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Success StoriesSee articleFor 26 Years, I’ve Managed Type 1 Diabetes With a Plant-Based Diet
Until age 35, my health was very typical for an American. Then in November of 1988, all that changed: my immune system…
WellnessSee articleCarbs Are Not the Enemy: Why Starch Should Be at the Center of Your Plate
People are so afraid of starch and carbs these days, but we want you to unlearn everything you think you know about them. Despite…
Success StoriesSee articleStudents at First Vegetarian School Find Better Health and Academic Success
PS244Q, a public school in Flushing, Queens (New York), was the first public non-charter school in America to offer students an all-vegetarian…
WellnessSee articleNew Study: Typical American Diet and Dairy Products Raise Prostate Cancer Death Risk
A new study found that prostate cancer patients who ate a Western diet were 2.5 times more likely to die from the…
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Lost 140 Pounds, Cured My Type 2 Diabetes, and Saved Thousands in Medications
In 2010, my doctor suggested that I purchase a funeral plot, because I would most likely need one within five years unless…
WellnessSee articleGetting Clarity About Calcium
The subject of calcium is a hotly debated one. One of the biggest controversies is whether or not we can really get…
Success StoriesSee articleHow This Family Doctor Lost 75 Pounds Easily Without Portion Control
As a family medicine physician, I treat patients all day long for conditions related to poor nutrition and obesity: diabetes, high blood…
How ToSee articleHow to Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind
In this enlightening video, evolutionary psychologist Doug Lisle, author of The Pleasure Trap and Forks Over Knives contributor, explains the scientific principles…
WellnessSee articleVitamin D Supplements are Harmful—Sunshine and Food Determine Health
Worries over vitamin D, once known as “the sunshine vitamin,” have turned hundreds of millions of people into patients with worse, not…
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Lost Half My Body Weight and Became a Health Advocate
[Editor’s Note: This post was updated January 2016.] My world changed on May 25th, 2013. A quiet Memorial Day weekend and the…
WellnessSee articleIs It Possible to Eat Too Much Fruit?
We’ve talked before about how the sugar in whole foods (like fruits and vegetables) is necessary and healthy. The clarification that is…
WellnessSee articleBrain Food: New Study Shows Healthy Diet Can Protect Against Memory Loss
It might seem like common sense to most of us, but a new report confirms that our eating habits affect the health…
