The Prevention and Treatment of Disease with a Plant-Based Diet
An evidence-based handbook written for physicians
The Prevention and Treatment of Disease with a Plant-Based Diet, includes 37 articles, all published in peer-reviewed medical journals. Taken together, these two volumes both review the research and also meet the needs of the practicing physician on how to prescribe a plant-based diet to their patients, by including clinical considerations such as titrating meds and ordering lab work.
Endorsed by:
- Lynn Fioretti, DO. Veterans Administration, Silverdale, WA
- Helmuth Fritz, MD. Internal Medicine. Loma Linda, CA
- Sean Hashmi, MD. Nephrologist, Kaiser Permanente, CA
- Keith Hanson, MD. Family Medicine, Brewster, WA
- Chan Hwang, MD. Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Puyallup, WA
- John Kelly, MD. ACLM founding president, Adjunct faculty Loma Linda University, CA
- George Lee, MD. Family Medicine, Overlake Medical Center, Bellevue, WA
- Uma Malhotra, MD. Infectious Disease, Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, WA
- Joseph Marquez, MD. Urologist. Polyclinic, Seattle, WA
- F. Patricia McEachrane Gross, MD. Family and Preventive Medicine, Port Angeles, WA
- Esther Park-Hwang, MD. Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Tacoma ,WA
- Brenda Rea, MD, Family and Preventive Medicine Residency and Lifestyle Medicine, Loma Linda Univ, CA
- Tim Riesenberger, MD. Emergency Medicine, Federal Way, WA
- Jyothi Rao, MD. Functional Medicine, Mount Airy, MD
- Melissa Sundermann, DO, FACOI. Lifestyle Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
- Michelle Tollefson, MD. FACOG, Lifestyle Medicine, Denver, CO
- Rachael Wyman, MD. Cardiologist, Kaiser Permanente, Seattle, WA
Volume 1 includes 25 articles covering a wide variety of pathologies, including:
- Breast Cancer
- Chronic Kidney disease
- Colorectal cancer
- Crohn’s disease
- Diverticular disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Gall stones
- Hashimoto’s and Grave’s disease
- Ischemic heart disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Prostate cancer
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Stroke
- Type II Diabetes
- Ulcerative colitis
- Managing pregnancy
- Case studies
Also includes clinical considerations, including office visit strategies, titration of medications, lab work needed, and enhancing patient compliance, plus 3 case studies demonstrating the efficacy of a plant-based diet.
Volume 2 covers an additional 12 pathologies:
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Glioma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Stomach Cancer
- Lupus
- Cataracts
- Dry Ag-Related Macular Degeneration
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Female Sexual Dysfunction
- Asthma
- Influenza
The prevention and treatment of disease with a plant-based diet has a scientific foundation and is considered evidence-based medicine. Yet few physicians are making use of this valuable prophylaxis and treatment. The plant-based diet has no side effects, adverse reactions, and no contraindications. It can be used as a monotherapy or as an adjunct to medication and surgery. It can also treat several comorbidities at once. Treating patients with a plant-base diet has the advantage of being a very low-cost method of treatment, while being highly effective, thus saving patients money and saving the physician’s valuable time.