Congratulations! Vegan Lunches for Country’s Second-Largest Public School District
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Unified School District! Earlier this month, school board members unanimously voted in favor of bringing healthful plant-based…
How My Patient Beat Prediabetes and Won a Decade-Long Weight-Loss Battle
Have you ever tried something, invested nearly everything you had—time, energy, and resources—into a project, and failed? What would happen if you…
Don’t Believe the Hype: Diets High in Saturated Fat DO Cause Heart Disease
A new commentary just published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine contends that saturated fat is uninvolved in coronary artery disease. Before…
Why the Paleo Diet Doesn’t Make Sense
The Paleo diet seems like a great idea: eat like a caveman to avoid the diseases of civilization. The logic, so it…
Can’t Cut Meat 100 Percent Yet? “The Reducetarian Solution” Says Less Is Next Best
The good news: There is a growing number of people who are reducing their intake of animal products. According to a recent…
One Man’s Mission to Bring the Secrets of Longevity to Communities Everywhere
The November 2005 issue of National Geographic was one of the bestselling in the magazine’s history. Dan Buettner, a National Geographic explorer…
Montefiore Health System Now Plays Forks Over Knives and Serves Plant-Based Meals at Patient Beds
We are very pleased to share that in addition to our plant-based outpatient Cardiac Wellness Program, Montefiore now offers plant-based vegan meals…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…