SAVING A BILLION LIVES - with cardiologist Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn

The Motivation Show

I believe this is the most important podcast episode ever done in history! Big words for sure...now let me back them up

Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn is a world renowned cardiologist who was a surgeon at the famed Cleveland Clinic, the top Heart Hospital in the world. He is the author of the best selling book Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease and was also prominently featured in the groundbreaking documentary Forks Over Knives. His pioneering work with Coronary Artery Disease has saved countless lives.

We explore:

1. Who has heart disease? What percentage of people?
2. Why in his 9th decade of life does Dr. Esselstyn continue to talk about eradicating or slowing the progression of heart disease. What’s is the mission that’s still driving him.
3. When he speaks of Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease is he primarily speaking about Coronary Artery Disease or all Heart Disease?
4. The internet is filled with Drs & others promoting Keto and low Carb Diets and they swear by their research. How do we explain the claimed successes of those diets...or are they really successful?
5. Why are ALL oils bad, especially for those with coronary artery disease? Are there any oils that are good for those that don't have heart disease?
6. Should everyone have a Calcium Score and when should they be alarmed?
7. How important is it to lower LDL and raise HDL?
8. What does he think of Statins?
9. Why should there never be a reason to develop heart disease.
10. At what point should someone have an angiogram and stents placed or bypass surgery?
11. How does someone track their progress after a positive stress test and starting a Whole Food plant -based diet
12. Why a Whole Food Plant Based Diet is Different than a Vegan diet
13. Why do leafy greens eaten 6x a day help to mitigate or reverse further coronary artery disease?
14. Which are the best greens to eat?
15. Which are the next best foods after greens?
16. How about Nightshades? Good or Bad?
17. Can this diet prevent event the most serious heart blockages and circumvent even a quadruple bypass?
18. How much fat is recommended for those with coronary artery disease and how much of that in saturated fat? Is all saturated fat equal?
19. What three Whole Foods are bad for Coronary Artery Disease patients?
20. How about sweeteners?