You should feel good about eating yogurt, as it’s a key part of the healthiest diet on the planet—the Mediterranean diet. But you need to be careful about which type of yogurt you eat—especially [...]
Category: Diet
Here’s why the trendy, ultra-low carb diets go too far
Protein is a remarkable, life-sustaining nutrient used by every cell in your body. It’s an essential building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. And your body even uses it to [...]
More than half of America’s food is unnatural, processed, “hyperpalatable” junk
According to a new study published in the journal Obesity, America’s food supply is overrun with virtually irresistible (to many), ultra-processed, “hyperpalatable” products. Which isn’t too [...]
Six foods to strengthen your immune system during—and after—the pandemic
In their daily press conferences about coronavirus, politicians, public health experts, and epidemiologists continue to speculate about treating people with a new vaccine, new drugs, and even old [...]
More reasons to skip the processed foods and “eat local” instead
I always recommend you strive to “eat the rainbow,” because the natural, unprocessed, whole foods in Nature come in a spectrum of colors. For example, deep, ruby-red, blue, and purple foods—such [...]
Vegetarians more likely to “require” weight-loss surgery
Yesterday, I reported on more new research that found a clear link between a diet high in processed foods and obesity. So, today, I’m discussing a study that explored a lesser-known dietary cause [...]
Stay home, but don’t rely on quick, easy, ultra-processed foods
Over the last several weeks, public health experts have been urging Americans to stay at home to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Following this advice presents its own set of challenges, for [...]
These five medical myths just won’t go away
The past few weeks have seen an abundance of medical misinformation swirling around social media. Unfortunately, taking it all too seriously has had devastating effects on both the economy and on [...]
Eating more of THIS slashes your risk of dying from ANY cause!
Science consistently shows that a Mediterranean-type diet is the healthiest for you, your heart, your brain, your metabolism—and your lifespan. But, all too often, the mainstream seems to [...]
Big food is trying to pull off one of the biggest hoaxes in history
It’s been quite astonishing to witness how big food manufacturers are somehow managing to convince millions of Americans that “plant-based” diets filled with processed, mass-produced veggie [...]
