many green leafy vegetables I feel like a caterpillar.
God Bless You Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., for educating the world in layman's terms, especially PREVENTION of DISEASES / HEART DISEASE caused by OUR modern eating habits of HIGHLY MODERN PROCESSED ARTIFICIAL FOODS, through going back to EATING ORGANIC FOODS and PLANT BASED NUTRTITION [Nitric Oxide].
I’d like to know more about drinking and cooking water…can’t use tap water (has fluoride)to boil the greens? What water do the Esselstyns drink and cook in?
I got severe flu for 2 weeks starting 1/1/23, finally got over that (but it clearly weakened my immune system) for about 3 weeks before I had to fly to NY from NM to help my parents. I must have gotten infected on 2/10/23 because I started getting sick on the planes home 2/13/23. I've been sick ever since with COVID (first time for me) which triggered raging ear and sinus infections. Right now, I'm negative, but I seem to be a long hauler COVID person. :-( I'm very depleted and thinner, with lingering symptoms...with the scariest being lightheadedness and heart palpitations. Although the heart palpitations can happen at any time (often today), it seems...unless I'm imagining it...that fatty vegan food triggers it to happen big time. Just some peanut butter or whatever makes my heart worse. I'll try cutting out fats, but I have gotten too thin due to being sick. It is interesting that fat in food (even quality vegan food) seems to affect COVID heart issues. I don't think I'm imagining it.
over time you will put on a weight again.I have been whole foods plant based no oil for going on 8 years and that's what happened to me. Once you heal you may be able to eat small quantities of plant fat in the future. You will have to experiment and see
over time you will put on a weight again.I have been whole foods plant based no oil for going on 8 years and that's what happened to me. Once you heal you may be able to eat small quantities of plant fat in the future. You will have to experiment and see
try adding in some potatoes(air fried or baked) and make sure you're eating beans. Those will give you a boost of calories. Vegan processed foods are trash. Columbus Batiste (I think) said a bad vegan diet is as bad as the SAD diet for the heart
Your story is REMARKABLY similar to mine - including the dates!! I still have awful frontal sinus pain, pain in the muscles in my legs, sometimes my hands and sometimes my feet. I hate that you're feeling all this too, but you have no idea how grateful I am to have read of someone else like me. Almond milk, nuts, and seeds seem to be a trigger for me. Caffeine seems to be a trigger, cacao is definitely a trigger - particularly for breathlessness.
I am a vegetarian by choice, not due to sickness, and I really dont like meat period! I do like whole grain carbs, veggies and fruits with some OMEGA 3 fatty acids based foods (Avocado, walnuts, flax seeds.)
Hi there I'm near Cleveland ohio would love to get some 1 on 1 help if possible just had a bunch of labs done plus nuclear stress test which dr says heart is perfectly fine I want to start this lifestyle today and get more labs in the future to show the results I have cad cvd pad 3 stints in the heart and one in each thigh I have a 70% blockage in right cartoroid artery no stints yet i was told come back in august and hiping to make so.e change by thenand 50 in the left no heart attack or stroke yet I'm 46 yo male and desperately need your help❤ my heart doctor doesn't seem to care much about fixing the problem just the symptoms and puts a stint in then says see you in 6 months thanks
I recently had a cardiac calcium test done (which came back as 0) but they noticed I had a Dilated ascending aorta that measures approximately 4.4 cm in diameter at the level of the right pulmonary artery. They said it’s not a concern just monitor blood pressure and cholesterol. Has a plant based diet proven to reverse a dilated ascending aorta?
Can Dr. E. comment on whether an older woman with Advanced, Inoperable Endometrial Cancer should eat soy and/or flax seeds due to the fact they are high estrogen foods. They seem to be controversial in the GYN oncology community.
Hello, I have been following multiple plant-based doctors and the consensus and explanations include that regular and reasonable intake of soy food is actually protective/beneficial against breast cancer. Most suggest organic as it’s otherwise heavy on pesticide. Suggest search Kristi Funk videos-she explains it well. Dr Brooke Goldner had recently as well. Best to you!
There are recent studies that will answer your question. Sorry I don't have a link for you. Dr. Neil Barnard has a video reg. soy which involves current studies.
