Vegan Cardiologist Columbus D Batiste II M.D.

Columbus D Batiste II M.D. "loves cardiology" and helping people adopt the most protective lifestyle against our leading killers. Stay tuned for Columbus's upcoming book! In the meantime get Dr. Esselstyn's book "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease" via VeganLinked's affiliate link: amzn.to/3PP10E7
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Columbus D Batiste II M.D. "loves cardiology" and helping people adopt the most protective lifestyle against our leading killers. Stay tuned for Columbus's upcoming book! In the meantime get Dr. Esselstyn's book "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease" via VeganLinked's affiliate link: amzn.to/3PP10E7 This video was brought to you by VeganLinked. If you like our work and want to help us keep the cameras rolling considering contributing here: veganlinked.com/fundme/ This was shot at the awesome annual National Health Association Conference, learn more at www.HealthScience.org For more awesome vegans check out our playlist "Vegan Stories, Insights & Perspectives" kzbin.info/aero/PLmSzj4R9w2MC2b0L_07bRyphvPsxcz7Px www.thehealthyheartdoc.org/you instagram.com/healthyheartdoc/ facebook.com/HealthyHeartDoc/ healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/southern-california/physicians/columbus-batiste-6513327

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[@dottiea.2186]

That's a great name for your cooking class..❤️👍🥳🥳🥳 Cath lab..

[@dottiea.2186]

I'll keep a look out for his new book.. I already have ESSY'S book..🌽🥕🥑🫑👍❤️

[@maxmeier532]

I'm a board certified interventional cardiologist. - Ok, can we meet at your office? No, I'd prefer the food court of a shopping mall.

[@solotraveler6025]

At age 53 I was diagnosed with stage II hypertension, atherosclerosis and high cholesterol. I was not overweight, I had recently retired from the military and always past my PHA and FIT and had continued to workout after retirement. When diagnosed I was told it was hereditary and that I would not only be on medication the rest of my life but was looking stents. As I took my 7 prescription cocktail every morning I could feel the life draining out of my, I felt horrible. Upon a follow up visit with my doctor I asked if there was anything I could do to improve my health and reduce the amount of prescription medication that was causing so many life sucking side effects. My doctor told me that because it was hereditary there was nothing I could do, and in fact I was probably only going to get worse. He told me that because I was already working out and eating according to the American Heart Association a healthy diet, he had no advice to give, I was already doing everything he would have recommended. I went home deflated and depressed, I was at a cross roads and had to make a decision. 1. accept my fate and dump the Rx for a happy last few years and hope the end was a quick and painless one, or 2. find a way to change things and get a second opinion. I started doing some research on line to find a doctor that specialized in reversing heart disease . I was fortunate to find a doctor in my area that specialized in people like me, she was of course out of network so I had to fight with my wife insurance company but finally got my visit approved and I had my records sent over. I saw her for almost an hour and she said she agrees with the diagnosis but not the treatment and told me if I was serious about getting better to immediately go to a whole-food plant-based vegan diet and she gave me a list of books to download or buy. The very next day I went WFPBV, come this November it will be four years of being WHPBV and it will be close to three years that I have been 100% Rx free. I just turned 58, and I just had my lab results come back and I now have the lab results of a 25 year old athlete. I have never felt better, I feel incredible. By the way when I told my old doctor that I was switching doctors and what I was doing he was pissed and told me I would be dead in a few years from CA. WFPB was by far the best and cheapest Rx I have ever been prescribed. I eat no added salt, sugar or oils, I eat nothing processed or refined.

[@VeganLinked]

I love this, thank you for sharing! I want to video your story if you'd like that!

