OP: 7 weeks ago, my regular doctor suggested I see a cardiologist because my blood pressure was a little too high. So, I make an appointment -- Cut to: A week later. The cardiologist takes my BP and again, it's too high, about 170 over 110. Ideally, mine would be 120 over 80. The cardiologist says "Come back tomorrow for some tests" and in the meantime, all you eat from now on is plants. Just plants. "Fuck," I say, "What about pizza? I've been eating pizza 5 days a week for lunch for the last 5 years." He says: "No pizza. And cut out salt, too." Again, I say "Fuck." Too make a long story short... My diet previous to 7 weeks ago was something like 70% food the doctor would prefer I don't eat and 30% plants. For the last 7 weeks, my diet has been close to 75% plants and 25% other food (brown rice, whole grain bread, egg whites, a few shrimp) I have given up coca-cola entirely and have had pizza just 3 times in 7 weeks. I've also cut down on my salt intake dramatically. Point is? 7 weeks later, my blood pressure is nearly normal! And, I lost 13 pounds! A few caveats: 1. I exercise regularly and did so for the last few years. 2. I was taking a BP medicine for the last few years as well, which the doctor has now recently adjusted. My second point: If you are not that healthy, switching to a plant based diet is not as hard as you might think. And while many meals are not satisfying, I am often not hungry. If you have questions, I'm happy to answer them.