How can someone get up with u for advice she is totally plsnt based for 5-6 weeks and has lost 25 pounds but she have greens. Sweet potatoes or white potatoes becayse of her kidneys would really appreciate some help Thanks!
best thing from my learning experience for osteoporosis in addition to the WFPB diet is jumping. nothing better for your bones. I just jump for several minutes a day but you could also jump rope
Eat only the food which is in a whole form and comes from plants. E.g. vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes. Lots of greens. . . . This implies you cannot eat processed food (non-whole), or animal products or anything that contains sugar or oils.
Spaghetti without animals, tacos, pizza, casseroles, spring rolls, lasagna, burritos, etc -- ton of recipes online if you need them but just don't put the bad stuff in
How can you put olive oil in the same boat as the rest of the plant oils? Hasn't this kind of oil been shown to be beneficial especially in the Mediterranean diet?
its higher quality than seed oils for sure but that doesn't mean you should eat it. I have been off oil for 8 years and it's been a game changer for me. if you listened to this whole podcast how about the 87 yr old who avoided by pass? that is very telling.
Ezekiel brand…Trader Joes whole wheat Pitas, potato skins w a bit potato still present in as buns…corn tortillas, give me time to look for my paper list
Unfortunately not, Judy. It may, however help lower blood pressure, which will - at least in theory - slow the rate at which the aneurysm grows. My father just had surgery for an aneurysm in his ascending aorta. The operation went smoothly, he had no pain at all, and was released from hospital 4 days post-surgery. He has continued to recover without incident. My father was 79 years old - and not in the greatest shape when he had the surgery. So, although an aneurysm is a lot to have on your mind, know that the procedures they now have for that condition are excellent, and have an astonishing rate of success, even, in my father's case, for an unhealthy almost 80-year old man with a drinking problem (alcoholic).
So I’ve been following the WFPB diet for heart disease cutting nuts and oil but my HDL is now a bit low ?? Now my ldl is 0.97 ml and my hdl 1.04. Any tips ????
I have never seen hdl & ldl lab #'s with a dot only in whole #'s. The way you presented it would indicate the HDL is higher than the LDL. Exp. LDL 80 mg/ dL.
I wonder why it doesn’t work for me. I have been on whole food plant based diet since 2019 after I got heart attack. After 4 years, I still feel chest paint when I climb hills or do some heavy work. I wonder what did I do wrong.
@@trotskyite1 So one cannot eat olive oil if unhealthy. But one can eat oil if one is still healthy only to reach a point when one is unhealthy and cannot eat oil anymore. In that case why eat oil in the first place.
What will vegan eaters do to eat vegan our soils the plants are grown in is being poisened. That is a fact unless you raise your own home grown you might be fine that way. But store bought veggies is not much good anymore.
Avocados do have fat but it's it's not bad so I'll have to bid you all goodbye you lost me for sure. because I am totally against someone talking bad about avocados when they are a fruit and it's not a bad fruit for anybody as long as you only limit maybe one a day or half a avocado a day.
My husband was the recipient of one of those wonderful personal phone calls in 2012. He was years old with a 99% blocked LCD and a 100% RCA.
That phone call saved his life. This year he turns 60 and still on the plan and on no meds and has had no symptoms in ten years.
This is realy great to hear
That is magnificent! 👍🏼👍🏼
Dr Esselstyn and Rip Esselstyn....if you guys can see these comments. I just want you to know how much your work means to so many people!!!
I am vegan for last 5 years and not because I was sick but choose to eat healthy. Thanks for all the knowledge you are providing us. Really appreciate 😊
Rip and Essy are so wonderful! Both brilliant, vibrant and wonderful humans!
Sharing this interview with my friend, who was told he likely has a blockage and needs an angiogram. He’s a long time vegetarian and more recently vegan, but still eating some saturated fats. Hoping this video will reinforce his good habits. Thank you for this interview!
💖 I have cardiac issues so that was a big reason I turned vegan . Love & appreciate yr family . Am also a 2x survivor of Breast cancer . Lots of cancer & cardiac issues on both sides of my family .
Any changes since going vegan?
❤ I'm very interested in how to reverse Heart disease! It runs in my family very strong!
