Doctors, Nutritionists, Experts, Organizations

Doctors and Experts

Ornish Lifestyle Medicine by Dean Ornish, MD and Anne Ornish

  • Book: Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases
    • Fight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and even the aging process itself with one simple, scientifically proven plan to reverse disease—as well as prevent and reduce symptoms—from the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle medicine.
  • Dr. Ornish’s 37 years of research has scientifically proven that the integrative lifestyle changes he recommends can:
    • Improve chronic conditions – such as heart disease, diabetes and prostate cancer
    • Change gene expression, turning on health-promoting genes & turning off disease-promoting genes.
    • Lengthen telomeres — the ends of chromosomes — which begins to reverse aging on a cellular level.
  • When you make comprehensive lifestyle choices, most people find that they feel so much better, so quickly, it re-frames the reason for changing from fear of dying to joy of living.
  • Dr. Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease is the first program scientifically proven to “undo” (reverse) heart disease by making comprehensive lifestyle changes.
  • Must Watch: Rich Roll Podcast : Dr. Dean & Anne Ornish: The Power of Lifestyle Medicine To Undo Disease & Live Better (alternate on YouTube)

Dr. Andy Kaufman

Dr. Sebi

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

Dr. Michael Greger

  • Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes by Michael Greger M.D. FACLM – A plant-based diet beat out the conventional American Diabetes Association diet in a head-to-head, randomized, controlled clinical trial, without restricting portions and without calorie- or carb-counting.
  • Dr. Michael Greger’s NutritionFacts.org is a non-commercial, science-based source for the latest in nutrition.
  • Check out Dr. Michael Greger’s book, How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

T. Colin Campbell, Ph D

Dr. Esselstyn

  • Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease Program: FAQ

Organizations

Plant Powered Metro New York (PPMNY)

  • Come together with the local Whole food, plant-based (WFPB) community to reclaim your health and pass it on to friends and loved ones.

Vegan Action

  • Vegan Action is the non-profit organizations behind the “Certified Vegan” label on products. Created in 1995, making it one of the oldest vegan sites on the web, the organization has dedicated themselves to improve the world by promoting a vegan lifestyle.

International Vegetarian Union (IVU)

North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS)

Education, Certifications, etc.

Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell

  • This online certificate program will help you understand the importance of diet and nutrition for your life.
  • Created by eCornell and the Center for Nutrition Studies with over 20 experts (MDs, PhDs, RDs, RNs), the courses provide research and perspectives to emphasize why following a plant-based diet is optimal for health—including the prevention and reversal of diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
  • Through three two-week online courses, you’ll have the opportunity to examine historic and contemporary research, learn the steps for practical application in your life, and be better prepared to engage in productive conversations with friends, colleagues, clients, or patients about the science behind plant-based nutrition.
  • The foundation of the program is based on Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s lectures, experience and decades of research.

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Research

Vaccines

  • Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S. licensed vaccines. VAERS is co-managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS accepts and analyzes reports of adverse events (possible side effects) following vaccination.