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Caldwell Blakeman Esselstyn Jr. (born December 12, 1933) is an American physician, author and former Olympic rowing champion. Esselstyn is director of the Heart Disease Reversal Program at the Cleveland Clinic.
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. The Revolutionary, scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cureby Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MDOverview The New York Times bestselling guide to the lifesaving diet that can both... read more. More About Book Buy The Book:
Dr. Esselstyn's Story. It all started with a small group of patients at the Cleveland Clinic. The year was 1985. After he and his wife Ann adopted a plant-based diet, cutting out oil, meat, fish, fowl and dairy products, Dr. Esselstyn launched a study to examine cholesterol levels and heart disease. Essy's Landmark Study.
The Esselstyn Heart Disease Program at Cleveland Clinic is based on the research of Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. MD and other physicians with a similar focus on plant-based nutrition. For the past ten years at Cleveland Clinic, over 1,000 patients have participated in Dr. Esselstyn’s program.
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn is a practitioner pioneer who showed that plant-based diets may not only stop heart disease, but reverse it. Dr. Esselstyn is best known for his landmark clinical study and follow-up book ( Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease ) involving patients with advanced heart disease from his practice as a heart surgeon at the ...
Twenty-three years ago, while chairman of the Cleveland Clinic’s Breast Cancer Task Force, general surgeon Caldwell B. Esseistyn, Jr., M.D., grew disappointed in the way he and his colleagues were treating cancer and heart disease.
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., received his B.A. from Yale University and his M.D. from Western Reserve University. In 1956, pulling the No. 6 oar as a member of the victorious United States rowing team, he was awarded a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
