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Downsizing the Bariatric Surgery Industry

by Howard Jacobson, PhD / on October 30, 2015 /

Dr Garth on why we should be doing many fewer bariatric surgeries in this country:

The Proteinaholic Back Story in 8 Minutes

by Howard Jacobson, PhD / on October 29, 2015 /

Interview with Dr Garth: “Why I Had to Write Proteinaholic“

by Howard Jacobson, PhD / on September 24, 2015 /

The other day I got on Skype with Dr Garth and asked him about the Proteinaholic back story. I jumped into the project fairly late, once the manuscript was already mostly written, so I missed the original impetus. And working with […]

More doctors joining the plant powered movement

by Garth Davis, MD / on August 14, 2015 /

I have been getting more and more referrals from doctors to help their patients with variety of diet related diseases. It seems that physicians are really starting to understand that food is medicine. Today, I sat down at the […]

Enlightened Medical Education

by Garth Davis, MD / on June 26, 2015 /

Finally some good news. Tulane University is spreading the message that doctors can treat patients with lifestyle education and support – specifically with a healthy diet. It couldn’t have come at a better time: I have been getting so depressed […]

Myths about Getting Healthy

by Howard Jacobson, PhD / on May 25, 2012 /

1. People can’t change. This may be one of the most damaging and yet most prevalent myths I run in to on a daily basis. We come to know ourselves as we have developed over the years. Society, commercials, our […]