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How funny is a child with high cholesterol? Pretty funny on SNL.

J Morris Hicks | November 23, 11 at 03:21 AM | Health

Read More: children cholesterol, healthy KFC

Please stay safe on this busiest travel day of the year; Happy Thanksgiving from New England! Last week, I blogged about the new recommendations from our National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute that we begin testing children for high...

Thanksgiving; giving thanks for vibrant health and more.

J Morris Hicks | November 18, 11 at 12:03 PM | Health

Read More: healthy Thanksgiving eating, vibrant health Thanksgiving

Like the 4th of July and many of our other holidays, Thanksgiving is all about food -- and for 95% of our nation's population, it's all about the wrong food. But for the past few years, my family has...

Protecting our children. And not just from predators.

J Morris Hicks | November 14, 11 at 04:43 AM | Health

Read More: protecting children from sexual predators, protecting our children

  How about protecting them from their top killers? Asked yesterday about the horribly sickening story this past week at Penn State, President Obama said that hopefully it would help people get their priorities in order; particularly as it relates...

11-11-11 All "ones" -- a great day for a new beginning...

J Morris Hicks | November 11, 11 at 04:22 AM | Health

Read More: healthy eating big picture

The number "one" is always a good place to start. So why not make today -- your day-- to begin something great? It all begins with awareness and knowledge. For only when people everywhere know enough about the horrible consequences...

Holiday Eating. Gaining weight or losing? It's your choice.

J Morris Hicks | November 8, 11 at 04:38 AM | Health, Lifestyle

Read More: effortless permanent weight-loss

  Today (11-8-11) -- the ideal time to begin your quest for vibrant health. Once again, Dr. Greger has provided us with a close look at a scientific report on the topic of BMI scores that are associated with various...

Unhealthy, unfair, and unsustainable. Yet still ubiquitous.

J Morris Hicks | November 5, 11 at 08:58 AM | International

Read More: environmental plant-based, reasons for plant-based eating, world hunger plant-based

We're talking about the fat-laden, highly-processed, meat and dairy diet of the Western world. Yesterday I had a long conversation with Dr T. Colin Campbell. Our topic was about the sheer absurdity of how the humans of the Western...

Dispelling the "Protein Myth" and changing the world. The Clinton Foundation.

J Morris Hicks | November 3, 11 at 05:12 AM | Celebrities, International

Read More: Bill clinton protein, clinton foundation ideas to make the world a better place, protein myth

  Responding to a request from the Clinton Foundation  for ideas to make the world a better place. YOU CAN HELP! An email from the Clinton Foundation has been popping up everywhere -- seeking ideas from everyone, asking, "What's your...

Oz hits a HOME RUN with Julieanna Hever

J Morris Hicks | October 30, 11 at 03:51 AM | Celebrities, Health

Read More: Oz Julieanna Hever, Oz Prehistoric Diet, Plant-based Dietitian

  Just before Game 7 of the World Series, Dr. Oz hits a home run in the studio. And It's time to give credit where credit is due; and, today, my hat's off to Dr. Oz. His "prehistoric diet" segment, that...

As Steve Jobs would say, "Lets get crazy enough to change the world."

J Morris Hicks | October 25, 11 at 07:28 AM | Celebrities, International

Read More: Steve Jobs changing the world

Seven billion people -- not enough water, land or energy. "People who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world — are the ones who do." Steve Jobs After taking 200,000 years to reach one billion in...

Bill Clinton, the natural leader for the "great food revolution."

J Morris Hicks | October 21, 11 at 05:33 AM | Celebrities, International

Read More: Bill Clinton great food revolution

Third and Final In A Series on why Mr. Clinton is the most ideal leader for the inevitable food revolution of the twenty-first century. Global Recognition, Credibility, Knowledge, Partnering Skills, Resources and a burning desire to make a huge...

