{"id":17370,"date":"2016-09-20T15:30:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T22:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=17370"},"modified":"2016-09-20T15:33:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T22:33:51","slug":"dr-michael-greger-taking-personal-responsibility-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/dr-michael-greger-taking-personal-responsibility-for-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Personal Responsibility For Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HhpzV_HAYiU\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<h4>Dr. Michael Greger &#8211; ~ If that\u2019s all a healthy plant-based diet could do\u2014reverse the #1 killer of men and women\u2014shouldn\u2019t that be the default diet until proven otherwise?<\/h4>\n<h4>This video is part of an experiment to find ways to appeal to those new to the site. 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