But tonight I'm making an exception and am watching Forks over Knives about Drs. T. Colin Campbell and Caldwell B. Esselstyn, The China Study, plant-based diets, medicine, and cancer and heart disease rates. It's a rather dull exploration of the science with patient case studies and interviews with the doctors. But it is absolutely fascinating. And persuasive! I highly recommend it . . . and I understand a cookbook will be coming out soon!
Quite convincing, eh? We watched it over the December holidays. I didn't know about the cookbook...
ReplyDeleteI have Forks over Knives and Food inc. in my "to see" queue. Although I have to admit I'm a little afraid of seeing them. I'm already scared to death of the food we eat, not sure I need to know more for my sanity's sake!! I saw the cookbook on WFK, didn't know about it till then. I'll probably get it.
ReplyDeleteA friend some 30 years ago married a vegan/vegetarian, charming young woman but a little eccentric, an IT wizard. Now said friend at age 65 has only 6% kidney function and he awaits dialysis/transplant. The suggestion is he transferred from meat to no-meat too quickly, you should perhaps investigate although in the end one can only go by statistics and hope you are on the right section. I was told 30 years ago that I took insufficient exercise and 'statistically' I would be at risk of a stroke. So I took up wind surfing and became at risk of drowning. And for Shelley....One has to live and hope you don't see your children die.
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