The China Study - Dr T. Colin Campbell

Photo: Me with Dr. Colin Campbell, author of the China Study, after his lecture on the Holistic Cruise

Dr. Campbell's lecture....The China Study and understanding the affects of protein and cancer..

SEE - Significan Emotional Event - Another Death

From: clvandorpe@comcast.net

Subject: Sad News

Date: February 21, 2013 7:16:57 AM EST

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Dear Cousins,

I am not sure if you heard about our cousin, John Roggi. He passed away on Tuesday. John is Aunt Marina's youngest son. John has been battling multiple heath issues including diabetes, kidney failure and as of later C-Diff which is an infection of the intestinal system. John suffered a heart attack or stroke on Monday during dialysis. They revived him after 10 to 15 minutes but the damage was done. John was fifty years old and lived with Marina. Please keep the family in your prayers. 

Please pass this on to anyone I may have missed.

Love,

Cathy

What about Olive Oil?

I survived a week...... and now I need to decide....can I continue being a Vegan? 

Can I continue to be smoke-free?

Can I continue to be Alcohol free?

Do I really want to choose improved health over "Change".......

So I laid out the case for Change.........

1) Friends are Sick and Dying

2) Can't get Health or Life Insurance

3) My immune system is very weak

4) I am borderline diabetic

5) Overwhelming evidence 

I started reading Dr. McDougall's book.....

McDougall's latest book - The Starch Solution

I also started watching and researching what other leading scientists and doctors have to say about health and plant based diets.... Dr. Klapper

Maybe Dr. McDougall can help me get Focused?

I love a good Bar-B-Que.....or a Sausage Pizza.....or a great piece of Grilled Salmon.

To live without Animal Protein seemed a bit extreme for a diet....but I have failed to stick with any other diet for more than a few weeks. Maybe I need Extreme?

My friend and former business partner (we owned a Thai restaurant) Hui and I joined 200 attendees at Dr McDougall's Costa Rica vacation to learn more about the health benefits of a Starch based Plant diet.......    http://www.drmcdougall.com/adventure.html

Dr. McDougall was featured in the documentary film, Forks over Knives and has been an advocate for living healthy based on a Plant Based Starch diet.

My starting weight 321 lbs.......  I really want to get healthy.....but it's impossible!

I want to get healthy and am willing to try anything...... I even decided to leave my cigars in Miami. I wanted to be courteous to the Yoga Foo-Foo"Health Freaks" that I would meet in Costa Rica.

We left the house for the airport without eating breakfast.....we're headed for a weeklong Vegetarian retreat......and I stop at the airport and eat a Cuban Sandwich....Pork & Melted Cheese.....on the plane they had a salad with a chicken breast.....and I poured the Olive Oil dressing all over it.... becasue we all know that Olive Oil is healthy!!!

No Cigars, No Booze, No Animal Protein.....for a week.  I survived on fruits, veggies, beans, pasta, and rice!  I accomplished the IMPOSSIBLE!   A week as a total VEGAN!!!

Wow..... I was amazed at all the things I learned from Dr McDougall. I stayed true for the week....eating only (and as much) of the Dr. McDougall Starch based diet..... and I lost 5 lbs.