Here’s a great video by Dr. Greger, reviewing some crucial science: The American Institute of Cancer Research teamed up with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) to employ many top scientists from around the world. They […]
Continue ReadingI talk a lot about benefits of plant based diet, but one of the biggest determinants of health may simply be whether your food is home cooked. You will be far healthier if you are preparing your food at home. […]
Continue ReadingThis article is an excellent look at how a Josh Blacker, a vegan actor, put on muscle and got ripped for a role as Matt Damon’s nemesis in the movie Elysium. Remember, he was working out hard! He had to eat […]
Continue ReadingPeople are texting and emailing me like crazy about an article that appeared on Mother Jones magazine on July 15 titled, “Sorry, Foodies: We’re About to Ruin Kale.” Despite the online hysteria, the article did not say that kale makes you […]
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My favorite meal at Field of Greens restaurant: Vegan macrobiotic platter, tempeh patties and daikon dressing. Anybody feel sorry for my “deprived” lifestyle? 😉
Continue ReadingFor years I have used a type of “aversion therapy” with patients. Specifically, I tell patients to take a picture of themselves they don’t like. Could be a pic holding a bag of meds or insulin syringe. Then take a […]
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The internet never ceases to amaze me. I have spent years and years studying physiology, nutrition, attending long scientific meetings, communicating and collaborating with experts, and most importantly, treating thousands of patients and seeing first-hand what works. Yet, people seem […]
Continue ReadingFrom yesterday’s New York Times, a great article about the business interests and corruption surrounding the efforts to promote GMOs: The G.M.O. experiment, carried out in real time and with our entire food and ecological system as its laboratory, is perhaps […]
Continue ReadingIt kills me that we eat 2-3x the RDA of protein and yet we don’t come close to eating enough fruits, veggies, and fiber, according to recent survey data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We […]
Continue ReadingThere are some beautiful people in this world, and what Stephen Ritz is teaching kids in his class in the Bronx will be essential to their development, their health, and the health of their environment. We need more of this!! […]
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