What the Health | Full Documentary
The film investigates links among food choices, chronic disease, and the institutions that shape public-health messages.
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The Exam Room Podcast
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What the Health: The Film Health Organizations Don’t Want You to See
Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn’s provocative investigation explores food, chronic disease, and the forces shaping public-health messages. The filmmakers call it “the health film that health organizations don’t want you to see.” Watch the documentary and consider the questions it raises about the modern table and a return to Eden’s provision.
Can food change the heart-health story?
Physicians and researchers share their work on plant-forward eating and cardiovascular health. Explore each talk and follow its source links.
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease | Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
Hear Dr. Esselstyn’s keynote on nutrition-centered cardiovascular prevention and reversal. He is a physician, researcher, and author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease.
Can a Low-Fat Vegan Diet Help Reverse Heart Disease?
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn explains the approach behind his cardiovascular program and the evidence he considers important.
Food, Faith & God’s Promises
A faith-centered presentation about food, health, and spiritual trust, drawing connections between daily choices and the promises of God.
T. Colin Campbell on The China Study
Hear the Cornell researcher discuss nutrition and the ideas behind The China Study; follow the cited research and evaluate conclusions in context.
Switching to a Plant-Based Diet | Dr. Esselstyn
A practical conversation about changing eating patterns, cardiovascular risk, and the Esselstyn approach.
The Cause and Solution | Dr. Esselstyn Interview
Dr. Esselstyn’s extended Eating You Alive interview explores his view of diet, heart disease, and prevention.
Drs. Esselstyn & Ornish on Heart Health
An interview about the physicians and nutrition programs associated with President Bill Clinton’s reported dietary change.
Stories on food, animals & performance.
What the Health
Full documentary hosted on YouTube.
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead | Full Documentary
Joe Cross’s feature-length film is available through official viewing options. The filmmaker’s free stream requires newsletter signup; rental and purchase availability varies by region.
PlantPure Nation | Full Documentary
The PlantPure Nation site lists the complete film on Amazon Prime Video; access may require a subscription or purchase.
Eating You Alive | Full Documentary
Watch the feature-length documentary free with ads on Tubi, or compare other authorized streaming and library options.
Vegucated | Feature-Length Documentary
Follow three New Yorkers as they try a vegan diet for six weeks. Current U.S. availability includes the Food Matters Amazon Channel and library streaming.
Diet Fiction | Full Documentary
Follow filmmaker Michal Siewierski’s investigation of dieting and weight-loss claims. Full-film options include Amazon Prime Video with ads and other regional services.
Eating Animals | Full Documentary
Watch Christopher Dillon Quinn’s feature documentary through authorized streaming or rental services.
Earthlings
The 10 Year Anniversary Edition, embedded from NationEarth’s official website.
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
The filmmakers’ official site currently directs viewers to Netflix and its authorized digital purchase options.
Dr. T. Colin Campbell: 47 Years Without Illness?
In this interview, Dr. Campbell shares personal reflections and five foods he says he eats daily.
The Game Changers | Full Documentary
Watch the complete film through authorized rental or purchase services; streaming availability varies by region.
What viewers and critics said about Earthlings
Transcribed from the supplied Earthlings endorsement graphic; attributions are as printed.
“Of all the films I have ever made, this is the one that gets people talking the most. For every one person who sees Earthlings, they will tell three.”
Joaquin Phoenix, actor/narrator
“If I could make everyone in the world see one film, I’d make them see Earthlings.”
Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation
“Earthlings is the definitive film of all time that Americans don’t want to see.”
Gretchen Wyler, The Humane Society of the United States
“Earthlings is the Passion of the Christ of animal rights films.”
Ain’t It Cool News
“For those who watch Earthlings, the world will never be the same.”
Tom Regan, author of A Case for Animal Rights
“Earthlings may be the most powerful film experience I have ever known.”
Brent Emery, Senior VP, Maverick Films
“Earthlings is nothing short of a masterpiece!”
Lionel Friedberg, producer, Animal Planet
“Provocative and defiant. This is a definitive milestone!”
Edmund Stone, In Defense of Animals
“Watching Earthlings is the greatest gift I have ever received. I cannot believe how ignorant I have been in the past.”
Bryce Dallas Howard, actress
“It is a rare experience to be changed by a film. Earthlings has that power.”
Persia White, actress/activist
“The Citizen Kane of documentary films.”
Linda Blair, actress/activist
“A real testament to the quality of a film. Earthlings is amazing!”
Professor Cristina Gibson, UC Irvine
“One of the most persuasive motion pictures ever made!”
Ron Lipschutz, director, Green Reel Film Festival
“Viewers will never be the same.”
Carly Harrill, 944 Magazine
“The documentary of the century!”
Patricia, gourmet vegan chef, Munich, Germany
“The most powerful movie I have ever known.”
