Acknowledgements and Notes

Acknowledgements:

This blog is based mainly on the work of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Colin Campbell, and others promoting nutrition from plant based, whole, unprocessed food, oil free, without added sugar, and with minimal salt.

For more, please see the books at the foot of this blog and the "Essy's Favorites and Videos" page as well as in other posts below. (Note: this is a PAGE and NOT a POST!)

Special thanks to Carol D'Anca who shares her deep nutritional knowledge and extraordinary culinary expertise to inspire me and so many others to see our daily meals as continuing sources of good health and joy.

And many thanks as well to Ariane Glazer whose knowledge of raw vegan foods is encyclopedic and exceeded only by her generosity of sharing information and good food! While some of her recipes use oil, they are valuable and easy to modify when needed.

This Blog is NOT intended to replace medical advice!
This blog is intended to give general information and food preparation ideas. For medical advice please consult your qualified health care practitioner.

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Note on referenced books. You can find books by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Colin Campbell and Carol D'Anca at Amazon.com.

Friday, August 5, 2016

A Birthday Party at the Cleveland Clinic

My 80th birthday this spring found me driving to Cleveland, Ohio, with my friend Beth Damon to attend a day long program given by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and his wife, Anne Esselstyn, on Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease.  It was an intensive day of science and food prep, building on things I learned in Dr. Colin Campbell's course six year ago, as well as at our wonderful Plant Based Nutrition for Life Meetup Group organized by nutritionist/dietician Carol D'Anca.    (See below for more information.)

 I came away inspired to continue my progress with whole food, plant based nutrition in my own life and also to share what I learn with others.
Joan Levin, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Beth Damon, and Anne Esselstyn

Dr. Esselstyn's book Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease is available here:
https://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Reverse-Heart-Disease-Nutrition-Based/dp/1583333002/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550116697&sr=8-1&keywords=esselstyn

Mrs. Esselstyn's Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Reverse-Heart-Disease-Cookbook/dp/1583335587/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1550116697&sr=8-2&keywords=esselstyn

For more information about Dr. Esselstyn's monthly inspiring and educational one day seminars, click here.    (Note: participants may bring along a spouse or partner and this is encouraged).  

To learn more about Dr. Esselstyn's other programs and resources, see: http://www.dresselstyn.com/site/

Carol D'Anca's beautiful book Real Food for Healthy People is a treasure trove of delicious, beautiful, healthful and easy to make recipes.  https://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-Healthy-People-Resource/dp/0692582703/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1550116124&sr=8-1

To learn more about Dr. Colin Campbell's Cornell University Online Certificate Program in Plant Based Nutrition, click here.   

Dr. Campbell's book The China Study is available at Amazon. 
https://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1941631568/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550116630&sr=8-1&keywords=the+china+study

To read a Chicago Tribune feature about Dr. Esselstyn, click here.
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