My grandmom used to tell me to eat my veggies so I’ll grow up big and strong. Now at age 66, these words are still true! As a grownup living in a world with epidemic obesity and type 2 diabetes, I’ve been paying closer attention than ever on what I eat. This year an amazing movie came to my attention, Forks Over Knives. It examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.
The major storyline traces the personal journeys of Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional biochemist from Cornell University, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a former top surgeon at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic. Inspired by remarkable discoveries in their young careers, these men conducted several groundbreaking studies. Their separate research led them to the same startling conclusion: degenerative diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even several forms of cancer, could almost always be prevented–and in many cases reversed–by adopting a whole foods, plant-based diet. Despite the profound implications of their findings, their work as remained relatively unknown to the public.
Bringing these scientific concepts to life, cameras follow “reality patients” who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes, and are taught by their doctors to adopt a whole foods plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments.
The film features leading experts on health and tackles the issue of diet and disease in a way that can change your life forever for the better!