Using Statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), economists gathered data to estimate the amount of food, by weight, Americans eat per year. It turns out that the average American eats 1996 lbs of food (almost one ton) each year. Americans ... READ MORE...
Ignoring Holistic Nutrition Research Harms Many
February 15, 2014 By 1 Comment
This video is from a Canadian news show that aired during Dr. Roy Swank's lifetime. It covers some drug trials for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and also covers Dr. Swank's diet trial for MS. Towards the end of the video, one of the docs running a drug trial scoffs at Dr. ... READ MORE...
Fighting Breast Cancer with Whole Food Plant Based Weapons
February 10, 2014 By 2 Comments
Evidence of the positive impact WFPB diets have on the prevention and treatment of Breast Cancer continues to pile up. Click here for a study that showed that vegan women had 34 percent lower rates of female-specific cancers such as breast, cervical and ovarian ... READ MORE...
Does Supreme Physical Fitness Equate to Great Health?
February 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Highly fit people are more likely to be in better health than people who are not physically fit. Great fitness and great health seem to go together naturally. Hence, we often refer to physically active people as being “into” Health and Fitness. I realize some of you ... READ MORE...
Live Long and Prosper!
January 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Dean Ornish , in collaboration with Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, showed that the following lifestyle changes can lengthen telomeres, the ends of chromosomes that control how long we live. • a very low-fat diet including predominantly fruits, ... READ MORE...
The Bronx Bombers – Crushing Heart Disease
January 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
On January 11, 2014, at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY, I witnessed a team in action, who like the New York Yankees, deserve the moniker “Bronx Bombers”. However, this team’s playing field is the classroom, not a baseball diamond. Cardiologist Robert Ostfeld ... READ MORE...
Be a Successful Weight Loss Maintainer
January 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Be a Successful Weight Loss Maintainer The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) was established in 1994 by Rena Wing, Ph.D. from Brown Medical School, and James O. Hill, Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, and is the largest prospective investigation of ... READ MORE...
The Glycemic Index is a Load of …
January 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The Glycemic Index (GI) is a ranking of carbohydrates on a scale from 0 to 100 according to the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after eating. Foods with a high GI are those which are rapidly digested and absorbed and result in marked fluctuations in blood ... READ MORE...
“Cheesy” Bean Dip
December 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Cheesy-Beany Spread Makes 4 1/2-cup servings 1 15-ounce can white beans, drained and rinsed, or 1 1/2 cups cooked white beans 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice (or more to taste) 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon ... READ MORE...
WFPB Is More Than Just Salads
December 24, 2013 By 3 Comments
With the success of the film Forks Over Knives, more and more people are becoming aware of the long-term health benefits of adopting a WFPB diet. This means that more and more people are considering making significant dietary changes in order to recapture their ... READ MORE...
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