Dr. John McDougall - Health and Healing on a Starch-Based Diet

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This episode originally aired July 7, 2022. We reshare it today as a tribute to his work and legacy.

Dr. John McDougall was drawn to medicine because of his own health “fate.” At 18, he suffered a massive stroke and was an anomaly to the doctors in Michigan who wanted to explore “why” and “how” this could happen to someone so young.

This health scare inspired his own journey to become a doctor, which eventually led McDougall and his wife, Mary, to Hawaii to practice medicine on a sugar plantation in Hawaii and service over 5,000 residents. What he saw there changed the course of his medical practice forever.

The healthiest people on the island, the first-generation elders who had come from China, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines, were the healthiest and most vibrant people…still active, with no medications, and still in bodies fit for movement. It was their children and grandchildren, however, those second and third generations, that were struggling.

Why? They had adopted a western diet of meat, dairy, and processed foods. 

The secret, Dr. McDougall discovered, was STARCH. Those healthy islanders subsisted on a diet comprised mostly of rice, potatoes, vegetables, and fruits and THAT inspired the work he does today through his McDougall programs and education.

It’s an inspiring conversation from one of the legends and it was an honor to sit down with Dr. John McDougall.

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Thanks for honoring Dr Mcdougall. I was disappointed that not many were addressing his passing. He helped so many people and deserves the tribute. May he rest in peace and live on in our hearts. He did so much on earth. God must have decided his work here on earth is done and said come on home John. ❤ My condolences to his friends, family and our plant based community, we lost a good one.

maxinepagnotti
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RIP Dr McDougall. So many are rich from selling lies. Dr. McDougall told the truth to the very end. I found him Seven years ago and am now a thin, healthy senior with no need for meds.

robinsaxophone
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Such a great loss! Dr McDougall changed my life. May he rest in peace and may his legacy live on ... Thank you Rip 🙏 ❤

paulasophia
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I've had an eating disorder since I was 15. Dr. McDougal's starch diet helped me feel satiated while eating healthy. I can't tell you how much this helped me & balanced me.

sk.n.
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Dr. McDougall helped me save my life. I weighed 283 pounds the day I checked out the starch solution from my local library. FEB. 14th 2019.... I now weigh 145 lbs and feel GREAT ! I made carrot cake last night ....from forks over knives.... or my Engine 2 book ....

suzied.
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Dr McDougall said he stood on the shoulders of Giants, now he is the Giant whose shoulders we stand on. What a beautiful productive meaningful wonderful life he lived. Thank heaven he left us teachings that will benefit future generations. Never forget, “It’s The Food!!!”

kentroskelley
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Thank you so much for honoring Dr McDougal. His legacy will live on. He will be missed

cindychurch
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I wish I had a memory and cognition of dr mcd. his mind was just so exquisite and sharp. he connected the scientific dots as the pertain to diet and health and made it look so simple but totally based on facts/data. he was truly a phenomenon and a force in the wfpb movement and to say he will be missed is such an understatement.🙏❤

davidmarshall
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Dr. McDougall is my hero and I will forever be grateful to him for changing my life over 10 years ago! I will truly miss watching him as I have for so long. Much love and sympathy goes out to his wife Mary and family. He was a very special man who cared so deeply for helping people to be well. Thank you Dr. McDougall!!!❤❤❤

crume
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Dear Doc,
I work in the ICU and have seen the consequences of the standard American diet for many years. I’ve shared your teachings to many patients /families over the years. Thank you for empowering so many people and showing us how to take control of our health. I love you and miss you so much already 💔

christyrn
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One of your best interviews RIP. So glad you replayed it in it's entirety. Like many have said The Starch Solution was my entry into healthy eating and Dr John MacDougall. I have paid it forward to my friends and family and plan to keep doing so.

lindapeterson
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Doctor Mcdougall changed my life… reading starch solution completely changed my approach to plant based eating and made it possible for me to be healthy. I will always identify as a Mcdougaller, a starchitarian, a vegan in John’s shadow. It brings me so much sorrow that he has passed, let us all do him the biggest honor and continue to share his message with the world. ❤🌎

hayleevmealone
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Lovely tribute to Dr. McDougall. RIP, Dr. McDougall.

sharonhall
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Thank you, Rip, for honoring such a pillar in the whole food plant based movement. Without John McDougall, many would not last as one needs those starches to stay satiated. Great and timely interview as he will truly be missed. Sincere condolences to his family and friends.

TrishT_
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Prayers for his family and friends. A life well lived who changed the lives of thousands for the better and will continue to in the future. He will never be forgotten. 🌻

Cindyscrossstitch
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What a touching conversation. What an absolute legend. A courageous heart warrior. So determined and sincere. RIP Dr. Mcdougall. What a loss. The world is so much better off because he was here.

jbates
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I am devastated. My diet guru has left us too soon. My condolences to his family, friends, and the Vegan community. R.I.P, beautiful soul.

OfraSharon-Afir
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Dr. John McDougall certainly won't be forgotten by me. He's my health Guru. The basic truth of eating simple foods like Starch is very important. Eat your vegetables and rice people. :) I hope everyone remembers John's heroes: Nathan Pritikin, Walter Kempner and the fiber guy Dr. Burkitt. I think there's one or two more but I don't remember!

johnhirose
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What a wonderful tribute to John MacDougall who is a legend.

SpooksMom
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Thank you for honoring him. I was shocked to hear of his passing. We were blessed to have him advocating for healthy eating in our lifetime.

SuzanneGlynn