An Article Destined to Confuse and Mislead

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 ... READ MORE...

What I Learned From A Meat Advertisement

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 ... READ MORE...

The Most Important Nutrient Is Often Ignored and It’s Under Attack

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, ... READ MORE...

A Question For Certified Diabetes Educators; WTF?

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 ... READ MORE...

Herbs, Spices and Anti-Oxidants

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”, ... READ MORE...

Quotes From Whole Food Plant-Based Practitioners and Advocates

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 ... READ MORE...

Revisiting Protein Supplementation for Athletes

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 ... READ MORE...

For Physical and Financial Health Insurance – The Case For Whole Food Plant-Based Diets

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 ... READ MORE...

Food Industry and Nutritional “Science”

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. ... READ MORE...

How Not To Buy

“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 ... READ MORE...