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Why is junk food for sale EV.ERY.WHERE. Need a candy bar with your wrench and superglue at the hardware store? Want a whole cheesecake with your book at barnes and noble (they actually had coupons for this last time I was there). Need a giant packaged cookie with your sneakers at Dick’s? SERIOUSLY?? You aren’t... Continue Reading →
I'm not a diet absolutist or a purist, but if I had to join a diet camp and stay there, it would be with the vegans, and specifically the whole-foods, plant-based vegans. My experience and common sense tell me that this is a good way to eat. There's some evidence that it's healthy. There's a lot... Continue Reading →
Oh, the french. They smoke like chimneys, drink like poissons, and bread and cheese is practically a religion there. But I can count on one hand the number of obese people I encountered on my trip— and two of them were from Texas. Now, I’m not suggesting these habits are a path to health. Indeed,... Continue Reading →
No one, as far as I know, will be surprised to find out that highly processed, manufactured food isn’t the healthiest option. No, what’s compelling about Michael Moss's Sugar, Salt, Fat isn’t some surprising revelation. Rather, it’s the breadth and depth of an issue we kind of already knew about, laid bare. And it ain’t pretty.... Continue Reading →
Perhaps you’ve hear the kerfuffle going on recently over the new dietary guidelines released back in February. What’s going on, exactly? Is butter back? The “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” is updated every five years, and it is billed as a joint effort of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services. Does that... Continue Reading →
Making choices that allow us to achieve our optimal state of health is not easy. I had a patient ask me earnestly the other day what was the magic pill for feeling great and living longer. I told her, equally earnest, that being physically active and eating whole, mostly plant-based foods were the secret she... Continue Reading →
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