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WellnessSee articleDr. 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…
WellnessSee articleResearch 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…
WellnessSee articleWhy 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…
Success StoriesSee articleBefore Forks Over Knives, I Thought Obesity and Misery Were My Destiny
Until recently, I thought it was my destiny to live a life of obesity, rushing headlong toward misery and premature death. I…
Success StoriesSee articleBarely Survived a Massive Heart Attack … I Never Want Another One!
It was a normal Friday afternoon at work on the 28th day of March, 2014. While walking out of a meeting I…
Success StoriesSee articleFrom Hefty to HEALTHY: How Our Seven Year Old Went Veggie and Changed Our Lives!
Our family’s journey started about eight years ago, when my youngest daughter asked me at age seven if she could be a…
Success StoriesSee articleMy Life Was Controlled by Doctors and Meds … But No Longer!
After years of being overweight, at age 52 my health began to fail. In the first six months of 2012, I had…
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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…
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Lost 120 Pounds and Transformed My Life
After a lifetime of health issues since the age of 3, my life took a turn for the worse. At age 40,…
WellnessSee articleHow 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…
WellnessSee articleTop 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,…
WellnessSee articleIf 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…
