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High cholesterol, a notorious risk factor for heart disease that affects 38% of Americans, can be effectively managed and even reversed through the incredible healing combination of a healthy diet and exercise.

But that’s not the whole story.

In this free webinar, one of the top interventional cardiologists in the country, Columbus Batiste, MD, will reveal some little-known truths about cholesterol and its relationship to heart health. Dr. Batiste is ready to share his best advice on how to navigate the labyrinth of high-cholesterol risk factors and make informed choices to protect your heart for the long term.

In this webinar, Dr. Batiste will discuss:

• The role of inflammation in coronary artery disease
• The many meanings of the term “cholesterol”
• Top tests to ask your doctor about
• Foods that have the biggest impact on lowering (or raising!) cholesterol
• The role of supplements in heart health
• And much more!

COLUMBUS BATISTE, MD

Dr. Columbus Batiste is a board-certified interventional cardiologist, assistant clinical professor at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine, and regional chief of cardiology for Southern California Permanente Medical Group.

In 2010, Dr. Batiste set out to break the cycle of using prescriptions and procedures as the sole management for chronic disease, and he began promoting long-term, lifestyle-oriented solutions for his patients, including nutrition, stress reduction, and exercise. In 2016 Dr. Batiste led a group that collaborated with Samsung Technologies and developed a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program utilizing a Samsung wearable. Since launching, the program, which applies the principles of lifestyle medicine, has treated more than 15,000 patients.

Understanding that the health of an individual is uniquely tied to their community, Dr. Batiste co-founded the nonprofit organization Healthy Heart Nation. The mission of Healthy Heart Nation is to improve the health of communities by narrowing disparities in education, business, justice, and other social determinants of health.

Dr. Batiste has lectured in multiple countries regarding the power of lifestyle medicine centered in whole-food, plant-based nutrition. He is awaiting release of his first book, entitled SELFish: A Cure for a Stressed and Broken Heart.

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1 in 3 Americans have prediabetes. Most don’t know they have it.

According to CDC estimates, more than 37 million Americans are living with diabetes. Roughly 90–95% have Type 2 diabetes, a serious chronic condition that can lead to heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and vision loss. An additional 96 million are headed down the same path with prediabetes.
The good news is Type 2 diabetes can be prevented and reversed with basic lifestyle changes. In this webinar, best-selling author and physician Neal Barnard, MD, cuts through the confusion about diet and diabetes and presents proven, drug-free strategies for preventing and reversing this dangerous disease.

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Originally aired March 22, 2023

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Learn how to prep a healthy vegan Thanksgiving feast in a flash with plant-based superstar Chef AJ.

Feeling a little stressed about putting together a whole-food, plant-based meal for friends and family this Thanksgiving? Let us show you how simple and delicious your plant-based Thanksgiving can be. In this live webinar, Chef AJ will demonstrate how to make four easy and awesome Forks Over Knives recipes, including a gorgeous roasted veggie side dish, hearty meat-free loaf, super-quick cranberry relish, and a polenta-based apple cake. Vegan, oil-free, and gluten-free, these four recipes are perfect for pleasing a crowd.

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Originally aired  November 9, 2022

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How do plant-based athletes eat for peak energy, performance, and recovery? And what can the rest of us learn from their experience?

Competitive athletes Robert Cheeke and Matt Frazier, co-authors of The Plant-Based Athlete, are living proof that the human body doesn’t need meat, eggs, or dairy to be strong. In this free Forks Over Knives webinar, Cheeke and Frazier will answer audience questions and discuss how a consciously calibrated plant-based diet offers the best possible recovery times, injury prevention, and restorative sleep, allowing athletes—and anyone who is active—to train more effectively with better results.

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Originally aired July 19, 2022

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The microbes in your gut are critical to healthy digestive function. And that’s just the beginning.

“I personally lost 50 pounds not by restricting my food but by adding more fiber-rich foods to my diet and eating them until I felt full,” says gastroenterologist Will Bulsiewicz, MD, MSCI. “I was shocked to find that the solution was abundance, not restriction—and that food quality was more important than food quantity. Why hadn’t I been taught this in medical school?”

In this eye-opening webinar, Dr. Bulsiewicz pulls back the veil on the science of weight loss and metabolism and explains why a fiber-fueled diet is the answer for long-lasting weight loss.

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Originally aired January 12, 2022

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Learn how changes to your everyday diet and lifestyle can help fight breast cancer.

Breast cancer is one of the most feared diseases in the world. But did you know that only 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancer comes from an inherited gene mutation? That’s right: Up to 90 percent of cancer results from the dietary and lifestyle choices we make every single day—not genetics. Kristi Funk, MD, noted breast cancer surgeon and women’s health warrior at pinklotus.com, dispels common misconceptions about breast cancer and presents evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle secrets to living your healthiest life. Come listen as complex concepts get distilled into simple, actionable, take-it-home-and-start-right-now power!

