Some of you may remember my posting earlier this summer re my "event" and the miraculous circumstance of having a cardiologist and a pediatric intensivist nearby in a tennis facility to perform world class cpr until a rescue squad arrived to apply the defibrillator. I am happy to report that I am back to lifting weights, doing yoga, and riding my bike in addition to prepping for a law professorship this fall after obtaining a 3 year MFA degree in creative writing while "retired" from my career as a medical defense attorney. What I am wondering is if anyone has been a serious practioner of the diets prescribed by Ornish, Esselstyn and or Fuhrman which are study-proven to arrest and reverse atherosclerosis? These diets are plant-based, whole food prescriptions and not for the jaded palate. However, there is nothing like "lights out" and then a surgeon sawing (literally) through your sternum to motivate a serious approach to treating the body the way nature intended. I need all the encouragement I can get.