Flashback Friday: The Best Kept Secret in Medicine

Lifestyle changes are often more effective in reducing the rates of heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and premature death than almost any other medical intervention.

This is part of our new #FlashbackFriday series.

Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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[Albopepper]

I agree 100%. The body itself has amazing curative capacity. But to fully unlock that potential we need to eat the right stuff! _The power of plants..._ Thanks again Dr Greger!!!

[nellsgirl]

So true! Our pediatrician went plant-based himself, and it inspired us to try it and now we are 2 years plant-based as well.

[thethchurch]

The power of nutrition as medicine indeed. I have recently been paying for a whole month's supply of all my 3 meals from an organic eatery place which makes salads I have not had before. Since doing this, I have survived winter like never before.

My body is so strong that a nasty cold last but a day and is not as severe as it used to be before all this.

[theivun]

It's so good to hear this from a doctor.

[billmanhillman]

Plant Based Diet + Wim Hof Method for the win!!!!

[HenchHerbivore]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, PLANT BASED GAINS BABY!

[perrinfan]

My doctor is a fit and kind vegan woman. She's awesome.

[smallfootprint]

I've always said that someday, eating the SAD diet will be treated like smoking cigarettes. Great video.

[positivekarolina]

Love these frequent uploads!!!
So many concentrate on smoking, forgetting that choice of food, source of nutrition comes first. They need to do the same with animal products what they did with smoking - rise the price.

[Shaggy-ludz]

Facts and logic destroy carnist nonsense everytime.

[lk]

that is plant based diet I already know from Mr. Greger! Thank you.

[MrSuperbluesky]

Unfortunately most doctors are in poor heath and have 0 fitness

[SR-ocfc]

I always found this video interesting because Dr. G cites a Dr. Mark Hyman study at the beginning. The only thing Dr. Gregor and Dr. Hyman have in common as far as diet recommendations is dark green leafy vegetables. In fact, Dr. Hyman was actually a former vegetarian who now embraces whole fatty foods like nuts and seeds. They both advocate for a "better" diet of whole foods, but their approaches couldn't be further apart.

[flowergrowersmith]

That's amazing really. These are after all, trained scientists! What did they study all those years at medical school? Great vid.

[TreasureHunter-hfff]

My primary care physician misdiagnosed my injury as sciatica for about 6 months.

[broccool]

I gave up depending on doctors for dietary guidance a long time ago. When I go to the doctor I don't ask and if they do tell it goes in one ear and out the other. I realize most doctors don't know or don't care about diet so why even bother?

[DdrtAddh]

It will be better if the scientific community had a unified agreement on what constitutes a healthy diet first...

[dsmith]

They say sitting is the new smoking so I must be up to three pack today

[TreasureHunter-hfff]

By the way I bought your first book when it was first published and have adapted your recommended diet since that time. I destroyed my hip and my primary care physi

[YTITTI]

So true. Hopefully this will change in the near future :)