President Bill Clinton promotes a vegan life style.
The transcript of the interview is below:
Blitzer: How did you lose so much weight? What kind of diet are you on?
Clinton: The short answer is, I went on essentially a plant-based diet. I live on beans, legumes, vegetables, fruit. I drink a protein supplement every morning. No dairy. I drink almond milk mixed in with fruit and protein powder, so I get the protein for the day when I start the day out.
And it changed my whole metabolism and I lost 24 pounds. And I got back to basically what I weighed in high school.
But I did it for a different reason. I mean I wanted to lose a little weight, but I never dreamed this would happen. I did it because, after I had this stint put in, I realized that, even though it happens quite often, that after you have bypasses, you lose the veins because they’re thinner and weaker than arteries. The truth is that it clogged up. Which means that the cholesterol was still causing build-up in my vein that was part of my bypass. And thank God I could take the stints. I don’t want it to happen again.
So I did all this research and I saw that 82% of the people since 1986 who have gone on a plant-based, no dairy, no meat of any kind, no chicken, turkey… I eat very little fish, once in a while I’ll have a little fish, not often. If you can do it, 82% of the people who have done that, have begun to heal themselves. Their arterial blockage cleans up, the calcium deposit around their heart breaks up.
This movement has been led by a doctor named Caldwell Esselstyn at the Cleveland Clinic, Dean Ornish you know out in California, the doctors Campbell, father and son, who wrote The China Study, and a handful of others.
But we now have 25 years of evidence. And so I thought, well since I need to lose a little weight for Chelsea’s wedding, I’ll become part of this experiment. I’ll see if I can become one of those that can have a self-clearing mechanism. We’ll see.
Blitzer: I hope you’re healthy for many years and get to see grandchildren for many years to come.
Clinton: Me too. That’s really the big deal. You know I, Hillary and I, we’re happy, we love our son in law and we admire him, and we’d like to be around if there’s grandkids, we want to be there to do our part.
Dr. Kathleen Wishnick will represent SWIVL at the Animal Rights (AR) Conference 2010, the world's largest and oldest animal rights gathering. The Conference will take place in Washington D.C., July 15-19th.AR 2010 is the animal rights movement's annual national conference.No external contributions to SWIVL were used to support Dr Wishnick’s attendance at the AR Conference.
Animal Rights 2010 is a forum for sharing experience, giving information, reporting on progress, discussing what works, networking, learning new strategies, training, and education.The Conference brings together a diverse set of individuals and organizations concerned about ending the oppression of animals. Wishnick is specifically interested in finding out about volunteer recruitment and intern programs, fundraising strategies, and the latest in farmed and companion animal facilities and equipment.
Don’t let the cover fool you.There is more philosophy, common sense, and optimism in this tiny book than you'll find in a year’s worth of CNN, MSNBC, and the New York Times combined.Hope for the Flowers describes a world of potential and possibilities where responsibility, self-reliance, and independence fuels life and life experiences. There are no entitlements, handouts or victims in this book.Click here for a link to Trina's personal web site to find out more about Hope for the Flowers, other work that Trina and her team are doing, and most important...hope. Hope for the Flowers should be read by every child – no every adult.
For the last three years, two sparrows have shared their spring on SWIVL grounds. Last week one of them returned and sat on the misting system just waiting.Today April 13th, two days earlier than last year, I heard a lot of chirping and singing.When I looked out the office window the two sparrows were jumping and playing together - greeting each other after a long year.The female went to their nest to check out things and then the two of them flew off together.We are eagerly awaiting their return.We hope that within a month, once again we will be blessed with a healthy baby sparrow.Mom (Maude) and Dad (Harold) are just beginning to do their part.
Each month SWIVL recommends a special film that offers a message of compassion, responsibility, and loyalty. For the month of April, SWIVL is especially pleased to suggest a film that is not only great for the entire family; it is a wonderful teaching and learning tool for children. Hachiko: A Dog's Tale is an elegant American adaptation of a Japanese tale about the power of positive, caring relationships: the story of a loyal dog named Hachiko and his companion friend. Click here for trailers. The film dramatically describes how Hachiko – an Akita–accompanies his friend to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. One day Hachiko’s companion departs, passes away and never returns to the station. Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved life-long friend. During his daily visits, Hachiko touches the lives of many who work near and commute through the town square. Hachiko teaches love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty. Click here for the original Japanese film. Today, a bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya station in Japan as a permanent reminder of his devotion and love. More:Meet me at Hachiko: The real life story.
Tracy Hermanstorfer, 33, was getting prepped for childbirth at the hospital and her 37-year-old husband, Mike Hermanstorfer, was by her side when she began to feel sleepy. Shortly thereafter, Tracy went into cardiac arrest, according to Dr. Stephanie Martin, a maternal fetal medicine specialist at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She had no signs of life. No heartbeat, no blood pressure, she wasn't breathing, said Dr Martin.
Pandemonium erupted as doctors and nurses tried to revive Tracy with chest compressions and a breathing tube, but nothing worked. Mike was holding his wife’s hand when he realized she was gone.
Doctors told Mr. Hermanstorfer, We're going to take your son out now. We have been unable to revive her and we're going to take your son out, Mike recalled. After the Cesarean section, some of the hospital team rushed his wife to the operating room while the others attended to the child, named Coltyn. Hospital officials handed Coltyn to his father – he was lifeless. The doctors went to work on Coltyn as his father held him, and soon he began to breath.
His life began in my hands, Mr. Hermanstorfer said. That's a feeling like none other. Life actually began in the palm of my hands.
Dr Martin said Tracy Hermanstorfer's pulse returned even before she was wheeled out of the room and into surgery. She estimates Mrs. Hermanstorfer had no heartbeat for about four minutes.
After their miraculous recovery, both mother and baby Coltyn, appear healthy with no signs of problems, Dr Martin said.
Mr. Hermanstorfer credits the hand of God.We are both believers ... but this right here, even a nonbeliever - you explain to me how this happened. There is no other explanation, he said.
Asked about divine intervention, Dr Martin said, Wherever I can get the help, I'll take it.