Robert Cohen, NotMilk.com
“Best Documentary Film of the Year!”
Progressive Awards, PETA
“Monumental!”
Sean Karlin, Greenpeace
“Absolutely epic!”
John Feldmann, musician, Goldfinger
Full films and practical ideas.
Full documentaries link to authorized viewing services; talks and educational videos remain embedded from their publishers. Subscription, rental, and free-stream availability can change by location.
Forks Over Knives: Full Documentary
Watch the feature-length film from the official Forks Over Knives site. Its free stream begins with an email prompt; authorized rental and purchase options are also available.
A Plant-Based Diet Changed My Life
Pat McAuley presents at TEDx Babson College.
How a Plant-Based Diet Could Change the World
Harina Bajaj presents at TEDx Canadian Intl School.
The Power of Plants
Danielle Arsenault at TEDxAbbotsford.
Food as Medicine
Michael Greger, M.D., at TEDxSedona.
Plant-Based Diets for Mood & Productivity
NutritionFacts.org video.
Benefits & Considerations of Plant-Based Diets
NutritionFacts.org video.
Caloric Restriction vs. Plant-Based Diets
NutritionFacts.org video.
Plant-Based Diets and Diabetes
NutritionFacts.org video.
Hibiscus Tea vs. Plant-Based Diets
NutritionFacts.org video about hypertension.
Plant-Based Diet & Stage 3 Kidney Disease
NutritionFacts.org video.
A Nutritional Approach for Reversing Diabetes
Neal Barnard, M.D., published by the Physicians Committee.
Why Most Diets Fail
Neal Barnard on the healthy diet that sticks, from the Physicians Committee.
Vegan Diets & Heart Health
Recent studies, discussed by the Physicians Committee.
Plant-Based Eating: First 21 Days
A practical series from the Physicians Committee.
Food for Life
How a plant-based diet is fighting chronic disease worldwide, from the Physicians Committee.
MORE ON THE EXAM ROOM PODCAST
20 episodes from PCRM.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine publishes The Exam Room. These players stream from its official Libsyn embeds; use each episode link for the complete description and show notes.
Best Plant-Based Iron Sources: What to Eat, What to Avoid | Dr. Neal Barnard
PCRM episode page ↗The Science of Willpower: How to Make Healthy Habits Stick | Dr. Gemma Newman
PCRM episode page ↗Chocolate Is Heart Healthy? What a 21,000-Person Study Found | Dr. Howard Sesso
PCRM episode page ↗The Pleasure Trap Is Getting Worse. Here’s How to Escape It. | Doug Lisle, PhD
PCRM episode page ↗Food Is Medicine? Meet the Doctor Growing It | Dr. Ron Weiss
PCRM episode page ↗How to Get Healthy When Nobody Around You Will Change | Brenda Workman
PCRM episode page ↗Chef AJ: How to Keep Going When Life Gets Hard
PCRM episode page ↗She Survived Cancer and a Heart Transplant, Then Made History | Dr. Dawn Mussallem
PCRM episode page ↗Meat Causes Erectile Dysfunction: How and Why | Dr. Neal Barnard
PCRM episode page ↗Lower Cholesterol With Food: The Portfolio Diet Explained
PCRM episode page ↗Real Meat vs. Fake Meat: Which Is Healthier? | Dr. Neal Barnard
PCRM episode page ↗Why Modern Medicine Isn’t Making Us Healthy | Drs. Joel Fuhrman & Columbus Batiste
PCRM episode page ↗Raw Milk and Cow Hearts | Dr. Neal Barnard
PCRM episode page ↗What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food | Dr. Alan Desmond
PCRM episode page ↗Billy Bob Thornton Quit Dairy. Should You? | Dr. Neal Barnard
PCRM episode page ↗The Doctor Visit That Could Change Your Life | Anthony Masiello
PCRM episode page ↗PlantYou Quickies: How to Eat Healthy When You Have No Time | Carleigh Bodrug
PCRM episode page ↗“Healthy” Foods Are Fooling Us: How an FFL Instructor Is Fighting Back
PCRM episode page ↗Weight Loss After Menopause: This Type of Protein Helps | Dr. Neal Barnard
PCRM episode page ↗Gut Doctor Answers the Most Googled Gut Health Questions
PCRM episode page ↗Questions in this episode
- Why late-night eating and chronic stress may be a double hit to your gut
- How your microbiome follows a circadian rhythm
- Whether “healthy” sodas are really worth the hype
- The best fermented foods for gut health
- Why cabbage is having a nutrition moment
- What constipation may reveal about Parkinson’s disease risk
- Whether microbiome stool tests can really tell you what to eat
- What we know so far about GLP-1 medications and the microbiome
The Exam Room Podcast and episode material are published by PCRM. Episode titles link to PCRM’s original pages.
Visit the complete Exam Room Podcast archive for all published episodes.