Saturday, April 21, 2012

Watch this show... FORKS OVER KNIVES

What has happened to us? Despite the most advanced medical technology in the world, we are sicker than ever by nearly every measure. Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are exploding, especially amongst our younger population. About half of us are taking at least one prescription drug. Major medical operations have become routine, helping to drive health care costs to astronomical levels. Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the country’s three leading causes of death, even though billions are spent each year to “battle” these very conditions. Millions suffer from a host of other degenerative diseases.

Could it be there’s a single solution to all of these problems? A solution so comprehensive but so straightforward, that it’s mind-boggling that more of us haven’t taken it seriously? FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn.

The idea of food as medicine is put to the test. Throughout the film, cameras follow “reality patients” who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole-food, plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments – while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed.

PLEASE watch this show...it is incredibly enlightening!!
(Watch on hulu for free!)

2 comments:

  1. SIMPLY AMAZING SHOW! Loved every minute of it! Especially the end when the fire fighter chants "Real men eat plants,real men eat plants!" I have to admit I got choked up a bit! I am loving remembering what I know! Thanks for helping me on my journey Mindy! You are a truly amazing inspiration!

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    1. I am so happy you were able to watch it! Glad you found it as inspiring as me!!

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