Thank you so much for another amazing interview with Dr Essy..
thank you Rip, sorry missed the live..😕
❤ watching replay - new to Vegan lifestyle for 2 months now! I totally love this lifestyle!
Veganism is a joy! 🎉❤
Watching from Lebec, CA
Watching the replay. ❤❤️ heart health all th way. Dx with afib 3 yrs ago, had an ablation 2 yrs ago, and while the afib isn’t back, I’m now have started having PVCs randomly now. 😢
Thank you for all your work on heart disease and plant based diet. I have been plant based 7 yrs @ cholesterol @ blood sugar great. I have never taken meds for heart @ I am 71. Thanks again for getting the word out there.
Love it!!! Thanks so much!! On WFPB and had helped me in many ways
it makes sense that since the penile artery is smaller that the 3 main arteries of the heart, that it would have blockages before the larger heart arteries. But why is it that once the 3 heart arteries descend into the heart muscle ,where they branch into smaller and smaller segments, there is never plaque or blockages found there? update.i spoke with Dr Esselstyn yesterday and its just the way it is. He said nature does allows follow what we think of as logic. Nature has its own logic. Still, I think its amazing and fascinating
Must have something to do with the endothelial cells there.
Superb explanation about nitric oxide benefits! Thanks!
I have been vegan for 5 years. Had 85% blockage in my arteries. A recent test showed it has reduced to 53%. I continued to consume deit soda but have quit because I was having angina attacks. It has come to my attention that artificial sweeteners increase blood clotting which could cause heart attack or stroke. The angina has disappeared when I quit drinking diet soda.
I started and then stopped taking statins three times because of muscle pain. After a heart attack my research showed that low doses of statins can help protect artery walls without side effects, although LDL probably wil still be high. Now I am also trying to follow Dr. Esselstyn's advice. I have eaten so many green leafy vegetables I feel like a caterpillar.
Thanks so much DR SE👍
God Bless You Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., for educating the world in layman's terms, especially PREVENTION of DISEASES / HEART DISEASE caused by OUR modern eating habits of HIGHLY MODERN PROCESSED ARTIFICIAL FOODS, through going back to EATING ORGANIC FOODS and PLANT BASED NUTRTITION [Nitric Oxide].
This was wonderful! Thank you!
10:15 loved Ann sneaking through 😊
Love them both!
Hello from Florida
Rip, could you, please do an interview with Stanley, the 101years of age your father's patient, who's Plant Perfect since he was 87?
I just bought the book yesterday.
You both are awe inspiring!!!
Hello sir, I am from India.... I respect you sir from my bottom of my heart. great message to whole world
I’d like to know more about drinking and cooking water…can’t use tap water (has fluoride)to boil the greens? What water do the Esselstyns drink and cook in?
love you boys!
SW Louisiana heart patient, just diagnosed with heart blockages, put on cholesterol medicine, not given dietary changes
Respectfully, if my dad was still alive I’d call him Dad every chance I could ♥️ you’re going to miss saying it dearly one day ✌🏼
I got severe flu for 2 weeks starting 1/1/23, finally got over that (but it clearly weakened my immune system) for about 3 weeks before I had to fly to NY from NM to help my parents. I must have gotten infected on 2/10/23 because I started getting sick on the planes home 2/13/23. I've been sick ever since with COVID (first time for me) which triggered raging ear and sinus infections. Right now, I'm negative, but I seem to be a long hauler COVID person. :-( I'm very depleted and thinner, with lingering symptoms...with the scariest being lightheadedness and heart palpitations. Although the heart palpitations can happen at any time (often today), it seems...unless I'm imagining it...that fatty vegan food triggers it to happen big time. Just some peanut butter or whatever makes my heart worse. I'll try cutting out fats, but I have gotten too thin due to being sick. It is interesting that fat in food (even quality vegan food) seems to affect COVID heart issues. I don't think I'm imagining it.
