Michael Klaper MD
Honors graduate of the University of Illinois. Post graduate education in acute care medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, and obstetrics. Medical practice in Hawaii, New Zealand, and TrueNorth Health Center in California. Speaker at vegetarian and health conferences. Author of Vegan Nutrition: Pure and Simple.
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What is a Whole Food Plant Based Diet? (4:36) Dec 2, 2017. Whole foods. Any cuisine you like. Have all you want. No meat or dairy. Can turn your life around in days. Opens arteries, reduces obesity, blood pressure, joint pain, psoriasis, asthma. What about protein and calcium? Biggest animals, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, gorillas, get protein from plants. Cows get calcium from plants. Fish? No, pollution, depletion issues.
Dr. Klaper — Plant-Only Medicine Man (5:10) Sep 29, 2011. Body so amazing, it wants to be healthy. TrueNorth Health Center. Lean clean plant-based diet transforms people and families. Extremely satisfying. Ethical vegan. Pollution. My last day.
The Secret to Health & Happiness – Dr. Michael Klaper (5:13) Dec 14, 2011. TrueNorth Health Center. Converted apartment complex. Reverse many nutritionally-caused diseases (obesity, diabetes, arthritis, colitis) with diet and fasting. Are you happy in your work? Best predictor of future medical problems. Happiness in nature, work, biking.
Dr. Michael Klaper: Why I’m Vegan. (2:16) Jan 6, 2017. Chicago shootings and stabbings. Gandhi. Eating steak with a friend. Atherosclerosis and other health issues caused by eating animal products.
Food
Scary Truth About Eating Meat! Dr Michael Klaper (6:15) Mar 13, 2017. Animal foods clog arteries, cause obesity, and increase breast, prostate, and colon cancer risk. Meats (including chicken and fish) high in fat, cholesterol, and protein. Animal protein has more sulfur and is more rapidly absorbed (no fiber) than plant protein, causing calcium from bones to be excreted in urine, and increasing osteoporosis risk.
HOW ANIMAL FOODS ASSAULT OUR BODIES: Dr. Michael Klaper (5:15) May 28, 2020. In general practice 47 years. Common diseases: obesity, clogged arteries, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, inflamed colon, joints, skin. We eat too many calories, burn the sugar, store the fat. Inflammatory cytokines. Atherosclerotic plaque. Plant-based diet quells inflammation and reverses disease. Eat all you want.
Why To Limit Simple Sugars — Michael Klaper MD (5:36) Nov 6, 2013. You’re as old as your arteries. High blood pressure damages arteries (e.g., in the eyes). Eating sugar as a food binds sugar to protein damaging blood, skin, blood vessels, the lens of the eye. Maillard reaction. Advanced Glycation End products. Cataracts. Sugar as a food ages you.
SALT-OIL-SUGAR with Dr. Klaper (3:10) Mar 20, 2018. Many processed and restaurant foods have too much salt. Eating sugar as a food (e.g., cake or a candy bar) oxidizes protein and ages tissues. Use fruit for sweets. Oils (including olive and coconut oil) injure artery walls and are not heart healthy. No other animal pours liquid fat on their food.
Eating Oatmeal – Is It OK To Eat Everyday? (2:40) Oct 8, 2020. Eating oatmeal every day is good. Good carbs and protein. Can add flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts, all kinds of berries, cashew milk.
Eating Bread – Does Bread Fit Into Your Healthy Diet? (3:55) Nov 9, 2020. Used to eat a lot of bread, not so much anymore. Use romaine lettuce or collards to wrap hummus, tofu salad, carrots, avocado instead of bread. White bread just sugar in a loaf. Heavy dark whole grain sprouted breads much better. High in fiber. Used occasionally.
Beans – Canned Beans vs. Dried Beans, Is There A Difference? (4:36) Oct 11, 2020. I love beans for protein, resistant starch, and nutrients. Canned is good but look for “bpa free” cans. Cook dry beans well to remove lectins. Rinse beans to reduce gas.
