Bill Zahlar talks about how he thought he was healthy and could eat anything he wanted until he had a masive heart attack that nearly killed him. He regained his health on the McDougall Program.
Bill Zahlar: Suffered Massive Heart Attack
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- Star McDougallers – Video Interviews
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- Tim Kaufman: Changed His Diet & Changed His Life
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- Mark’s Cardiologist Told Him He Wouldn’t See His 64th Birthday
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- Paul: Lost Weight and No Longer Suffers from Severely Painful Intestinal Issues
- Jerry: Cured his Heart Disease by Switching to a Starch Based Diet
- Evan: Got Rid of his Fatty Liver and Lost Weight
- Nancy: Lost Weight and Lowered Her Cholesterol
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- Benji Kurtz: A Relatively ‘Healthy’ Obese Person
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- Ruth Heidrich: Defeats Cancer and Osteoporosis, Breast Cancer
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