Article Title - Low Carb Diet May Aid Your Metabolism Here is the first sentence of the article: “Eating low-carbohydrate meals may lead to healthy changes in a woman's metabolism that don't occur when consuming higher-carbohydrate meals, a small study suggests”. ... READ MORE...
What I Learned From A Meat Advertisement
December 16, 2016 By 1 Comment
What I Learned From A Meat Advertisement A few days ago, on my commute to work, I was stuck in traffic behind a Price Chopper truck for at least ten minutes. The sign on the back of the truck extolled Price Chopper’s fresh meat. (See photo at bottom) It contained a ... READ MORE...
The Most Important Nutrient Is Often Ignored and It’s Under Attack
December 4, 2016 By Leave a Comment
The Most Important Nutrient Is Often Ignored and It’s Under Attack As I’ve mentioned previously, I concur with T. Colin Campbell’s definition of nutrition: the highly integrated, interactive, even symphonic effect produced by countless food chemicals that maintain ... READ MORE...
A Question For Certified Diabetes Educators; WTF?
November 24, 2016 By 1 Comment
A Question For Certified Diabetes Educators; WTF? In April of 2015, I wrote an article about pharmaceutical companies offering to provide free nutrition education classes to diabetics at physician offices. These classes are provided by Certified Diabetes Educators ... READ MORE...
Herbs, Spices and Anti-Oxidants
November 13, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. His latest book, “How Not To Die”, became an instant New York Times Best Seller. Dr. Greger is also the ... READ MORE...
Quotes From Whole Food Plant-Based Practitioners and Advocates
November 6, 2016 By 1 Comment
Here are some quotes and links that may help you on your whole food plant-based (WFPB) journey. Julienna Hever RD “Carbs are not a food group. This is one of the ideas that makes nutrition and food so confusing. All whole foods contain some ratio of carbs, ... READ MORE...
Revisiting Protein Supplementation for Athletes
October 16, 2016 By 1 Comment
Revisiting Protein Supplementation for Athletes During a group discussion following a recent screening of the film “Forks Over Knives”, it didn’t take long before the subject of protein reared its ugly head. There were a few folks who questioned the likelihood that ... READ MORE...
For Physical and Financial Health Insurance – The Case For Whole Food Plant-Based Diets
October 13, 2016 By 1 Comment
For Physical and Financial Health Insurance – The Case For Whole Food Plant-Based Diets I am ignorant about most things. You probably are too. However, you probably know more about health insurance than I do. I’m about as clueless as someone can be on that particular ... READ MORE...
Food Industry and Nutritional “Science”
September 28, 2016 By Leave a Comment
A recent article in JAMA uncovered the sugar industry’s purposeful attempts to shield their product from being linked to coronary heart disease (CHD) This discovery shouldn’t surprise anybody. Sugar is just another industry that perverts nutritional science and keeps ... READ MORE...
How Not To Buy
September 1, 2016 By Leave a Comment
“Natural Grocers” is making it a little more difficult to purchase Dr. Michael Greger’s bestselling book “How Not To Die” by pulling the book from its shelves. The company states that the book’s claims are not based on science and that the author’s opinions “do not ... READ MORE...
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