Why Hormones Matter and Three Ways to Mess Them Up
Hormones direct such vital functions as growth, reproduction, and metabolism. While hormonal imbalances get blamed for health problems from mood swings to…
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Is White Rice to Blame for Skyrocketing Type 2 Diabetes in China?
Rice has been a staple food for 5,000 years, yet some new studies and news headlines suggest that each additional daily serving of…
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Meet Matt Frazier, the Vegan Ultrarunner Behind “No Meat Athlete”
Matt Frazier is a marathoner and ultra-runner who runs the popular fitness site No Meat Athlete. But Matt says that growing up,…
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Everything You Need to Know About Insulin Resistance and Diet
Insulin resistance significantly increases your risk for the development of a collection of health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty…
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7 Ways Milk and Dairy Products Are Making You Sick
Today, Americans consume an enormous amount of dairy. The intake of the average American is estimated to be over 600 pounds of…
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Does Everything in Moderation Really Work?
Adapted from Reboot with Joe. When it comes to consuming unhealthy foods and making unhealthy choices, “everything in moderation” is believed to…
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Without Surgery, This New Father Got Off the Transplant List and Reversed His Heart Disease
David Foster was a new father and only 57 years old when his doctor told him he needed a heart transplant. He…
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How I Took Back My Health After a Lifetime of Crash Diets and an Eating Disorder
I didn’t learn a lot about nutrition growing up. In my family, our weekly menu was pretty routine: meatloaf, spaghetti, pot roast,…
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Love is a Far Better Motivator Than Fear
The following is an excerpt from The 4Leaf Guide to Vibrant Health. I had the good fortune to hear Dr. Dean Ornish…
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Why the Nation’s Largest Health Plan Wants Its Doctors to Recommend a Plant-Based Diet
If physicians know of a treatment that could prevent and reverse disease, then it seems like that treatment should be the first-line…
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Common Ground: What the World’s Top Nutrition Experts Agree On
Some of the world’s top nutrition scientists and experts came together at the Oldways Finding Common Ground conference in Boston at the end…
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Why Does Animal Protein Cause Weight Gain?
The following is an excerpt from Proteinaholic, which was released by HarperOne. You might be asking yourself how protein can be associated with weight…
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