[@trumpwon8972]

Thank you for sharing your journey! May I ask which books were recommended to you? 😃

[@VeganV5912]

@@trumpwon8972 . Over human greed !!! 55% methene 🤯🐄💨🔴🥩🦠😫.. 5 minute burger etc !!! Time-Iapse pig carcasses. 5-10 days in your stomach puutrefying 🤮. Deodorant mask the symptoms but you still smell bad in your feet and shoes and socks 🔴🍖🦠🧟‍♂️🥾🦶🧦, 🧟‍♂️💩🚽🤮🤮🤮. No Fibre. PH 4, hard arteries.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKe2i4ejjLepjrs .. Vegans they don’t smell, because lots of fibre if you eat plants and fruit and nuts and berries and tubers and lentiIs beans and potatoes etc. Lots of fibre !! PH 7-10. Smooth arteries. ToiIet ✅❤️💩🚽😉 neutral. And you get bigger and stronger and fitter when you go plant based. No fat deposits because fat deposits is animals and cheese and fish etc. Herbivores like gorillas and bonobos and Orangutans, no plaque because plaque is eating corpses 🧟‍♂️🦠🍖🔴... Hard arteries. No fibre !! We are herbivores. Like bonobos and orangutans and gorillas. Ape family. They are herbivores like humans. We act like ‘Omnivores’, and get heart attack and cancer and high blood pressure and strokes no fibre and fat deposits clog your arteries !!!! 51% death rate !!!! Vegans have 4% cancer. And Gorillas they have 1% cancer in the wild 😜. And they don’t eat meat, and they are huge, 97.6% the same as us !!! Fibre is plants and fruit and nuts and berries and sweet potato 🍠 and lentils and beans and rice and oats etc. Peer reviewed scientific fact !! Yeast is B12. Teaspoon 500% !!!!! And it’s natural, 🦠 (hint hint🥖🍞B12). Or marmite teaspoonful 480% !!!!! Duckweed B12 500% teaspoon !!!. Nori sheets B12 46% 1 piece......

[@dee4435]

Mic drop!

[@cathyjohnston240]

Wow, what an amazing journey!! Wonderful!!

[@Kushprincess66]

Just looking at him you can tell that he practices what he preaches.. He’s the picture of health. Flawless beautiful skin ,great teeth, articulate. God bless him.🙏🏿

[@Hugatree1]

Agree he’s absolutely gorgeous inside and out.

[@kikinc32]

YES

[@penandpencilplow]

He does look healthy indeed. However we can’t discount that he’s likely had the benefit of a good life with access to comfortable shelter, health and dental care and education since he was a child. Physical and socioeconomic security goes a long way is transforming a person to a higher level of health consciousness. Research shows the more educated the person the more healthy their way of life which includes the diet. Glad this good doctor is helping to educate and heal others.

[@katrieng9662]

The teeth.....😁 comon people....these are fake right ?

[@penandpencilplow]

@@indigowildflowers Good genetics don’t make it alone however. A person must have reasonable food, shelter, clothing, access to medical and dental care to upkeep wear and tear on the body and avoid the effects of neglect. This man by his own story has lived a good life which has supported his genetics and good health. He obviously works hard and is careful to maintain this by eating a very careful diet and not put junk into his body and potentially distort himself by becoming obese. He also wants to avoid having internal fat distort and clog the coronary arteries supplying oxygen to his heart. Or visceral fat invading his liver. This good doctor is enlightened and on his channel advocating the advantages of changing one’s external environment and way of living. This support your body’s genes. We also can not discount the effects of love, spiritual and social support, education and socioeconomics in overall well-being. Lack often will manifest itself in some form of physical malady. Even the classic movie, Trading Places, portrayed how environment and genetics go hand in hand. I think this cardiologist is a great role model.

[@tymitch3200]

"Put me out of business..that's the goal" I love the raw honesty.

[@lathamhardee]

Great interview. I just switched to a vegan diet after having a heart attack (99% blocked LAD) at 33 years old. Total cholesterol only 146, great blood pressure and a resting heart rate of 48. It can happen to anyone. Also nice to hear him talk about how having a stent isn’t a scarlet letter. One week out from my stent placement now and really needed to hear that. Thank you.

[@williambeck6364]

Wow, this doctor brings it! No B.S., intelligent, and non-judgemental. AWESOME!!!!!

[@XaviZulo]

this guy is thee TRUTH!! He said his #1 priority is human health, then proceeded with "Put ME out of business".

[@annala2956]

This is part of why we need to make whole foods more available to poorer communities. If they can eat healthier, then can have (hopefully) fewer health issues. No one group of people deserves better/healthier food than another. Processed foods need to be the rarity for people's diets, not the predominant feature.

