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Joel Fuhrman M.D. :
The preponderance of the evidence points to the fact that we're in total control of our health destiny - we don't need to have 51% of our population dying of heart attacks and strokes.

Family physician Dr. Joel Fuhrman, author of the book Cholesterol Protection for Life…

In recent years, it's become more dramatic in that the American Heart Association and the drug industry have recommended moving all Americans on to cholesterol-lowering drugs as a means of controlling the risk of heart attacks - instead of advising people to eat differently and use things that are much more effective, safer and cost nothing.

Dr. Fuhrman says nutrition is incredibly powerful and it's not just about stopping the bad food.

It's also what we're not eating, and it's eating the natural plant foods: berries, nuts and seeds, green vegetables - eggplants, tomatoes, cruciferous foods, that supply natural plant materials that dramatically lower cholesterol and prevent our heart against inflammation. And I'm showing as we eat enough volume of these protective factors - a so-called portfolio of protective factors in our diet, you can have the cholesterol drop more powerfully; just as effectively as cholesterol-lowering drugs. And when the cholesterol drops as a result of nutritional excellence, we get dramatic accessory benefits that protect ourselves against heart attacks and strokes - much more dramatically than cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Tomorrow, just how important is family history to heart health? - the answer may surprise you - I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.