Why Everyone Should Eat More Plants
There is a misconception that eating a plant-based diet is unnatural, the purview of activist radicals and the socially marginalized. Instead, I…
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The Smoke and Mirrors Behind Wheat Belly and Grain Brain
The Atkins Diet lives on in the current bestselling books Wheat Belly by William Davis, MD and Grain Brain by David Perlmutter,…
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Careers in Plant-Based Nutrition: Options for Action in an Emerging Field
We need you. We have never before been faced with so much overweight, chronic disease, and associated emotional and financial ill effects…
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1907 New York Times Article Shows that Meat Causes Cancer.
A Century Later, Many People Still Haven’t Heard the News
In a recent NPR debate about the risks of meat-eating, I put forward the proposition that meat causes cancer. Judging by faces…
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The Plant-Based Lifestyle Is the Best Medicine I’ve Ever Prescribed
As a cardiologist, I am delighted to share the many ways Forks Over Knives has been an incredible resource for my patients,…
see articleHow Not to Need Viagra
Erectile dysfunction has been getting a lot of publicity in recent years, and when a brand-new drug, Viagra, hit the market in…
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Incorporating Compassion for Farmed Animals
The following piece is the acceptance speech given by Dr. Melanie Joy on October 9, 2013 at the House of Commons in…
see articleThe Protein Juggernaut Has Deep Roots
This article was originally published in the T. Colin Campbell Foundation newsletter and is reprinted here with permission. Click here to sign up…
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Confused About Today’s Breaking Health News?
Did you hear about the study in the news today? Health information these days is much more commonplace than ever before. Every…
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Take Heart! Whole-Food, Plant-Based Living Will (Slowly) Reach the Masses
Once you know the connection between dietary choices and health, watching other people eat can be a gruesome sight. It can seem…
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My $1.50 a Day Challenge: Eating a Plant-Based Diet on an Austere Budget
I recently took on a personal challenge to eat on $1.50 a day for five days. I was apprehensive and didn’t think…
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What’s Wrong with Eggs?
A common question I hear as a dietitian (second only to “Where do you get your protein?” of course) is “What’s wrong…
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