Michael Klaper, M.D.

"The human body has absolutely no requirement for animal flesh. Nobody has ever been found face-down 20 yards from the Burger King because they couldn't get their Whopper in time."
- Michael Klaper, M.D.

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Dr. Klaper Biography
Dr. Klaper's best selling video "A Diet for All Reasons"
Excerpts from the video "Nutrition for Optimum Health"
1991 Story about Dr. Klaper from the Los Angeles Times
Dr. Klaper's Website

Dr. Michael Klaper graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago in 1972. He Served his medical internship at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia, Canada and took under took additional training in surgery, anesthesiology, orthopedics and obstetrics at the University of California Hospitals in San Francisco.

As Dr. Klaper's medical Career progressed, he beganA gifted teacher, humorous lecturer, and the author of successful books and video's on cholesterol-free nutrition. Dr. Klaper has contibuted to the making of two PBS television productions, "Food for Thought," and the award winning, "Diet for a New America." This prompted him to undertake a serious study of the link between diet and disease, eventually leading him to implement nutritionally-based therapies in his practice. The results were dramatic. Nearly all of his patients who followed his dietary, exercise,and stress reduction programs soon became leaner and more energetic, while their elevated blood pressures and cholesterol levels returned to safer values. (In twelve weeks on this same program, Dr. Klaper's own cholesterol droped from 242 mg/dl to 140mg/dl, while a 22-pound "spare tire" of abdominal fat melted away - without dieting or calorie restriction.) He also observed that many of the chonic diseases mentioned aboved improved or resolved completely, often allowing his patients to reduce or discontinue their medication entirely.

Dr. Klaper believes strongly that proper nutrition and a balanced lifestyle are essential for health, and in many cases make the difference between healing an illness or merely treating the symptoms.

To further the education of physicians and other health professionals about the importance of nutrition in clinical practice, Dr. Klaper serves as the Director of the non-profit Institute of Nutrition Education and Research. He also is a member of the Nutrition Task Force of the American Medical Student Association.

Dr. Klaper has served as advisor to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N.A.S.A.) project on nutrition for long-term space colonists on the moon and on mars.

A gifted teacher, humorous lecturer, and the author of successful books and video's on cholesterol-free nutrition. Dr. Klaper has contibuted to the making of two PBS television productions, "Food for Thought," and the award winning, "Diet for a New America." Dr. Klaper.

A Diet For All Reasons Video

In this powerful one hour presentation, Dr. Michael Klaper demonstrates how the foods we eat can either support our health or contribute to disease. This video is by far the most powerful evidence to convince anyone that we should be eating only plant-based foods. Do you have friends or relatives you want to help go vegetarian, vegan or to just eat healthier? This video has influenced more people to stop or cut back on eating meat and dairy products than any other video we know of. Logical, scientific, easy to understand and convincing. There are some audio drop outs in the video.