In this webinar, Dr. Funk discusses:

• The four boulders on the scales of health that tip you toward breast cancer or away from it.
• How every time you lift a fork to your mouth, you either fight or fuel breast cancer.
• The top 12 foods that breast cancer hates more than kids hate cabbage.

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Originally aired October 12, 2021

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Learn how the simplest change to what’s on your fork can profoundly impact your mental health.

In 2012, Adam Sud’s life was completely out of control. He was seriously overweight and struggling with multiple addictions and mental health disorders, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases. His life nearly came to an end when he attempted suicide by drug overdose. He checked into rehab and with the help of his parents and a plant-based diet, he began a journey that led to a remarkable recovery. 

“The reason I found myself in that situation wasn’t because there was anything wrong with me,” Sud says. “It was because it was a very reasonable and predictable response to the way I was living my life. If I was willing to radically shift how I was living my life, I could actually take charge of my health. Essentially, if I’m the problem, I get to be the solution.”

Within one year, he had overcome his addictions, reversed all of his chronic diseases, gotten off all of his medications, and lost 180 pounds. While Adam’s story centers around recovering from addiction and disease, it’s also about stepping away from shame and into self-love. 

“I think back and realize that I was always viewing myself as an adversary to my body,” Sud says. “My whole life I’ve had weight problems; I’ve never been the fastest or the strongest, and I always believed that my body wasn’t good enough. I remember being in my sober living house talking to my house manager about the day I survived suicide, and I realized, What if that story I had in my head about my body has never been true? What if surviving suicide was the ultimate expression of my body never giving up on me? My body has been my ally my entire life, and I just forgot it because somebody or something got me to believe that I had to be something other than what I was in order to be acceptable, and I believed it. When I look at my body as my ally, every choice I make is an act of care-taking.” To hear Adam’s full presentation, watch the video above.

Adam is the founder of the Plant-Based for Positive Change, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the research on diet and mental health and addiction. In 2020 he ran the very first controlled research trial to investigate the effects of a plant-based diet intervention on early addiction recovery outcomes. 

In this webinar, Adam Sud discusses:

• How a plant-based diet helped him overcome addiction and depression.
• What is addiction really? What is the role of nutrition in the disease?
• Never-before-seen insights from his clinical research study on plant-based nutrition and addiction recovery outcomes, which will be published this summer.

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Originally aired August 11, 2021

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Have you found some weight-loss success, only to hit a frustrating plateau in your progress?

Losing weight is rarely easy, but it is very possible to shed excess pounds—and keep them off—once you understand not just what to eat, but also how to eat.

In this webinar, Dr. Anthony Lim, medical director of the McDougall Program and staff physician at TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, California, shares his extensive knowledge and practical advice on how to create a healthier relationship with food and achieve lasting weight loss.

Dr. Lim discusses:

• The concept of calorie density and why it’s essential to long-term success.
• His 10-point checklist for maximum weight loss.
• Concrete strategies for making healthy behaviors easier and breaking through a weight-loss plateau.

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Originally aired on Jan. 15, 2020

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Natural Strategies for Hormone Balance

Did you know that a simple food prescription can help to gently restore your hormone balance? Myriad common health issues, including menstrual pain, weight gain, menopause symptoms, and hair loss are impacted by hormones that have gone haywire.

In this webinar, Dr. Neal Barnard, adjunct professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, shares his extensive knowledge and practical advice on how food and hormones play a powerful role in overall health. In this webinar, Dr. Barnard:

• Explains what happens when hormones go haywire and how foods can help to bring them back into balance.
• Provides insight into the hormones that are hiding in foods or are influenced by the foods we eat.
• Shares the science behind how common hormone-related conditions—such as weight gain, endometriosis, menstrual pain, and infertility—can be improved with very simple diet changes.

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Originally aired April 7, 2020

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Good health starts with a healthy gut.

Did you know that most of your immune system resides in your gut, along with 99.5 percent of your genetic code? It’s also home to trillions of microbes—aka your gut microbiome—that help keep your body running like a well-oiled machine. A healthy microbiome is the key to boosting metabolism, balancing hormones, and taming the inflammation that can lead to a host of diseases and conditions.

In this webinar video, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, gastroenterologist and author of the new Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome, shares cutting-edge research and his extensive clinical knowledge on gut health and diet. In this presentation, you will learn:

• How your microbiome impacts blood sugar, cholesterol levels, immunity, mood, and more.
• Why elimination diets can be hazardous to your health.
• The signs and symptoms of a damaged microbiome, and how simple diet changes can help undo the damage in fairly short order.

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Originally aired on May 13, 2020

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