I was heavy since childhood. It would be easy to blame my problems on heredity. There is a history of obesity, heart disease and diabetes on both sides of my family. 
... It was found that his left anterior descending artery was 95% blocked, and a stent was put in. Doctors told him he was "lucky"; had he actually had a heart attack, he would have died instantly. ...
We asked our counselor to recommend a physician who practiced nutritional medicine. He recommended Dr. Fuhrman who immediately put Caitlin on a cleansing vegan diet, with no medication of any kind. Over the first two months as her digestive system healed, Caitlin regained energy and her skin cleared. No more stomach upset. No more acne. No more fatigue.
The changes that I started to see on the third day of the new diet keep going on everyday. Thank you! Thank You! Thank you!
Julia, a teenage girl, developed a rash and, after consulting with several doctors, it was treated as poison ivy with topical medications. When the problem persisted Julia went to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. ...
Dr. Fuhrman immediately struck me as being very knowledgeable, very committed to his work, and amazingly informed about how nutrition affects each part of the body and its specific function. My husband and I both converted to Dr. Fuhrman’s plant-based approach to eating. As a result ...
In September of 2005 I was at work on my computer and started feeling a nagging pain in my chest that sent me home. It got better, then worse and I ended up going to the ER and having to have a quadruple CABG (bypass) surgery.
I started following the Eat to Live program in October, 2006 after trying and failing with several other plans. I weighed 184 pounds when I started. I have steadily lost weight and I now weigh 137 pounds.
I was diagnosed late November, 2006 with diabetes. My fasting blood sugar level at the time was 160. My weight was 218 pounds. I have been pre–diabetic for some time, along with a strong family history of the disease in my family.