Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr.

Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr.

Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. was born on December 12th, 1933 and is currently 92 years old. Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. was born in New York City, NY, United States. Esselstyn Jr. attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine where they received an M.D.

Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. is a former Olympic rowing champion, author, and physician from the United States. He also works for the Cleveland Clinic’s Heart Disease Reversal Program, where he is a director.

He spent most of his life studying and educating people on how food can change health outcomes.

Initially, Caldwell B. Esselstyn made his name as an Olympic athlete, winning the gold medal in the 1956 meet, before becoming a researcher and surgeon. Over the years, he came to believe that it was better to prevent disease through nutrition rather than through drugs and surgeries.

Convinced that the cancer and heart disease crisis in America was fueled by too much fat in the diet, he adopted a plant-based diet without oil, meat, dairy, or fish. He also advised his patients to follow his lead as he listened, guided, and showed by example.

Esselstyn's pioneering research demonstrated that individuals with severe heart conditions could reverse and even halt their maladies by consuming a plant-based diet. In one study, most of the participants who followed his program managed to avoid any primary heart conditions.

Outside of his work with the Cleveland Clinic, Caldwell B. Esselstyn has taught through other means. He has produced documentaries, talks, and books that have inspired thousands of people to think differently about health and food.

Essy is married and has four kids who are all advocates for plant-based health.

In 2007, Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. published the work Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, in which he explains why and how an oil-free, plant-based diet can reverse and even prevent heart disease.

Looking back on his two-decade study, Esselstyn shares how patients experienced dramatic improvements when they adopted his strategies, even though they had been given less than a year to live.

Within months of starting his program, the patients exhibited remarkable changes, with their health markers showing dramatic improvements. They lost weight, had lower levels of cholesterol, and reversed and sometimes stopped heart conditions.

Esselstyn also explains the scientific basis of his work, while providing more than 150 recipes for those who adopt the diet.

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