"Discreet nudges" from a powerful leader...President Clinton

J Morris Hicks | October 18, 11 at 12:14 PM | Celebrities

Read More: bill clinton vegan, leadership bill clinton

  With the personal knowledge, the skills, the global stage and the organization to change the world This is the second in a series of three articles about Bill Clinton; the third and final one will appear on Friday.   Since September...

Bill Clinton -- and the "great food revolution"

J Morris Hicks | October 15, 11 at 06:03 AM | Celebrities

Read More: Bill Clinton vegan, food revolution

This is the first in a series of three blogs outlining why President Bill Clinton should lead the "great food revolution of the twenty-first century." This blog first appeared on my website on 4-18-11 (when I was asking him...

Sir Paul and Nancy serve organic vegetarian at their wedding.

J Morris Hicks | October 12, 11 at 03:41 AM | Animals, Celebrities

Read More: Paul McCartney Nancy vegetarian

Including the wedding cake. Paul McCartney has long been a prominent voice against the cruel treatment of animals in our factory farms around the world. A famous quote of his: If slaughterhouses had glass walls, we'd all be vegetarians....

Steve Jobs. Vegan? Early death from pancreatic cancer?

J Morris Hicks | October 8, 11 at 05:49 AM | Celebrities, Health

Read More: bill clinton steve jobs, steve jobs pancreatic cancer, vegan pancreatic cancer

 What's going on here? A look at the possible cause of pancreatic cancer and a plan for sharing that information with the entire world I heard long ago that Steve Jobs was a vegan, which means eating no foods of...

Rainbows, Reality and Making a Difference

J Morris Hicks | October 6, 11 at 05:23 AM | Celebrities, Health

Read More: health hope harmony, steve jobs passion

  Our book is up and running, and I am following the lead of the late Steve Jobs in passionately spreading her message Rainbows. Seven days ago, our book was officially launched at the Saltwater Farm Vineyard in Stonington, CT. Earlier...

Bittman's "Junk Food" Article: Confusion or Clarity?

J Morris Hicks | October 3, 11 at 04:26 AM | Celebrities, Food

Read More: confusion over clarity, junk food mark bittman

  Did you see the Mark Bittman article about junk food in the SundayReview section of the New York Times? (link below) His motives were good and his piece may convince a few people to prepare more of their food...

COMPLICITY -- Billions suffering in factory farms

J Morris Hicks | September 27, 11 at 08:29 AM | Animals

Read More: animal cruelty, suffering of animals factory farms

  Warning. While this blog is necessary, it's not altogether pleasant. After 225 consecutive daily blogs, I have only devoted two of them to the disgusting topic of animal suffering. Now there will be three. In our book, we cover...

Dr. Oz, apple juice, cantaloupe -- food scares continue...

J Morris Hicks | September 23, 11 at 08:43 AM | Celebrities, Food

Read More: arsenic in food, contaminated food, e-coli in food, listeria in food

  Here we go again, another round of contaminated plant-based foods But, once again, the news media never mentions the underlying cause of most of these contaminations. The latest big news is all about arsenic in apple juice and listeria...

Matt Lauer to Bill Clinton, "Does being a vegan suck?"

J Morris Hicks | September 20, 11 at 04:32 AM | Celebrities, Health

Read More: clinton global initiative matt lauer, Matt Lauer Does that suck, vegan Bill Clinton

Maybe that crude question will lead to a new world-changing, top priority for the Clinton Global Initiative Yesterday, former President Bill Clinton was interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today Show -- with most of the discussion devoted to talking about...

"Men's Health," Another champion in the game of CONFUSION

J Morris Hicks | September 19, 11 at 08:27 AM | Health, Lifestyle

Read More: confusion over clarity, Dr. Oz, Men's Health magazine

  Like Dr. Oz, Men's Health is in the entertainment business. So why am I reading it? Because it's my responsibility as an author and a blogger to know what's going on out there. So I subscribed about two years ago and...