Mushrooms – Raw or Cooked?

Mushrooms – Raw or Cooked? Dr. Joel Fuhrman MD has been a strong advocate of a whole food plant based (WFPB) diet for many years.   Foods that he has labeled as particularly nutritious and ... READ MORE...

The Best Diet to Treat Heart Disease

The Best Diet to Treat Heart Disease Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Disease) has been our number 1 killer in the US for 100 years. A disease that physician/researcher Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. calls a ... READ MORE...

From Pig Farmer to Potato Farmer

From Pig Farmer to Potato Farmer Pig farmer Bob Comis used to operate Stony Brook Farm in Schoharie, NY. He was the antithesis of a factory farmer.  He strove to give his pigs the best life he could ... READ MORE...

What You Need to Know About Mammograms

What You Need to Know About Mammograms Dr. Michael Greger of Nutritonfacts.org created a series of videos about mammograms that is extremely helpful to any woman who is trying to decide if a ... READ MORE...

Lipoprotein (a) – The Sneaky Heart Danger

Lipoprotein (a) – The Sneaky Heart Danger In February 2017, Bob Harper, the famous personal trainer from “The Biggest Loser” suffered what should have been a fatal heart attack.  But on the day ... READ MORE...

Dr. Paul Lemanski Spreading The Good News About WFPB diets

Dr. Paul Lemanski Spreading The Good News About WFPB Diets Dr. Paul E. Lemanski practices internal medicine at the Capital Care Medical Group’s Center for Preventive Medicine in Albany, NY.  Dr. ... READ MORE...

Mainstream Media – Purveyors of Doubt in WFPB Diets

Mainstream Media – Purveyors of Doubt in WFPB Diets A while back, Howard Jacobson, from the Plant Yourself podcast, interviewed teacher Doug Schmidt, who recaptured his heart health by following a ... READ MORE...

Celebrate Februdairy

Celebrate Februdairy What?  Have I gone mad asking you to celebrate February 2018 as Februdairy? Well, I may be crazy, but it’s not because I’m promoting Februdairy.  Explaining my craziness is ... READ MORE...

Bread Fit for A Chief

Bread Fit for A Chief Someone who is dipping his toe in the Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) pool (we’ll call him The Chief) recently emailed me this question: “What, if any, do you consider a healthy, ... READ MORE...

Chicory Root

Chicory Root Back in September of 2017, I wrote an article called “The Amazing Microbiome” in which I printed Dr. Irminne Van Dyken’s list of foods that are considered good sources of ... READ MORE...