For Better Health, Diet More Effective than Pills and Surgery

By Michael Greger, M.D. | Posted on May 31, 2012

Most doctors will tell patients with high blood sugar, or congested arteries to “watch what they eat.” More often than not this is vague advice that translates into nothing more than insignificant changes to the …

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29-Year Old Adam Blaney Normalizes Blood Pressure, Eliminates Meds

By Adam Blaney | Posted on May 30, 2012

I am a 29 year old minister, currently living in Lewisburg, WV. In 2009 I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and acid reflux after experiencing chest pains which landed me in the emergency room …

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Nutrition Facts Video: Dark Fish Like Salmon May Cause Heartbeat Irregularities

By Forks Over Knives | Posted on May 29, 2012

In this Nutrition Facts video, Dr. Michael Greger looks at research showing how consuming dark fish like salmon may cause dangerous heartbeat irregularities. Click the box below to watch.

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Calcium Supplements Can Cause Heart Attacks

By Amanda Just | Posted on May 29, 2012

Calcium supplements are thought to be good for the bones, but a new study warns they might be bad for the heart. A report released Friday in the journal Heart found an alarming result: taking …

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Chipotle Corn Salsa and Baked Tortilla Chips

By Chef AJ | Posted on May 24, 2012

This is my all-time favorite salsa. It has a smokey flavor and is great as a dip – you can also use it as tasty filling for a burrito or enchilada.

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Dis-ease of the Heart: The Psychology of Eating Animals

By Melanie Joy, Ph.D., Ed.M. | Posted on May 23, 2012

On a recent flight on my way to present my slideshow on carnism, I struck up a conversation with the woman sitting next to me, a conversation that was not terribly different from many of …

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From Couch Potato to One of the World’s Fittest Men

Although I had been a collegiate athlete, I had completely lost touch with health and fitness. For many years, my focus was on things I think we can all relate to: building my career as …

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Restart for Health

By Terry Mason, M.D. | Posted on May 21, 2012

It is an astonishing fact that America — the best fed nation in the world — is the most unhealthy. Immigrants to America plunge from being healthy to unhealthy in a few short years of …

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Black-Eyed Pea Stew

By Darshana Thacker | Posted on May 18, 2012

I love to share the art of Indian cooking I learned in my mother’s kitchen in India. My food is a fusion of Indian cuisine and other styles of cooking from around the world. Please …

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How I Overcame Crippling Arthritis and Returned to Elite-Level Fitness

By Jon Hinds | Posted on May 17, 2012

The time was August 2000, I had just won a Gold Medal in two of the biggest Brazilian Ju-jitsu tournaments in the world and opened my first Monkey Bar Gymnasium. Needless to say I was …

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