[@antoncoetzee9996]

I dont understand, where i live is South Africa, take aways is always more expensive tjan whole foods,it is way cheaper to buy wfpb than meats and take aways

[@irenendunge7180]

@@antoncoetzee9996 This is true for me in Kenya as well, whole foods are way cheaper than processed and take-out but because no one is marketing whole foods, it is deemed "food for the poor". A good example is Kale, which in my country is called "sukumawiki"(roughly translating to "push through the week"), it is mighty cheap and widely disregarded by people moving up their "career ladders"

[@starlafaulkner8438]

I agree. I believe the availability is there, but it can be so expensive for many. I would love to eat healthier but sometimes it can be very expensive.

[@dukington101]

@@irenendunge7180 kale is not healthy though, mabe you were talking about steaks, ground beef, tallow, grass fed butter, but things like kale, bananas, fruits and vegetables that grow out of the ground is not really "cheap" that is the correct price for them.

[@dukington101]

@@starlafaulkner8438 It's cheap if you eat just beef and get fat adapted by limiting carbs, you go a lot longer without eating or feeling the need to, and you get by easily one meal a day, meanwhile many of your health problems including some unexpected ones go away.

[@imperfectvegan5724]

Dr. Batiste is always a patient, intelligent, well spoken gentleman!

[@MTknitter22]

He and Drs Esselstyne, Caldwell, McDougall are heroes and have done so much to educate people. After all, Dr Batiste has said often it’s up to you to do all you can to eat best you can, exercise and do basic things for good health!!

[@rhargrow8399]

Don't forget Dr. Bobby Price

[@missy3240]

I wish most of my family members would watch this interview! He presents this so well, lots of information and no judgement. So great!

[@royaledward1366]

Exactly,and it’s an awesome interview

[@ZdravNaukKJV]

Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. (Ephesians 5:14) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqHcnYh6gNd7m80

[@leelajapheth4051]

My mum said vegans are sadist.

[@mareezy]

Yes! A cardiologist!! We need more people like him

[@chubstuf]

I'm literally only one minute into this, and as an atheist, this man would make me enjoy church. What an engaging gentleman with a majestic presence and powerful name!

[@heidikamrath1951]

Hear, hear!

[@janestruan5679]

I have been vegetarian some 45 years and vegan around 4 years...never felt better. Think plant based foods are the future

[@tessajetta8146]

How did you start

[@janestruan5679]

@@tessajetta8146 I started at the age of just 12.

[@louisejones798]

I’m Vegan now I have wasted a lot of money on trail buying a lot of plant base foods. Some is good while some are disgusting.

[@alicewonder1687]

Thank you Dr. Batiste for an insightful interview. I underwent a triple bypass in 2019 at the age of 59. I pray to find a Cardiologist like you. Before my surgery, I was given a good report of my EKG in 2018. Wrong, fast forward August 2019 on the way to church had shortage of breath, chest pain, and burping like no tomorrow. I was admitted into the hospital and my Cardiologist came in the next morning. He was shocked to see me on the heart ❤️ ward. He ran a heart cat test with dye. I was given a mild sedative and was aware of what was going on. They Cardiologist were talking and all of a sudden, they went silent. My heart was trying to repair itself. New vessels had started to grow. The body is an amazing and wonderfully made. The Doctor told my husband that I had major blockage in three arteries. Stents wouldn't do me any good. My Doctor broke the news to me. It didn't surprise me. Heart disease has claimed the lives of my father, brothers, and uncles. I am in the fourth week of going plant based. The only discussion with the FNP that works for my Cardiologist just checks my blood pressure, ask me how I am feeling and that's it. I thought he would be doing blood are something. With God's help I will prevail. God Bless 🙌 You and your family.

[@summerbrown5420]

Hey. How are are you doing now?

[@alicewonder1687]

@Summer Brown I am doing well. Thank you for asking. With God, all things are possible.

