The Big Picture, Avoiding Death Approach to Treating Type II Diabetes A recent blog from Dr. Greger is a good reminder about the importance of looking at the “big picture” when adopting a diet to ... READ MORE...

The Reductionist Nutritionist vs. The Wholistic Nutritionist Can you recommend some non-dairy sources of significant amounts of calcium for my 11-year-old daughter to eat? This is a question I ... READ MORE...

Handling Social Booby Traps I recently spoke with a colleague who appears ready to try a 21 – day whole food plant based (WFPB) diet challenge.  One of her biggest concerns is how she will handle the ... READ MORE...

A Thriving Human Carnivore’s Thoughts on Nutrition Research Joe Rogan has a very popular podcast and Jordan Peterson is a controversial Canadian professor/writer.  In this 28-minute segment of a 3 ... READ MORE...

Got Summit Fatigue?  Focus on Healthy Habits. Many of you probably receive constant invitations to participate in on-line plant based summits or symposiums that include presentations from numerous ... READ MORE...

Even Calorically-Concentrated Whole Plant Foods Have A Place for Most of Us. When counseling someone who struggles with weight issues, I make a concerted effort to warn him/her to limit calorically ... READ MORE...

Vivera Steaks and Such Are Not Whole Food Plant-Based. The Plant Based News web site recently proclaimed; “Almost 40,000 Vegan Steaks Sold at Tescos ‘Within Days’”. Tesco is a British multinational ... READ MORE...

The WellStart Health Program In this Plant Yourself Podcast, Howard Jacobson converses with his partners in a new start up business called WellStart Health. WellStart Health is an intensive ... READ MORE...

Missing Microbes May Explain Limited Responses to Transitioning to a Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) Diet Lifestyle medical doctors, such as Ron Weiss and Zach Bush, strongly promote WFPB diets to ... READ MORE...