Same here stick with veggies, oatmeal and beans.
over time you will put on a weight again.I have been whole foods plant based no oil for going on 8 years and that's what happened to me. Once you heal you may be able to eat small quantities of plant fat in the future. You will have to experiment and see
over time you will put on a weight again.I have been whole foods plant based no oil for going on 8 years and that's what happened to me. Once you heal you may be able to eat small quantities of plant fat in the future. You will have to experiment and see
try adding in some potatoes(air fried or baked) and make sure you're eating beans. Those will give you a boost of calories. Vegan processed foods are trash. Columbus Batiste (I think) said a bad vegan diet is as bad as the SAD diet for the heart
Your story is REMARKABLY similar to mine - including the dates!! I still have awful frontal sinus pain, pain in the muscles in my legs, sometimes my hands and sometimes my feet. I hate that you're feeling all this too, but you have no idea how grateful I am to have read of someone else like me.
Almond milk, nuts, and seeds seem to be a trigger for me. Caffeine seems to be a trigger, cacao is definitely a trigger - particularly for breathlessness.
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Please can you do a video on how to grow vegan babies from birth the vitamins required and first foods babies need and prenatal safety etc
I am a vegetarian by choice, not due to sickness, and I really dont like meat period! I do like whole grain carbs, veggies and fruits with some OMEGA 3 fatty acids based foods (Avocado, walnuts, flax seeds.)
Hi there I'm near Cleveland ohio would love to get some 1 on 1 help if possible just had a bunch of labs done plus nuclear stress test which dr says heart is perfectly fine I want to start this lifestyle today and get more labs in the future to show the results I have cad cvd pad 3 stints in the heart and one in each thigh I have a 70% blockage in right cartoroid artery no stints yet i was told come back in august and hiping to make so.e change by thenand 50 in the left no heart attack or stroke yet I'm 46 yo male and desperately need your help❤ my heart doctor doesn't seem to care much about fixing the problem just the symptoms and puts a stint in then says see you in 6 months thanks
I recently had a cardiac calcium test done (which came back as 0) but they noticed I had a Dilated ascending aorta that measures approximately 4.4 cm in diameter at the level of the right pulmonary artery. They said it’s not a concern just monitor blood pressure and cholesterol. Has a plant based diet proven to reverse a dilated ascending aorta?
You can't reverse that no.
Where do we find more info Dr Esselstyn's monthly meeting that was mentioned at the end?
Can Dr. E. comment on whether an older woman with Advanced, Inoperable Endometrial Cancer should eat soy and/or flax seeds due to the fact they are high estrogen foods. They seem to be controversial in the GYN oncology community.
Hello, I have been following multiple plant-based doctors and the consensus and explanations include that regular and reasonable intake of soy food is actually protective/beneficial against breast cancer. Most suggest organic as it’s otherwise heavy on pesticide. Suggest search Kristi Funk videos-she explains it well. Dr Brooke Goldner had recently as well. Best to you!
There are recent studies that will answer your question. Sorry I don't have a link for you.
Dr. Neil Barnard has a video reg. soy which involves current studies.
What should we do then for toothpaste since most of them have fluoride?
How can someone get up with u for advice she is totally plsnt based for 5-6 weeks and has lost 25 pounds but she have greens. Sweet potatoes or white potatoes becayse of her kidneys would really appreciate some help Thanks!
Are there nitrite oxide supplements
Am trying a plant based diet but including milk substitute for osteoporosis. Please comment?
best thing from my learning experience for osteoporosis in addition to the WFPB diet is jumping. nothing better for your bones. I just jump for several minutes a day but you could also jump rope
Do you recommend supplements along with the plant based diet?
Does anyone know if frozen greens is acceptable on his diet or is he referring to fresh greens only?
It's seems so overwhelming, how can I do this in a few steps? Any advice would be appreciated
Eat only the food which is in a whole form and comes from plants. E.g. vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes. Lots of greens.
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This implies you cannot eat processed food (non-whole), or animal products or anything that contains sugar or oils.
It’s actually not to hard to do. Lots of tasty food to eat.
Spaghetti without animals, tacos, pizza, casseroles, spring rolls, lasagna, burritos, etc -- ton of recipes online if you need them but just don't put the bad stuff in
@@ankitdiwan and no added salt, keep sodium intake to 1500 mg per day or less
agreed. I have been at it for 8 years. In the beginning I focused on what is not going in my mouth.
Belgium
Are fish oil / algal oil supplements safe?