[@Solo_trekker]

5 years ago I was working as a bicycle courier and one day at work I began having mild chest pains. It wasn't severe but was enough to send me to the doctor. I am 6'3" and weighed 230 lbs but because I had an active job I believed that gave me a pass to eat whatever I wanted. My lab results came in and my cholesterol was off the charts and my blood pressure was approaching cardiac emergency levels. I was told that I needed to make some changes and I wasn't sure what to do. A friend of mine on reddit at the time was vegan and after seeing my post approached me and offered some advice. I started slowly and relapsed several times but it's been 4 years and I eat a strictly vegan diet. I've been medication free for over 2 years and my last EKG was great. They said I have the heart of a high school quarterback. So glad I made this change! Veganism made food and eating food interesting again and all with the added bonus of allowing me the chance to do a 180⁰ with my cardiac and overall health. Cheers veganism!

[@VeganLinked]

Great story I would love to interview you if you're interested and it's something we can arrange let me know if you're interested

[@Solo_trekker]

@VeganLinked sure just let me know!

[@VeganLinked]

@@Solo_trekker let me know where you are VeganLinked.com/contact and if I can I will!

[@RilaQma]

Thanks for sharing. Today is my 14th day going vegan. Everyday I watch videos here to learn something new.

[@PooPooBanana2]

That's freaking awesome, congratulations!!! In case you haven't already, PickUpLimes ( I just use tahini, soy milk or water instead of oil, depending on the recipe) is a great channel for combining taste and health.

[@juliewake4585]

I hope it’s going well. It’s almost a year for me and I wish I’d done it years ago.

[@Jan-K]

That's brilliant... Have you checked out Chef AJ's KZbin page? She has hundreds of videos interviewing WFPB Doctors, Scientists, Chefs and weight loss champions. The best of luck on your journey.

[@happycook6737]

Jeff Novick's 10 fast food recipes are awesome and available for free online. PCRM American and Indian sites have nice free recipes too. Dr. John McDougal's free website has recipes too. Happy journey! It does get easier over time.

[@juliewake4585]

@@happycook6737 I’ve have to look John macdougal’s page. I’ve heard him speak several times but didn’t know he provided recipes!

[@rogerthornton4068]

I am a vegan and I believe this doctor is making a contribution to our health. The problem this person has is a lot like walk up a steep mountain that is slick with grease into a strong headwind. Our brains are hard wired to love all the unhealthy foods and the big food corporations and fast food has harnessed these addictions for profits. They are the 800 pound gorilla in the room.

[@eileenwatt8283]

No it's hard wired for fruits and vegetables. People override that natural abilities when they eat junk and do drugs. They both affect the part of the brain that's receptive to fruits and vegetables.

[@Phantastischphil]

The information is out there. For too many of us Babylon is a choice. 🎉

[@stevebuss69]

Our brains are hardwired to seek healthy foods available in our environment… For 2 million years that meant plentiful amounts of animal meat and fat and small amounts of carbohydrates . Veganism is as unnatural as junk food.

[@dukington101]

don't forget 800 pounds gorillas are vegan, mabe you could take the hint?

[@tarakennedy707]

@@dukington101 and they're solid muscle. Take notes.

[@blkyogi999]

The doctor is a jewel and so down to earth… I’m listening, taking note and feel motivated!!

[@stevengriffin5349]

I went on this diet, lost 35 lbs and a lot healthier. Heart blockage(s) were my wake up call.

[@Kayerickawall40]

Can people get off of blood pressure medication?

[@marcusjackman1487]

@@Kayerickawall40 Absolutely. A well balanced plant based food diet has quite literally cured diabetes, and coronary heart disease. In fact it is the only way doctors were able to reverse and cure these illnesses. Check out this cardiologist he speaks on these cases, and about coronary heart disease: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fImYaYOvhtylmas

[@ellesf1606]

@@Kayerickawall40 Yes, if you follow this same diet well, it could solve multiple diagnoses.

[@aussiedadreviews]

I’m WFPB now for the last 6months. I was “Reduce-atarian” for 12 months prior but just wanted to lock in - put the problems to bed at last. No holds barred.

[@LaSorciereFeuillue]

I love that; 'reduce-atarian'. Great way to transition & a variation on my mantra 'add the virtues and the vices will disappear of their own accord'. Good for you 🇦🇺

[@yanyamcreynolds6278]

Dr Batiste is so informative and such a straightforward doctor where you can easily understand nutrition. He is awesome!

[@johnblyth9787]

From my own personal experience this Dr is well enlightened and 100 % on the money. Great interview. And taking the time at a conference, when his time would have been limited. Thank you very much.

