We simply don't have time for the normal snail pace of social change. During "The Last Heart Attack" documentary, President Clinton spoke briefly about the dismal state of affairs with regards to our school lunches across the country --...

In today's NutritionFacts.org video-of-the-day Golden glow, and tomorrow's, Produce, not pills to increase physical attractiveness, I review the new research suggesting the consumption of dark green leafy vegetables improves the healthy appearance of Caucasians due to carotenoid deposition in the skin. Taking those...

Is the Glass 6 Pounds Full or 42 Pounds Empty? The media have been overflowing with a recent British study that compared weight loss results of visits to a doctor vs. the Weight Watchers program. A Google search for...

I weeded the garden yesterday in a fit of Southern Hemisphere spring energy.  For those concerned about how much eating healthy costs, let me brag about the harvest.- 4 tiny potatoes- 5 leaves of kale- 3 dandelions- 10 bunches...

With hundreds of videos on more than a thousand topics and new content every day it may be hard to keep up with NutritionFacts.org! So I thought every weekend I’d start reposting some of the most popular back-and-forth of...

This is a lovely and fun way to use those beautiful eggplants of the season. The eggplant is barbecued, giving it a fantastic roasty flavor. You can serve it on its own, as an appetizer or paired with a fantastic...

 Dinner with Grilled Peach Salad, baguettes, a vegan cheesey spread and Vegan Liverwurst from my new book.You can see 82 color photos of many of the recipes in my new book, World Vegan Feast, in this photo album.   There are nowFIVE 5-star reviews of...

  Another lop-sided football score, something like 49-0 During the past week, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta aired his heart attack documentary numerous times -- and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. I am particularly impressed with what Sanjay is still...

Reposted from http://crazysexylife.com/2011/pus-in-milk/: In the new NutritionFacts.org video-of-the-day today, I note that the antiseptics used to disinfect cow teats can provide a source of iodine, but have been found to boost the level of pus in the milk of cows...

Well, it’s taken 9 years since I went vegan, but I’m officially no longer a freak:  The vegan diet has decidedly gone mainstream, and I couldn’t be more excited! It probably started when Skinny Bitch became a best-seller, convincing all...

Our ego is threatened by our desire to accept and forgive others. Our ego is driven by our fear and insecurity. We need to give it no power to influence us. We do this by reminding ourselves daily, every moment,...

A perfect school lunch. A simple after school snack. An easy, quick dinner for those nights when you just don't have time. They're just good... and easy! For full recipe and more photos and information, go here on the La...

Last Saturday Hazel and I went just over the border to Llangollen in North Wales to visit the ‘Vegan Café 4 the Day’ in one of the old halls in the middle of town. The FREE Café tours Wales, setting...

Pesto as a base, KGB, aka kale, garlic and broccoli... the best ingredients ever! This is a simple yet delicious and incredibly healthy meal. For full recipe and more photos and information, go here on the La Pure Mama blog....

  September is Alzheimer's Month, in recognition of the five million Americans stricken with the devastating disease, now the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. We've known for almost 20 years that compared to long-time vegetarians, those eating meat (including...

Why Consuming Fish for Omega-3s Is Like Eating Radioactive Vegetables You can’t eat a single nutrient in isolation. This includes overhyped omega-3 fatty acids. Whether you get these nutrients from food or pills, they’re part of a package. Here’s an...

The Oz Diet. No more myths. No more fads. What you should eat -- and why. Leading off with a title like that, you're no doubt expecting to see some much-needed clarity on this crucial topic -- but Dr....

A week before the premiere of Contagion, a star-studded thriller about (spoiler alert!) a pork-borne pandemic, is unfortunate timing for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to announce the identification of a new strain of swine flu in two young American...

In our society, we physicians are afforded extraordinary power. "In the case of the United States," noted an article in the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, "the question of how a profession held in low esteem and mired in a...

When you have difficulty forgiving, keep in mind that the underlying reason people attack us is because of fear and insecurity, and that what they are really doing is calling out for love. If you can appreciate this and rise...