Medical Student Sees Dramatic Recoveries
Dr. Fuhrman’s practice is eye-opening for intern after a year with conventional physicians.

By Michael Mantz

Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to intern in Dr. Fuhrman’s office, shadowing him and observing him with every patient. I have seen firsthand what nutritional
excellence can achieve to create superior health and disease reversal and prevention.

During the year prior to my internship with Dr. Fuhrman, I spent time in the offices of many
physicians who utilize conventional care. In these conventional practices, patients were in and out of the office in less than 15 minutes, and they usually left with several prescriptions for pharmaceutical drugs to mask or suppress their symptoms. These patients were never truly recovering their health because the causes of their problems were not addressed.The underlying
theme of these office visits was always the same the patients were genetically “damaged goods” who needed to be on drugs for the rest of their lives.After observing these conventional
physicians at work, I felt a sense of gloom about the prognosis of the human race. I thought we
must be destined by our genes to suffer miserably with drugs and medical procedures as we age.
Luckily, I learned otherwise.

If you live in the United States and you’re from a family of five people, chances are that between two to three people in your family will die from a heart attack or stroke. High cholesterol is a prime indicator that a person is damaging their circulatory system and is on the road to a premature death. Millions of Americans have high cholesterol, and despite some of their efforts to change their diet to one they think is “healthy,” they can’t seem to get their cholesterol down. Under new guidelines set by the National Institute of Health, 36 million Americans are targeted for cholesterol lowering drugs. Are we just destined for a premature death if we don’t take drugs? Not only do cholesterol-lowering drugs come with a host of side effects, they also
can cause serious disease, including muscle injury and kidney failure.

Dramatic results

I do not think most physicians have any idea that they can dramatically lower their patients’ cholesterol without placing them at serious risk of danger with drugs. Each day in Dr. Fuhrman’s office, I see many patients who have dramatically lowered their cholesterol. I wrote this article to illustrate what I observed in just one day. We saw ten patients that day for various conditions. Dr. Fuhrman spent lots of time with each patient. Five of the ten came for return
visits, having seen Dr. Fuhrman earlier about dangerously high cholesterol levels. All five of these people suffered from high LDL levels, the so-called bad cholesterol. (See
chart below.)

Health Benefits Achieved by Dr. Fuhrman’s Parients
Blood Work Results: Before and after six weeks of Dr. Fuhrman’s care.

Peggy: Retired teacher, age 64
Total Cholesterol Triglycerides LDL HDL Weight
Before 249 169 157 58 184
After 150 105 80 49 152

Eugene: Airline pilot, age 53
Total Cholesterol Triglycerides LDL HDL Weight
Before 247 72 191 51 173
After 156 42 104 44 159

Keith: Orchestra musician, age 52
Total Cholesterol Triglycerides LDL HDL Weight
Before 237 165 152 52 172
After 158 79 99 43.5 155

Maria: Retired executive, age 65
Total Cholesterol Triglycerides LDL HDL Weight
Before 283 90 192 91 124
After 168 79 98 52 123

Peter: Chiropractor, age 67
Total Cholesterol Triglycerides LDL HDL Weight
Before 164 (on Zocor) 210 119 32 180
After 126 (off Zocor) 179 54 36 162

Not only was their cholesterol in the danger zone, but each patient had reported numerous health problems. Peggy suffered from chronic anemia, Eugene was tired all the time, Keith had chronic heartburn and allergies, and Maria had become severely ill from a statin drug prescribed to her by her earlier physician. Peter had angioplasty and bypass surgery that had failed. The
treated vessels had closed up again, and he could not walk even one block when he began treatment with Dr. Fuhrman. These five patients needed help, and they realized that prescription drugs were risky and not the answer.

During the first visits with these patients, he informed them that they were in grave danger of being a part of the 51 percent of Americans who die each year from heart attacks and strokes. He went into detail how each of their diets had already created vulnerable plaque that was lining their blood vessels and placing them at risk for suffering and an untimely death.He also spoke to them about their sedentary lifestyles and how exercising daily is an important part of their prescription. He emphasized that, in many cases, exercise can do more for a patient than drugs.

He prescribed for each of them a class of powerful cholesterol-lowering substances: fruits (especially berries), vegetables (especially greens), beans, nuts, and seeds. I learned about the natural cholesterol-lowering compounds in these natural foods.He made sure each patient did
regular exercise commensurate with their ability and lifestyle. They also took Dr. Fuhrman’s multiple vitamin/ mineral and his LDLprotect formula, which contains policosanol and delta tocotrienol (an expensive vitamin E fragment).

The results were astounding because every patient we saw achieved similar dramatic improvements.The results of their blood work both before seeing Dr.Fuhrman and after
their second visit about six weeks later tell a dramatic tale. (See chart on page 5.) Keep in mind, these results are just the start, and more improvements will come over time.

Observing patients recover

All five of these patients followed Dr. Fuhrman’s advice and stuck to the program. As a result, not only have they wiped out their cardiovascular high-risk status, but many of their other problems also have resolved. Peggy’s anemia has gone away. Eugene is no longer fatigued.
Keith’s heartburn has never reoccurred. He has stopped taking his antacids and acid-blocking medication, and his allergies have started to improve. Peter, who could not walk
half a block without chest pain,now walks over 2.5 miles a day and experiences no pain. His angina is gone.

Each of these patients came back to Dr. Fuhrman’s office feeling a powerful sense of accomplishment. They were enthusiastic about life again. Of course, they still had a few
dietary hurdles to overcome in their transition from a diet based on dairy, meat, and processed grain to a diet based on vegetables and fruit, rich in nutrients and phytochemicals. But they were well on the way, and all of them said they enjoyed eating this healthier way.They were learning to enjoy the new tastes and smells, the newfound energy, and the motivation to do more and to lead more fulfilling lives.

After spending a long day shadowing a conventional doctor, I usually felt extremely tired and discouraged. Seeing sick patient after sick patient experience little or no positive change from visit to visit was hard to take after a while.Working with Dr.Fuhrman,however, is quite a
different story.After a day with him, I feel energized. It is so refreshing to see his sick patients get well.

The patients I see each day in Dr. Fuhrman’s office are proof positive of the natural law of self-healing. I have observed that the human body is not a defective machine that needs drugs and medications, but is instead the most magnificent machine ever constructed.When given the proper diet and some regular physical activity, it has an amazing ability to cure itself of almost any problem and return back to an amazing level of health and vitality.