[@jilab3]

This was an amazing interview. I definitely know this was CONFIRMATION for my lifestyle change to WFPB nutrition. Thank you and to VEGAN LINKED and Dr. Batiste

[@dianebryant4684]

I was MEANT to see this video. My cholesterol is out of control and I’m seeing a cardiologists right now. I have plaque I found out and I’ve just changed my diet. Thank you for this video.

[@lindarivas1506]

Excellent talk. This doctor practices at the patient level, meeting them where they are.

[@bananapatch9118]

Turned Vegan 5 years ago at 55, but did it for the animals…not a plant based diet…I’m Vegan. However, I still have not gotten away from Vegan meats and cheeses, French fries, etc. I have a goal… We retire in about 6 months and are moving to the mountains of southern Mexico. We will be away from fast food places and most process foods. At that point I want to be on Dr Esselstyn’s diet…100%.

[@VeganLinked]

hey, I have a similar goal! we should talk!!!

[@Elizabeth-qi5fx]

This interview is fantastic. I feel so motivated and have such clarity now. Thank you 🙏 The Wilson analogy made me tearful. Food is my Wilson and now I need a new friend. Bye Bye Wilson 😊

[@VeganLinked]

lol

[@shayb1701]

So much enjoyed and informative. Dr. Batiste presented so well, calm, intelligent and easy to learn from. Thank you

[@rachellejoachim2652]

This is great to see more cardiologist that are plant based. Mr. Batiste knows so much and for him to raised his children on that diet is excellent they will excell.

[@VeganLinked]

Indeed and I have more cardiologist to come!

[@0000asdfasdf0000]

Loved this. recommending this to a friend who is having health issues and opened up about it and asked me what i did it!

[@upclose22]

This was great. Dr. Batiste breaks it down beautifully and honestly.

[@juliepayn7696]

Wow is easy on the eyes, and speaks so kindly. I have seen him in person and he is all he says he does for patients.

[@amitummat9531]

Excellent interview with insight and perspective. Moderation is not the answer.

[@bigmamaL]

He is remarkable, and highly magnetic!

[@catherinebell122]

Always a delight to listen to ! 😉❤️

[@luvlabso130]

You gotta love Dr. Batiste ❤️

[@jenny-leighparmley6094]

Thank-you! Great info from a wonderful Doctor ♥️

[@heretikpapy]

So much wisdom here. It's refreshing thanks !!!

[@jillc1369]

Great information! I am also a whole food plant based vegan. I am enjoying this lifestyle and encouraging others to do the same. Thank you

[@rozchristopherson648]

I’m 61. Been vegan for 6 years. Take no medications and have perfect blood work. Spent 17 years as a caregiver to elderly parents and my grandmother. My parents lived to age 80 and my grandmother lived to age 82. All of them ate the Standard American Diet. None were overweight. None drank alcohol. Only my father smoked and he only smoked one cigarette after dinner. All of them started on blood pressure medications from about age 40 onward. They suffered from high blood pressure and various forms of heart disease. My father had bypass surgery on a vein in his leg in his 60s and suffered three major strokes in his 70s. My mother had open heart surgery for a valve replacement. My grandmother suffered TIAs. After observing what happened to my family, I changed to a vegetarian diet then went fully vegan. I now try to eat mainly raw vegan during the summer months and eat cooked vegan foods during colder months. Since eating animal products leads to arteriosclerosis as a cumulative effect, I only wish I had known all this information when I was younger. Since college days, I had reduced eating meat but still ate dairy foods without restrictions. Just happy that people are realizing the need to avoid animal products altogether. I’m also happy to see doctors like this gentlemen speaking up and recommending a vegan diet rather than sitting back and making money off of people who insist on consuming animal products. I learned a lot during my vegan journey from Dr. Joel Fuhrman. My best friend’s husband co-wrote Dr, Fuhrman’s book “Fast Food Genocide.” I also follow Drs. Esselstyn, Greger, and McDougall. Recently, I read that hospitals in Israel are going to start serving patients only vegan foods while they are hospitalized there. The doctors for my parents and grandmother NEVER told them to stop or even cut back on animal products. All they were told was to eat a banana every day and reduce salt intake. Thank you so much Dr. Batiste.

