How to Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease

A presentation by Terry Shintani, M.D.

Fact - The major cause of death in America is cardiovascular disease. 
Fact - Nearly all cardiovascular disease is preventable. 

It is no longer necessary to suffer from a progressively deteriorating vascular system characterized by angina, heart attacks, heart failure, and premature death. In this presentation preventive medicine physician Terry Shintani will show you how to not only prevent heart disease but to actually reverse it.

Terry Shintani, M.D., M.P.H., J.D. is the author of the Eat More, Weigh Less Diet, The Hawaii Diet, and The Good Carbohydrate Revolution. He${q}s been featured in Newsweek, on CNN and CBS News, on ABC national radio, and on Dateline NBC. He received his master${q}s degree in nutrition from Harvard University and his medical and law degrees from the University of Hawaii. He is Board certified in preventative medicine and is the Associate Chair of Alternative & Complementary Medicine at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Visit his website: http://www.webhealthforyou.com/

Presented by the Vegetarian society of Hawaii
The Vegetarian Society of Hawaii is a not-for-profit volunteer organization founded in 1990 to promote human health, animal rights, and protection of the environment by means of vegetarian education. It's among the largest vegetarian/vegan societies in the nation.

How to Adopt the Plant Based Diet, Dr. Michael Greger

Choosing to eat vegetarian can be fun and easy! You've decided that the "whys" of a plant-based diet make sense, and now you need the "hows." Dr. Michael Greger gives a lively and entertaining multimedia presentation packed with practical advice on how to eat vegetarian or vegan, from meal planning to nutrition to the personal and social aspects of making the transition. Whether it${q}s for you, your loved ones, the animals, or the Earth, Dr. Greger shows how vegetarian living is now easier than ever.

Michael Greger, MD is a nationally recognized speaker on a number of important public health and social justice issues. He has been invited to lecture at countless universities, medical schools, and conferences around the world, including the Conference on World Affairs. He is a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition and a founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He is author of Carbophobia: The Scary Truth Behind America${q}s Low Carb Craze and the upcoming Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching? Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine

Filming and editing by Dr William Harris M.D. on December 9, 2006 at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sponsored by: Vegetarian Society of Hawaii http://www.vsh.org

Dr. Michael Greger, The Latest in Nutrition

Dr. Greger introduces an engaging new interactive quiz show format that lets us test our nutrition knowledge with some surprising outcomes. He has scoured the world${q}s scholarly literature on human nutrition and developed this brand new talk of the latest in cutting edge research. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer reviewed scientific nutrition journals, he offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic disease.

A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, M.D., is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the International Bird Flu Summit, the National Institutes of Health, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous "meat defamation" trial. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Greger serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States.

Filming and editing by Dr William Harris M.D. on April 21, 2009 at Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sponsored by: Vegetarian Society of Hawaii http://www.vsh.org 

Bill Clinton's Heart Saving Results of a Plant Based Diet

Forks Over Knives, Dr. Oz and the Plant Based Diet

The feature film Forks Over Knives -- http://www.ForksOverKnives.com -- examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.

Highlights of a Plant Based Diet

Three food groups you need to avoid:

1.  Meat, and not just red meat, this includes all animals and animal products

2.  Dairy, and not just milk, cheese

3. Cut Out Processed Foods!

Where should you get your protein?

Beans, whole grains and nuts

Where should you get calcium?

Broccoli, kale, dark leafy greens

More at DrOz.com,  ForksOverKnives.com The China Study

Dean Ornish: Healing through diet

Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.