Look at all of those gorgeous fruits and vegetables!
Of course the documentary begins with all of the scary statistics about the American diet–the change in the last 60 years that has brought a health crisis with Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, cancers, and obesity. This doesn’t even begin to mention the billions of dollars spent on drugs, drugs, and more drugs.
So, the question is posed, “What is the solution?” “Not another pill.”
The film centered on the life-long research and experience of Dr. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. They both have spent their professional lives making connections between food and health.
“Let Food Be Thy Medicine” (Hippocrates)
Several other doctors were involved in the film, as well as patients whose lives had been changed. One of those who changed their diets completely was Lee Fulkerson. The film followed his journey as he learned of this movement. He went to see Dr. Matthew Lederman and Dr. Alona Pulde, a husband/wife team.
Yikes!
Lee took this very seriously and changed his diet completely to eat only whole-food, plant-based foods.
Lee was taken step-by step, from shopping to preparing to eating a whole-food plant-based diet. Within a few months, his health was vastly improved, and not just by the numbers, but by how he felt. The documentary also followed several others who have changed their lives and found incredible health benefits. There was even one woman who was told that she should just go home and prepare to die because of her heart disease. Instead, she met Dr. Esselstyn and changed the way she ate. The film was made twenty years after that diagnosis, and she looks younger than she did when she was told to go home and get ready for her demise.
If you’d like to read more, and watch the trailer or the entire film, go to their official website. They also have recipes and more help to make the switch.
I know we feel better when we eat more fruits and vegetables, and cut back on the animal products. In the coming weeks we will feature recipes and tips to eat better, as well as featured produce. We have some really beautiful produce at Lassen’s, and you’ll be pleasantly surprised as how affordable it is!
Love,
Lassen’s