Dr. Klaper on Caffeine & Alcohol (2:58) Mar 13, 2018. Used to drink coffee but no more, hard on stomach, stains teeth. Caffeine and green tea appear benign. No use for alcohol. Destroys every tissue it contacts. Raises risk of breast and prostate cancer. Injures your liver, destroys brain cells. There’s nothing beneficial in drinking alcohol.
Nutrients
The Truth About Cholesterol! – Dr. Michael Klaper (6:29) Jan 18, 2018. Cholesterol is necessary for hormones and the brain. Problem is injured arteries, and animal cholesterol piling up in the blood. Animal foods, sugar, cola drinks, hydrogenated oil, smoking, alcohol, and stress can injure artery walls resulting in inflammatory lesions and plaques. LDL over 150 and low HDL not a problem requiring statins for a healthy vegan.
Protein powders. Are they needed? Dr. Michael Klaper, MD answers for vegans and plant based diets. (3:52) Jun 12, 2020. High protein powders may be toxic to kidneys and may create IGF-1 promoting breast or prostate cancer.
Vitamin K2 – Directing calcium to your bones (3:28) May 29, 2019. Vitamin k from the German word for coagulation. Eat a cup of dark green leafy vegetables (e.g., spinach, kale, broccoli) daily, and your microbiome will create all the k2 you need.
Vitamin B12 – Why & how much? (6:47) May 29, 2019. Critical to supplement on a vegan diet. Made by microbes in the soil.
Disease
Arterial plaque prior to coronary artery bypass surgery – A must watch! (2:13) Feb 5, 2014. Plaque pulled from an artery of a patient who ate a saturated-fat, animal-based diet.
Curing Leaky Gut Syndrome – Michael Klaper MD (8:46) Jan 27, 2014. Assaults on friendly gut bacteria include alcohol, antibiotics, and sugar. Can result in Candida yeast, dysbiosis, leaky gut, arthritis, and allergies. Intestinal permeability test to test for leaky gut. Can be cured.
Dr Michael Klaper talks about how to cure Ulcerative Colitis (3:15) Feb 28, 2018. Physician for 45 years, plant-based for 35 years. Seen diet improve or reverse high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis. But most dramatic and gratifying has been Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
REVERSING ACNE ON A PLANT-BASED DIET (5:00) Jul 28, 2020. Nina and Randa. Acne issues. Audition. Tried low-carb, didn’t work. John McDougall. Plant-based worked. Only side effect is getting healthier.
Weight Gain – For skinny vegans (9:50) May 29, 2019. Higher risk for osteoporosis. Eat more nutrient-dense foods: whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, nut butters, seeds, peas, chickpeas, lentil stew, chili, barley soup, walnuts (chew well). Smoothie: banana, peaches, mangoes, walnut butter, almond butter, vegan protein powder (maybe), multivitamins (drink slowly). Sweet potatoes, quinoa, dark breads, nut butter, jelly. Long walk with weight vest and hand weights.
Fasting and Exercise
Fasting: Powerful Healing Therapy (2:48) Dec 4, 2011. I’ve worked at TrueNorth Health Center several years. Plant-based. Amazing benefits of fasting. Medically supervised fasts.
How Healthy is Water Fasting? (6:12) Apr 14, 2018. TrueNorth Health Center. By day 3 on a fast, no hunger, feel light and energetic. Rheumatoid joints cool, asthma clears, migraine headaches go away, cancers stop growing, blood pressure lowered, diabetes improves. What’s done after the fast is what matters. Dr. Klaper fasting video available. Intermittent fasting also beneficial.
3 Tips to Stay Fit at Work – Dr. Michael Klaper (1:24) Jul 11, 2017. Sitting is the new smoking. Get up and move each hour. Breathe deeply. Drink water.
Nutritional authorities that recommend a high-fiber, whole-food, plant-based diet include the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Heart Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kaiser Permanente, the United Nations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, WebMD, and the World Health Organization.