98% of American Diets Potassium Deficient
Less than 2% of Americans achieve even the recommended minimum adequate intake of potassium, due primarily to inadequate plant food intake...
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Pollutants in Californian Breast Tissue
Americans are walking chemical cocktails according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Saffron vs. Prozac for Depression
Millions of Americans suffer from depression every year, a disabling disease that can end up fatal (due to suicide). In my last blog..
How Much Soy Is Too Much?
If animal proteins promote cancer because they boost our blood levels of the growth hormone IGF-1, what about the few plant proteins that..
How Does Meat Cause Inflammation?
The anti-inflammatory effect of plant-based diets is about more than just the power of plants. It’s also the avoidance of animal foods...
Preserving Vision Through Diet
More than a million Americans are blind. The good news is that all four of the most common causes of vision loss may be prevented with a..
Poultry and Penis Cancer
One of the reasons it’s so difficult to study the relationship between diet and cancer is because many dietary behaviors are associated..
Generic Lipitor is not the answer to our heart disease epidemic
The cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) is the best-selling drug on the planet. Nearly a million Americans filled their..