No animal or animal related products.
No oils at all !
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How can you put olive oil in the same boat as the rest of the plant oils?
Hasn't this kind of oil been shown to be beneficial especially in the Mediterranean diet?
Researchers Valter Longo and William Li agree with you but if you have heart disease I would do what Dr. Esselstyn says
its higher quality than seed oils for sure but that doesn't mean you should eat it. I have been off oil for 8 years and it's been a game changer for me. if you listened to this whole podcast how about the 87 yr old who avoided by pass? that is very telling.
EVOO still contains 14% saturated fat
@@karinyehlinghealthcoaching EVOO? What's that?
Olive oil has no saturated fat. Coconut in the plant family, and all animal foods have saturated fat.
@@karinyehlinghealthcoaching Extra Virgin olive oil has 15 gms total fat of which ONLY 2 gms are saturated
If a person has heart failure and kidney failure the potassium is too high what can u eat
That individual needs to work with a registerd dietician in coordination with the specialists.
Where can I find whole grain “oil free” bread? What brand?
Sprouted bread are the best
Ezekiel brand…Trader Joes whole wheat Pitas, potato skins w a bit potato still present in as buns…corn tortillas, give me time to look for my paper list
I purchase Mestemacher Natural Pumpernickel , no preservatives.(wheat is not on the lable.)
Will a plant based diet help n Aneuryisma
Unfortunately not, Judy. It may, however help lower blood pressure, which will - at least in theory - slow the rate at which the aneurysm grows. My father just had surgery for an aneurysm in his ascending aorta. The operation went smoothly, he had no pain at all, and was released from hospital 4 days post-surgery. He has continued to recover without incident. My father was 79 years old - and not in the greatest shape when he had the surgery. So, although an aneurysm is a lot to have on your mind, know that the procedures they now have for that condition are excellent, and have an astonishing rate of success, even, in my father's case, for an unhealthy almost 80-year old man with a drinking problem (alcoholic).
Unfortunately his list of bad foods raises my blood sugar
Avocadoes are light years better than any whole wheat and white potatoes.
Why no coffee w caffeine . I drink 1 cup daily
Because it's bad for the endothelium
So I’ve been following the WFPB diet for heart disease cutting nuts and oil but my HDL is now a bit low ?? Now my ldl is 0.97 ml and my hdl 1.04. Any tips ????
HDL will go low when total cholesterol goes low also. Normal
@@billdublewhopper3064 is there any way to balance it out ??
@@raff23able no need to balance out anything. HDL is low because LDL is low.
I have never seen hdl & ldl lab #'s with a dot only in whole #'s. The way you presented it would indicate the HDL is higher than the LDL.
Exp. LDL 80 mg/ dL.
@@nancyd7441 it’s in the uk we ml measurement
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I wonder why it doesn’t work for me. I have been on whole food plant based diet since 2019 after I got heart attack. After 4 years, I still feel chest paint when I climb hills or do some heavy work. I wonder what did I do wrong.
I have questions, is it ok to have healthy organic cold compressed plant oil like Coconut or olive oil ?
No.
No oils. No oils.
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No oils.
No oil if you have heart disease. Otherwise, use oils in moderation. A teaspoon on a salad would not qualify as moderation.
Olive oil if you're healthy
@@trotskyite1 So one cannot eat olive oil if unhealthy. But one can eat oil if one is still healthy only to reach a point when one is unhealthy and cannot eat oil anymore.
In that case why eat oil in the first place.
What will vegan eaters do to eat vegan our soils the plants are grown in is being poisened. That is a fact unless you raise your own home grown you might be fine that way. But store bought veggies is not much good anymore.
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Why didn't you call your father - Dad, Papa or just plain Father?
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Avocados do have fat but it's it's not bad so I'll have to bid you all goodbye you lost me for sure. because I am totally against someone talking bad about avocados when they are a fruit and it's not a bad fruit for anybody as long as you only limit maybe one a day or half a avocado a day.
OK doctor lol
Are fish oil / algal oil supplements safe?
Sustainably sourced Plantbased omega-3 made from algae is recommended
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Are fish oil / algal oil supplements safe?
No oil
Definitely NOT fish oil. Algae DHA is debatable.
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