Key Takeaways:

• Presents evidence that a very low-fat, mostly plant-based diet plus stress reduction and social support can partially reverse coronary artery disease.
• Integrates yoga, meditation, group programs, and emotional factors into what had been a purely biomedical domain.
• Became a cornerstone text for “lifestyle medicine” and influenced cardiac rehab, insurance coverage, and public guidelines.
• Also sparked controversy over the strictness of its diet and the generalizability of its early clinical results.