The headline in the Cornell Progressive on March 8, 2012 We may no longer have academic freedom at Cornell or ANY of our schools of nutrition, but the first amendment is alive and well. And it was recently exercised by Dr. T....

  Trailing in the bottom of the 7th inning---with Ted Turner Entering Atlanta's mega-airport yesterday morning at 6:00 a.m., I noticed a large poster image of Ted Turner gesturing with one hand and saying, "We're this close to ending polio." Then, while...

  By not getting enough calories Essential nutrient? Yes. More important than complex carbohydrates? No. Earlier this week, I blogged about the importance of fiber in the diet of herbivores. Today, I want to revisit the old question about protein---because this...

 A little of the first---a whole lot of the second Finally, a thoughtful member of the medical community speaks out---in a recent Op-Ed in the New York Times and in a  recent video; both of which are featured in this blog. I...

That's right, vegan prize fighter and it's not an oxymoron. On June 9, the undefeated (28-0) Desert Storm will fight the defending welterweight champion, Manny Pacquiao, in Las Vegas. And for at least three months leading up to the fight, Timothy will eat...

  Last weekend, I posted a video by Dr. Walter J. Veith entitled "Sitting on a Time Bomb." Since then, I have discovered another one of his educational videos. It is entitled "Udderly Amazing" and features 80 minutes worth of...

Want to be healthy? Listen to Dr. T. Colin Campbell, NOT David Zinczenko, the editor of Mens's Health and the author of Eat This, Not That. Dr. Campbell tells you the truth about nutrition---Mr. Zinczenko makes a ton of money posing as someone who...

Apparently not anytime soon I don't know which is worse---the horrors inflicted on our environment, our health or the poor animals that suffer their entire lives so we can enjoy our Egg McMuffin. But today, I want to talk...

  Dr. T. Colin Campbell -- author of The China Study and the world's leading authority on health promoting, plant-based nutrition. Keeping the "big picture" in mind Back in November, while meeting with Dr. Campbell in his home, he reiterated...

  A more difficult task than I envisioned His new book, The End of Illness (Free Press, 1-17-12) is off to a good start, currently selling in Amazon's top fifty. I haven't read the book yet, but I did watch a 17-minute...

  Everyone knows that Warren Buffett is in the highest levels of the 1%; in fact, he is our wealthiest American---and the third wealthiest in the world. But what about the 5% and the 95%? I am talking about the...

Mark Bittman of the New York Times brought us plant-based eaters some good news this week; (See link to article below my signature) he reported that Americans are definitely beginning to eat less meat. After declining for several years, the Department...

  So much energy wasted -- yet our health continues to worsen Relax, I am not going to waste much time debating health care reform, but I would like to tell you about a recent experience. Last month, I met...

  Increasing 1000 percent in the experience of one podiatrist. One of my blog readers has been a podistrist for 33 years. Here's what he had to say at the end of my blog post about gout.  When I first...

  We have begun conducting "4Leaf Challenges" for clients such as businesses, clubs or churches. The challenge consists of a group of ten or more participants who agree to eat at the 4Leaf level (over 80% of their daily calories...

And this post is all about the "mind" part of the equation. While visiting in Florida last week, my girlfriend Ruth shared a book with me that I read while I was there: What Happy People Know, How the new...

Living proof that chronic heart disease can be reversed in weeks Earlier this week, I received a note from a reader who wanted to share the wonderful disease-reversing experience of her 56-year-old husband, Mark. She planted the seeds of...

  What about the cost of plant-based eating? On the surface it would seem to cost a lot more than our standard meat, dairy and egg diet. And since most people never get beneath the surface, the perceived high cost of...

Last week, a reader posted a personal account of a recent visit with her meat-eating family in Iowa. It turned out to be a depressing experience for her, prompting her to opt out of the next family gathering to...

  What's a documentary about birds got to do with our diet? In a word, it's all about harmony. The theme of our book and this blog is all about health, hope and harmony. As we return to the natural diet for...