Dr. Mehmet Oz, cardiologist and host of the popular personal health program The Dr. Oz Show is the latest mainstream television personality to hop on the vegan bandwagon. Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and Martha Stewart have also dedicated episodes to the benefits of vegan living in the last few months. This week, Dr. Oz shared his stage with several well-known doctors who have been advocating vegan diets for optimal health for years.The episode featured some of the cast behind the hit new documentary Forks Over Knives, which will be in theaters across the country on May 6. The feature-length film examines how eating a plant-based diet can help people overcome cancer, diabetes and other deadly and debilitating food-related health problems. Click here for showtimes and tickets. You don't want to miss this important film!
Among the special guests were Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of The China Study, Caldwell Esselystyn, M.D., who wrote Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, and Neal Barnard, M.D., the founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Firefighter Rip Esselstyn, son of Dr. Esselstyn and former triathlete, who wrote the bestseller The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter's 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan That Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds was also on the show.
Tapping into the growing awareness that ditching meat, dairy and eggs in favor of healthy whole grains, fruits and vegetables is the best way to enjoy optimal health, not to mention the best way to help end the needless suffering of animals, Dr. Oz's Forks Over Knives episode left viewers with a message of hope and personal responsibility.
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