The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee Reversing Heart Disease: A Cardiologist's Radical Approach to Healing | Remembering Dr. Baxter Montgomery
Jun 12, 2025
Baxter Montgomery, a groundbreaking cardiologist and medical director of Montgomery Heart and Wellness, believed in the power of a plant-based diet to reverse chronic diseases. He shared inspiring stories of patients once deemed hopeless who transformed their health through dietary changes. The conversation covers the role of hydration in heart health, the benefits of infrared saunas, and essential foods like leafy greens. Dr. Montgomery's own health journey illustrates the mindset needed for healing, proving that it’s never too late to change.
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Lifestyle Intervention is Medicine's Future
- Aggressive lifestyle intervention must be integrated alongside medication and surgery for both chronic and acute illness care.
- Sole reliance on medication and procedures without lifestyle change is ineffective and unsustainable.
Miraculous Patient Recoveries
- Dr. Montgomery treated patients considered too sick for surgery or hospice, helping them recover with lifestyle changes.
- His optimistic mindset that patients can improve is based on repeated real successes.
Doctor's Personal Health Transformation
- Dr. Montgomery personally experienced improved health after a plant-based juice detox at age 35.
- He then successfully applied this diet to his patients, observing rapid and remarkable recoveries.