Federal Report Finds Plant-Based Diet Is Best; Meat Industry Is Unhappy
Last month, the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee issued its newest recommendations on what Americans should be eating. For the first time,…
Why You Shouldn’t Waste Money on Multivitamins
The following is an excerpt from The Campbell Plan, which was just released by Rodale Books. Many people view multivitamins as some…
Do Vegetarians and Vegans Eat Enough Protein?
Michael Greger, M.D., answers the question that vegans and vegetarians hear all the time. In his video below, he breaks down how…
Dr. Dean Ornish Weighs In on Hazards of the High-Protein Trend
The government’s nutrition panel has changed its longstanding advice on dietary cholesterol. A new version of its recommendations, which will be published in…
Research Shows That a Healthy Diet Will Slow or Stop Most Cancers
More than 30 years ago, I performed and published the first study on the dietary treatment of breast cancer. Although it was…
Why Is the Mediterranean Diet Heart-Healthy? It’s Not the Cheese and Wine
The Mediterranean diet has been popping up all over headlines and in medical literature in recent years. If the sound bites are…
Forks Over Knives to Offer Online Course in Whole-Food, Plant-Based Cooking
Forks Over Knives is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Rouxbe Cooking School to deliver online vegan cooking classes specializing…
How the U.S. Taxpayer Is Used to Promote Meat, Milk, and Sickness
In his 1932 novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley imagined a future where people exist solely to support the economy and are…
How My Patient Lost 75 Pounds, Reduced 19 Meds to 3, and Found Joy in Inspiring Others
A plant-based diet is good for your heart, your body, and it may even be good for your soul. Eighteen months and…
Top 5 Misconceptions About Food: A Doctor’s Daily Experience
As a primary care doctor, I spend my days taking care of patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease,…
If You Could Meet Your Hero, Who Would it Be?
We all had heroes growing up. I loved Spider-Man as a child. A few weeks ago, I was doing a signing for…
Plant-Based Nutrition Support Group Drives Health in the Motor City
Although we see daily signs that plant-based eating is on the rise, in the 25 years I have been counseling my cardiology…