The Amazing Microbiome At the turn of the century, the groundbreaking technique called 16S RNA sequencing, pioneered by Dr. Carl Woese, led to an explosion in scientific research on the human ... READ MORE...

Coffee In the future, when asked about my thoughts about a specific food or beverage, I’m going try to respond with the question “compared to what?”. Someone recently asked me what I thought about ... READ MORE...

J. Morris Hicks is a whole food plant-based (WFPB) writer, speaker and activist. I am on his email list and I receive daily bite-sized blog articles. A recent bite-sized blog contained this alarming ... READ MORE...

Venous Insufficiency and The Unlucky Dietitian In this previous article, I shared my encounter with a virus that caused my thyroid to go haywire and release large amounts of thyroid hormone.  That ... READ MORE...

Sickle Cell Disease and Diet I recently met someone who shared that he has Sickle Cell Disease.  I mentioned that I am a registered dietitian who focuses on plant-based nutrition.  He remarked ... READ MORE...

Whole Food Plant Based – Eight Years and Counting Well it’s been eight years since I began eating a whole food plant based (WFPB) diet. Last year at this time I blogged the following: “I’ve ... READ MORE...

Dining Out Tips For Those Following Whole Food Plant-Based Diets Finding compliant meals when dining out is probably the most daunting challenge when following a whole food plant based (WFPB) diet.  ... READ MORE...

Prelude to Article I thought long and hard before deciding to post this article. The main reason behind my reluctance is that it contains personal information to which the world now has access.  The ... READ MORE...

Dr. William C. Roberts on LDL Cholesterol The Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health has discovered nine modifiable risk factors that make up 90% of the risk of having a first heart attack. ... READ MORE...