[@DianaHylandTX]

I do agree with all your observations. I also started late, and wish I knew about WFPB in my 20s. Unlike you, I still need to take meds due to preexisting arteriosclerosis, but numbers are all super low with diet and meds. So far, my doctors want me to do both.

[@rozchristopherson648]

@@DianaHylandTX I’m so glad for you that you did come to the knowledge of WFPB diets and made the change. Every time I go on social media to comment on the changes I made and what happened to my parents, etc. I get extreme pushback from meat-eaters who don’t want the truth. Of course, I can tell by the way they talk that they are younger and have not yet experienced the cumulative effects of eating animal products over many years. They also don’t understand what is happening to parents or grandparents that may be having medical procedures or illnesses and taking medications for illnesses due to arteriosclerosis. The younger people attribute those health problems to old age. These younger people base everything on how they feel presently and, of course, their tastebuds. But I never really hear all that bravado from older people because many older people are suffering from arteriosclerosis and related illnesses. The younger proponents of eating meat comment on how frail vegans look, etc. but they never comment on older people in the hospitals and nursing homes with heart attacks, strokes, kidney failed from medications, arthritis, etc. from eating meat. Neither do they comment of the riches that the medical profession is making off these unfortunate people. I’m just so glad for you. Perhaps soon you will be able to get off all medication. Best wishes. ❤️

[@Blu-Man]

@@rozchristopherson648 can't be true what u say

[@rozchristopherson648]

@@Blu-Man If you do not want to go vegan or plant-based, or raw vegan, why are you watching this video?

[@downbntout]

Dr. Fuhrman is fearless at throwing the truth out. He was the first WPBF doc I found. I wince at the procedures your parents and Gma had to undergo, and pay for.

[@Millah323]

Thanks for this video. I will be following Dr Batiste II and wait patiently for his book...😇

[@Mommatheregoesthatman]

Thanks for enlightening us

[@mkmstillstackin]

Great interview! Dr. Batiste is very impressive. Thanks for sharing this.

[@tea7030]

You are so right when someone is seeking out a way to better health or optimal health a part of the journey to try new eating options. That’s the best way to see what works but it takes patience. As for me I also tried keto years ago and I had to realize that that was just way too much fat although Good Fat. It is just bad. So now I am WFPB. One year 4 months.

[@10centpistols]

Loved him. What a great philosophy in life! We need more physicians like this.

[@iamdebmiller]

I deeply enjoyed this interview with this brilliant man!

[@VeganLinked]

Thanks for watching! Would love to come visit ya sometime and get you in the mix!

[@iamdebmiller]

@@VeganLinked You are so kind! Lemme know when you're out this way, AZ.

[@davelamisere9200]

Such an amazing and informative interview! Thank you!

[@suzushiEitan]

He's great. Thanks for this

[@valchung296]

This was really good interview, can't wait for his book. This information was needed.

[@sharon4094]

This is a great conversation with great analogies. Straight forward and simple.

[@chrisl418]

Fantastic! Thank you. Keep up your worthwhile work, please....you are saving lives.

[@steveng8727]

Wow, great talk, new vegetarian here at 66 yrs. young.

[@VeganLinked]

Awesome, consider going vegan ❤ This may help kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5SxaIZ9fNR2hKs

[@maxmadmagoo]

Probably the best Veganlinked I have watched yet. Great content, great interaction, great emotion. This site has become my favorite diet and nutrition channel on KZbin.

[@VeganLinked]

Wow, thanks! I've been a bit derail the last seven weeks working on the website that I hope will complement this KZbin channel very nicely. I have like 50 interviews left to edit and publish that I've already shot it's driving me nuts. I'll try to release one today though if I can if not Friday for sure. And then I should be back on track for once every. That website almost killed me though, VeganLinked.com it's not ready for official launch but it's functional at least :)

[@maxmadmagoo]

@@VeganLinked look forward to it. Joined the community!

[@realrosesforever3847]

Great video. Dr. Batiste explains things so well! I've learned so much from watching this! Can't wait to read the book "Selfish" Thank you!

