Yet another friend and colleague recently shared her latest Total Serum Cholesterol and HDL levels. Her Total Cholesterol = 137 and her HDL = 84, which gives her a Non-HDL of 53. She has been ... READ MORE...
The Bizarro World – When Just Right is Too Thin
October 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
With close to 70% of Americans obese or overweight, normal weight Americans are often perceived to be abnormally thin. In fact, according to a Harris Interactive/Health Day poll, 30% of overweight ... READ MORE...
Diet as a Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
September 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A Web MD Feature Article written by R. Morgan Griffen entitled “MS and Your Diet: Is There a link?” discusses three dietary approaches that people have promoted to treat MS. The italicized ... READ MORE...
WFPB Can Add Years To Your Life and Life To Your Years
September 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In his book “Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples”, John Robbins describes the diets and lifestyles of the following four long-lived ... READ MORE...
Join the Not-So-Lunatic Fringe
September 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
So you’ve read the works of T. Colin Campbell, Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and other experts on WFPB eating and you are convinced that transitioning to a WFPB diet will help you ... READ MORE...
Different WFPB Strokes for Different WFPB Folks
September 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Individual variability plays a role in determining the ease of transition to a whole food plant based diet (WFPB). There is pretty much a limitless amount of variables that affect an individual’s ... READ MORE...
Why are we so confused about nutrition?
September 7, 2013 By 2 Comments
Why are we so confused about nutrition? T. Colin Campbell PhD, the author of The China Study released his latest book in the spring of 2013. It’s called “Whole” and was co-authored by Howard ... READ MORE...
Osteoporosis – There’s more to the story than calcium
September 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Osteoporosis: There’s More to the Story than Calcium One of the biggest concerns people have about transitioning to a WFPB diet is getting enough dietary calcium in order to build and/or maintain ... READ MORE...
Jeff Novick MS RD Answers Frequently Asked Questions
September 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Jeff Novick MS RD LD LN is an icon in the world of WFPB nutrition. Jeff is truly a unique dietitian and nutritionist. With over 24 years of experience in nutrition, health, fitness and natural ... READ MORE...
Jeff Novick MS RD on Olive Oil
August 30, 2013 By 2 Comments
Pritikin Longevity Center abridged article Rarely does the media miss a chance to report that olive oil is a “good” fat. A recent 2006 study praised olive oil as heart-healthy – and extra virgin ... READ MORE...
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