Heart disease is caused by the foods we eat.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death of men and women in America. It kills more than 647K Americans annually according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It fills the nation’s critical care hospitals beds and exponentially increases healthcare costs. Heart disease has become a perennial pandemic in America.
Heart disease refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type is coronary artery disease, which can cause heart attack.
Heart disease occurs most often when a substance called plaque builds up in your arteries. When this happens, your arteries can narrow over time, reducing blood flow to the heart.
According to Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., who directs the cardiovascular prevention and reversal program at The Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, heart disease and the build up of plaque in your arteries can be “prevented, arrested, and selectively reversed” by consuming a plant based diet and eliminating from the standard American diet the typical toxic and unsafe foods which are responsible for the disease.
“When we have a problem, our natural instinct is to add a new habit or purchase a fix. But sometimes, you can improve your life by taking things away. For example, the foods you avoid are more important than the foods you eat.” David Perell
Instead of the government’s universally accepted ‘food pyramid’, Dr. Esselstyn promotes just 3 food categories: safe, condiments, and unsafe.
- Safe: grains, legumes, lentils, vegetables, and fruits
- Condiments: nuts and seeds
- Unsafe: oils, sugars, dairy and processed foods, meat, poultry, and fish
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