[@nicietaylor9144]

EXCELLENT!!! Video..Plain and clear.. I understood everything Dr. Batiste explained!! 💯💓🙏👍Will this share this video with those that are open to listen and learn. Thank You Dr. Columbus D. Batiste !! I will buy your book!!!

[@magigurl755]

Much Appreciation and Respect for this man ty so much! ✌🏽🙏🏿💎🗝️

[@ahvc6180]

Wonderful work! God Bless!

[@madamplant]

This was such a fantastic interview!!

[@righteousdiva1130]

This interview was excellent. He is very knowledgeable. One of my long time questions I always had he answered. The people from way back then did they have head disease and things. Yes they did, wow

[@JB-he1jt]

Excellent conversation! 👈🌱💚💪✌️

[@pegbuckner5074]

Awesome 👏🏻 Thank you!!

[@saladstrongsoprano9625]

20:23 "But for me personally, as a physician, human health is a priority. And that is my first goal: to make sure that you are healthy and you put me out of business... that's really the goal. I WANT THIS DOCTOR! (Sadly, I live in Europe, so small chance of that happening...)

[@rachelw1624]

Fabulous, I can't wait for your book💕🙏💕 brilliant and intriguing interview

[@ahutton49]

As always Dr. B tells it like it is and you can understand his message. Thanks doc for being a good human being and an excellent doctor.

[@CinHalCedHerChance]

Check out Dr. Milton Mills - about dairy and protein

[@daR2daO2daZ]

Terrific interview Amazing information Thank you

[@marilynnventura6431]

Thank you I really enjoyed listening to you. I am a plant-based vegan. I am looking forward to reading your book

[@MrThune]

The knowledge and engagement from Dr. Batiste is amazing. Great interview.

[@VeganLinked]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@FreyaGem]

What an illuminating interview! Love Dr. Batiste's straightforward, but nonjudgemental style of sharing his expertise. Makes me want to get my heart checked out!

[@tea7030]

Listening while working… doing my exercises now.

[@kimberlykelly6110]

This information is so Amazing and I am learning so much. I am so inspired. Thank you for sharing❤ I am working on changing my eating and exercising and changing my lifestyle

[@larazeesk7080]

Brilliant - very well spoken and explained - a true professional.

[@tammyw.6181]

This was really informative. Thank you both.

[@rainedyani8505]

Great guy! Glad to know about him! 👍

[@charlotterogers8733]

Love this man. Thankyou for sharing this video

[@hasanchoudhury5401]

The SW tribe is the Pima Native Americans in Arizona and the neighborhood with the highest incidence of Obesity DM and Atherosclerosis from eating disorders. Excellent discussions. Thanks.

[@sharpedance]

Dr. Batiste, you are awesome: you’re intelligent, deeply knowledgeable, well spoken and enthusiastic … and also warm, approachable, realistic and likable. A WFPB rockstar! Great interview. Thank you for spending your valuable time sharing your message. Looking forward to your book!

[@gregoryelliott2238]

The interviewer asks very relevant questions….much appreciated

[@VeganLinked]

Thanks ❤

[@4kmedia2023]

I need a doctor like this in my life.

[@pinkiepinkster8395]

Read Dr Michael Greger's book How Not to Die and just eat fresh fruits and veggies and nuts and seeds and berries and melons and you won't need a doctor.

[@chumbaamalelthedoc8816]

Wow! Great gems from a great physician; keep it up doc!

[@melissaheaton1789]

This is a really nice interview. Great doctor

[@Michelle-mz3jb]

This is encouragement. I am 55 yr old woman in relatively great health ( we exercise and lift a little weights) but my 58 yr old hubby eats what I eat but bc of genetics finds it harder to keep his BP and cholesterol numbers right. So I am looking at us to stop eating meats (we already don't eat pork) and try your lifestyle Doc since you look and feel awesome and this seem to be the sentiment of others who eat plant base whole foods too... Thank you again for your passion and gift to us. I am aware that honesty make the business you are in less profitable

[@marcusjackman1487]

Awesome! Good for you guys. Don't be fooled into thinking that life without meat or animal products is plain. Lots of awesome delicious and healthy meals you can prep at home. I wish you and your husband well!

[@jenniferhampton5171]

Why at first did you decide not to eat pork?

