Telomeres, the Key to Longevity, Show Food May Be the Best Anti-Aging Treatment

The global anti-aging market will be worth nearly $200 billion in 2019. New beauty technologies make anti-aging products big business. But what…

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Most Doctors Want You to Get Healthier, and are not in Bed with Big Pharma

Once my patients learn about the huge role diet has on their health, they often express anger that their previous physicians did…

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What’s the Best Way to Lower Levels of IGF-1, the Cancer-Promoting Growth Hormone?

In the NutritionFacts.org video below, Dr. Michael Greger explores the link between obesity and the cancer-causing agent IGF-1* (insulin-like growth factor) produced…

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10 Best Articles of 2016

We’re proud of the work we did this year to help people live healthier, happier lives. Here’s a look at the most-read…

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7 Ways Animal Protein is Damaging Your Health

Today, of course, we know that most proteins from both plants and animals are “complete proteins” (meaning they contain all of the…

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10 Best Recipes of 2016

These recipes received hundreds of thousands of visitors and rave reviews in 2016. If you’re looking for plant-based recipes to save or…

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Reflecting on “Forks Over Knives,” the Film That Became a Movement

It has been nearly eight years since I embarked on making Forks Over Knives, and it’s incredible to look back and see…

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Food, Fashion, and the Future: Exclusive Interview With Tennis Great Venus Williams

Since she turned pro two decades years ago, 36-year old tennis champion Venus Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, fourteen…

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NFL Player Griff Whalen on the Perks of Being a Plant-Powered Athlete

The best wide receivers are strong, fast, agile, and strategic. The most important trait, according to college wide receiver coach Jay Norvell,…

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Cooking for One: 5 Healthy Tips and 15 Recipes

One of the most frequently asked questions I hear are about how to cook for one person. Whether it’s from someone at…

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Top 3 Diabetes Myths, Busted: Fruit, Starchy Vegetables, and Blood Glucose

Almost 10 percent of Americans have diabetes and that number is growing. Unfortunately, the myths surrounding diabetes are as widespread as the…

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A Doctor’s Top Tips for Transitioning Smoothly to a Healthy Plant-Based Lifestyle

As a physician, I have learned the greatest rewards come from the relationships built with people and helping them live better lives….

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