This 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!! […]
Continue ReadingCauliflower tacos!!! My wife likes to experiment with different recipes. This is the vegan version and it rocks.
Continue ReadingI am getting a lot of comments and questions about losing weight. This is a very complex topic which has many variables. Very well controlled metabolic studies have shown that people can lose weight but then a break comes on […]
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