[@community1854]

Amazing knowledge! This channel and the experts they talk to are fabulous!

[@VeganLinked]

Thank you and welcome!

[@brwnsgr8034]

I enjoyed this video, very informative. Being healthy in any form is a process and we have to work and learn what works and what does not work. 👍🏽👍🏽

[@binetblose74]

Been vegan for almost 6 years now,it totally changed my life, best decision I've ever made. I love interviews like this, very encouraging and motivating,as backsliding is always a risk.

[@mnjonjo]

Junkfoodetarian😂 Love it. His message is so clear, cogent and urgent, I wish the whole world could hear this.

[@vanessaross3458]

Yes… I love this guy. Keep up the good work. It is about doing the right thing!

[@community1854]

Superb analysis! Thanks Doc!

[@crazylarrywatson9248]

You just lit up my bike ride like a Christmas tree and gave me the biggest faith in hope that there is a doctor left on this planet that cares about humans. I tip my hat off to you with the most wonderful Kudos and Good Vibes in hopes that you will reach out I would love to have a chat with you I'm going for my masters in cognitive neuroscience and how the brain works. With the subtopic of nutrition and cancer. I have four programs two Retreats for kids in youth to learn about how the brain works through magic and balloons and outdoor skills.

[@LaSorciereFeuillue]

I truly appreciate Dr Baptiste's kindness and @ 45:45 practices acceptance rather than being non-judgemental. I'm a reformed eater as my cholesterol levels attest (GP supported my plant-based approach) so know first hand how important it is to gently change.

[@memyselfandiamangel2006]

Thank you!

[@carl13579]

5 years on the Esselstyn diet post heart attack. Doing great. Chose diet over stents. (It was not an emergency situation where stents have proven benefit.) Angina has reversed. Feel like I felt decades ago. If I can do it so can you.

[@chipsmith7459]

Awesome discussion! I think the data is overwhelming that if you want to keep your health from 40+, but definitely 80+, then whole food vegan diet is the lifestyle. If not convinced, then see: Centenarian Secrets on Longevity, Breaking World Records & Thriving Past 100 | Rich Roll Podcast. The benefit is whole food plant based is: Nutrient dense, lower calorie, support microbiome, doesn't harm the body as much as processed/animal based, and supports better health. What an amazing combo! Example: leafy greens, that are high in organic nitrates like augula & kale are super important for producing Nitric Oxide which protects the blood vessels or endothelium. Nitric Oxide is the Teflon for blood vessels, and veggies don't inflame blood vessels like sugar, oil, salt, meat, and dairy. It's so good that those that follow a high nutrient WHOLE FOOD VEGAN DIET, in studies, are REVERSING their ATHEROSCLEROSIS. I was told by my doctor that you can't reverse atherosclerosis... They don't have a pill for that... perhaps the doctors need to be informed...

[@roughneckgirl]

Thank you for talking about stress and how it impacts your health.. This is great information.. I am going through some things and this is very informative.

[@karenmellett9232]

This came at just the right time, needed this

[@elsjemassyn8921]

I love this doctor - so wise

[@donnazasgoat2274]

I had a great cardiologist who approved of my diet. Said he wished he could be a vegetarian like he was in his youth. He had me scheduled for a stent procedure after a heat event but they could not find any blockage to stent. Turns out that I was born with a congenital condition(PFO). I can't imagine what my heart would have looked like if I hadn't given up meat years before.

[@sunbox4700]

Being vegetarian is not enough, need to be vegan

[@donnazasgoat2274]

@@sunbox4700 If I lived in my own place and did all my own cooking I would be vegan. Unfortunately I don't so I'm only vegetarian. My assisted living situation doesn't provide vegan choices and few vegetarian ones. My son does makes me vegan meals like Indian dals but not enough. You should really find out what conditions a person is forced to live with before you pass judgement dearie. This older woman does the best she can.

[@marylandmom]

Dr. Batiste is one of my favorite lifestyle medicine doctors. This was a great interview but it was distracting once the crowd was let out for lunch.

[@VeganLinked]

there is nothing that can be done about people leaving for lunch

[@financemarin]

Great interview! Great questions and answers!

[@rineric3214]

Perfect video! Thank you!