Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Reversed with a Plant Based Diet?

Dr. Dean Ornish publishes the first randomized controlled trial investigating whether a plant-based diet and lifestyle program may reverse the course of early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

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• How Not to Age ( )
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For more on Dr. Dean Ornish’s work, check out his book Undo It! ( ) And these videos ( ); for more on heart disease, see these videos ( ).

I have more than 500 videos on plant-based diets. You can check them out here ( ).

The best available balance of scientific evidence suggests that the healthiest way to eat is a vitamin B12-fortified ( ) diet centered around whole plant foods. I go into specifics of the Daily Dozen foods I recommend in Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen ( ). For a more thorough dive into the science on these foods, check out my New York Times bestselling book, How Not to Die ( ).

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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