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I feel pretty grateful. Over the years at my now almost alma mater (one week until I will be able to hold (actually make that hug) my diploma!), I’ve met some wonderful, health conscious friends who view food as medicine, just like I do. This wasn’t always the case, especially during freshman year of college when I couldn’t find
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16 May 2012 at 7:10am
This Mother’s Day we salute all the mothers who are raising children to appreciate and embrace eating for health. It’s no easy task in the midst of a culture fixated on junk food that’s readily available everywhere one turns. And it’s even more difficult if we, as moms, are getting a late start in establishing healthy
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12 May 2012 at 4:00am
Makes 20-25 stars depending on the size of each star
Everyone deserves a little decadence now and then, especially as a post-meal treat. My dad has always instilled in me the importance of consuming plenty of nutrient rich vegetables and beans in a meal and then I can treat myself to a few of these amazing little guys. And boy are they tasty! It
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10 May 2012 at 7:05am
Getting out and staying out of food addiction isn't that hard per se, but one must be vigilant and persistent at all times.
I liken it to learning to ride a bike.
A beginner may have some spills before he/she learns proper balancing skills to ride a bike without falling. It may even take some extra reinforcement like a parent’s
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4 May 2012 at 7:00am
A few days ago, I was explaining my nutritarian diet to an acquaintance when he made a remark about the apparently dreadful sounding blandness of my diet. “You just eat plants? What?! You poor dear. That must be horrible, honey.” Boy did this get me frustrated! Putting aside the fact that I think the foods I eat taste divine, his comment
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1 May 2012 at 6:00am
Autoimmune diseases affect 23.5 million Americans, and that number is rising. Autoimmune diseases are one of the top ten leading causes of death for women under the age of 64.1 In autoimmune diseases, the body undergoes an inappropriate immune response that causes excessive inflammation that becomes destructive to the body. One autoimmune disease in
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27 Apr 2012 at 6:43am
The average American drinks 216 liters of soda each year.1 Soda drinking has previously been associated with lower bone mineral density in women and children,2,3 and one study in particular has focused specifically on the effects of diet soda on bone health. The authors commented that this research was sparked by the observation that diet soda
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24 Apr 2012 at 7:07am
A year ago this month I received a phone call from my sister informing me that my mom had experienced a stroke and was en-route to the ER via an ambulance. Living five minutes from the hospital I made a mad dash there only to discover my mother intensely suffering in a triage unit. The next day would be her 86th birthday, but at that moment
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18 Apr 2012 at 7:55am
It’s not everyday that one is introduced to a legend, but today you are about to meet one. His name is Augie, and when he was celebrating his eightieth birthday two years ago, he was glad that he'd made the conscious decision, more than a decade earlier, to make health and fitness a goal for his retirement years. Augie ran his first
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13 Apr 2012 at 4:03am
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer type, and the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.1 These cancers are the ones most closely linked to lifestyle; the good news is, that means that colon and rectal cancers are also highly preventable by following healthful lifestyle habits – including avoiding disease-causing foods.
Scientists
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9 Apr 2012 at 8:32am
Happiness is something we all want and is just as important to our health as our diets. That’s why I found this subject just as blog worthy as a report on the latest scientific findings on nutrition. Obviously, happiness is a universal human desire, no matter what age we are or where we come from- we all seek as much happiness as possible.
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5 Apr 2012 at 7:02am
Over 20 million people in the United States (about 8% of the population) have type 2 diabetes.1 Worldwide prevalence of diabetes in adults is about 6%, and Asian countries have somewhat higher rates (9% in China and Korea, and 11% in Japan).2,3 This is interesting to consider. In spite of considerably more overweight and obesity in the USA and our
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2 Apr 2012 at 7:22am
For me, being 100% compliant to eating for health means following Dr. Fuhrman’s high-nutrient food plan (“GOMBBS” - greens, onions, mushrooms, beans, berries, nuts/seeds), stopping before full and eating only when truly hungry.
Following the food plan isn’t the hard part for me; the "stopping before full
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29 Mar 2012 at 2:18am
On a chilly Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago people were waking up to the sound of alarm clocks all over northern Indiana to attend an all-day Health Immersion at First Assembly in Fort Wayne. It was 7:45 am when I pulled into the church parking lot, and the atmosphere was charged with excitement as lines were already forming for when
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22 Mar 2012 at 9:46am
A large, long-term study from Harvard School of Public Health published last week confirmed what we already know – red meat is a disease-promoting food whose consumption leads to premature death.1 This is an important study because of its lengthy follow-up time, distinction between unprocessed and processed red meats, and findings of a dose-response
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19 Mar 2012 at 5:00am
A recent study published in the Nutrition Journal reports that eschewing animal products in favor of plant-based foods helps improve mood in just a few weeks. This short-term study incorporated thirty-nine omnivores. Each participant was randomly assigned to a control group consuming meat, fish and poultry daily, a group consuming fish 3-4
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16 Mar 2012 at 11:00am
Adequate sleep is crucial for good health, and Westerners lack sleep – about half of American adults experience one or more symptom of insomnia a few nights each week, and it is estimated that up to 10% of Americans took prescription sleep aids in 2010.1,2
Insomnia itself can be dangerous because in many cases it often causes daytime fatigue.
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14 Mar 2012 at 6:37am
I met Molly, a college student, at the Weekend Immersion in Princeton this past November. She glowed with exuberant radiance; I had no idea that just a few years back she hated fruits and vegetables! Thanks to a mother who quietly modeled healthy eating choices, Molly decided to commit to Dr. Fuhrman’s Six Week Challenge to see what
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12 Mar 2012 at 3:00am
Michael Greger, M.D. is an author and physician specializing in clinical nutrition. He serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States, and most recently he has launched NutritionFacts.org, where he posts information on the latest studies in nutrition research in the form of short video segments.
Dr.
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8 Mar 2012 at 1:00pm
This winter a Facebook friend alerted me to an online interview of a guy talking about his newfound health through following Dr. Fuhrman’s nutritional recommendations. I was thrilled to learn that he was from my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana ~ small world! Chris has been radically changed by putting high-nutrient foods into his body,
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5 Mar 2012 at 5:47am
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