Why Feeding Your Gut Bacteria Might Be the Secret to Better Health
Our gut bacteria influence our health in profound ways. They help digest food, make key nutrients, fight harmful organisms, protect our gut…
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The Best Diet for Acne: A Q&A with Nina and Randa Nelson, Co-Authors of “The Clear Skin Diet”
When Nina and Randa Nelson, the vibrant, bright-faced twins behind The Clear Skin Diet were teenagers, they had what Nina calls “a…
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Harvard Study: Plant-Based Diet Could Reduce Early Deaths by One-Third
Anybody who’s watched Forks Over Knives knows the powerful effect a plant-based diet can have on their health. Now, research at Harvard suggests that…
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8+ Striking Nutrition Studies Every Medical Student Should Read
In the United States, dietary factors are the most important risk factors for disease, yet medical schools fail to provide adequate nutrition…
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Reversing India’s Diabetes Problem: A Q&A with Dr. Nandita Shah
India is known as a country of vegetarians, but, in reality, more and more Indians are eating meat, especially young people drawn…
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Why I Recommend a High-Carb Diet for My Patients with Diabetes
I have many patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes in my internal medicine practice. When I ask what foods they think…
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How the Way We Farm Makes Us Sick: 6 Things You Need to Know about the U.S. Farm Bill
It’s no secret that the U.S. healthcare system is in deep trouble. Staggering statistics appear each day. Obesity, heart attacks, diabetes, cancer, dementia—America…
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PSA Alert: Olympians Champion the Dairy-Free Lifestyle
Besides being world-class Olympic athletes, what do silver-medal-winning cyclist Dotsie Bausch, six-time medalist and swimmer Rebecca Soni, weightlifter Kendrick Farris, soccer player…
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Get Ready for “The Game Changers,” the Next Plant-Powered Supermovie
When the cab drivers at Sundance are talking about a film you made, you know the five years you put into a…
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Why Olive Oil Is Not Healthy for Your Heart
Olives conjure up images of the warm sun and deep blue seas of the Mediterranean, where the olive tree flourishes. In more…
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This Gynecologist Is Making the WFPB Connection for Women
Dr. Padma Garvey, a gynecologist working in New York’s Hudson Valley (about 75 miles outside of New York City), has come to…
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Calorie Density Is the Key to Weight Loss
Losing weight is hard. We make progress, and then we find ourselves back where we started—or worse, even heavier than before. It’s…
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