Plummeting cholesterol numbers and reversals of coronary cartery disease come down to one thing: There's no cheating on this diet developed by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., MD.When it comes to heart disease, Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., MD, says moderation kills....

This is the story of VegSource's Dr. Neal Pinckney's personal experience with heart disease and how it lead to the writing of the Healthy Heart Handbook. Denial is not just a river in Egypt. I frequently saw my father, who...

Q&A with Brenda Davis, R.D. Q: Is Soy Dangerous? Q: I've been reading quite a bit about the dangers of consuming too much soy, but to date I have not figured out what those dangers are other than too much...

For many years I scoffed at the seemingly crazy marketing messages that promised "razor sharp abs" or "buns of steel" in workouts of 10 minutes or less. As a fitness expert, I "knew" there was no way that any serious...

Although the notion of electing to go without food for prolonged periods of time to improve one's health has not been something commonly considered in recent times, fasting has a long and important history. In fact, fasting played a vitally...

This is not a story about weight loss but a story about a miracle.  My 17 year old daughter, Vanessa, tried to join the Air Force in October of 2001.  She scored well and passed everything, but the urine test. ...

Last winter, I began to think about taking some time off to personally experience a medically supervised water-only fast. I am fortunate to have been raised in a family that followed a healthful lifestyle, so I never really got sick....

Over the last twenty years, a staggering body of scientific evidence has emerged showing that certain compounds in food can provide significant protection against heart disease, toxicity, and cancer. What you eat can add many years to your life by...

EPIC The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) is the largest ever 'cohort' study of diet and health. Co-ordinated by the International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC, part of the World Health Organisation), the study includes 520,000 people...

B12 for Vegan Babies Q: We have an 8-month old baby who is being raised vegan and, of course, we want to make sure he is getting the proper nutrients for healthy growth and optimum development. He is eating solid...

The incidence of Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) appears to have gone up over the past fifty years. It's not clear whether there has been an absolute increase or whether it's just because the US population is growing older, but...

Toxic Tuna Trend Means Women and Children Must Avoid Tuna A recent undercover investigation of San Diego's top sushi restaurants is adding to the bad news about high levels of mercury in tuna. The investigation found that 1 in 5,...

May Provide Basis for Fast Food Legal Liability for Failure to Warn Editor's Note: It's sad that rats are suffering in order to demonstrate what is already patently obvious - humans are in denial about their bad diets. Neal Barnard...

Many of you probably already know that Amazon.com is not just a seller of books. In fact, you know that you can buy almost anything from the online mega-store, including electronics, toys, games, gourmet food, kitchen and houseware items, apparel,...

Editor's Note: VegSource highly recommends the lifestyle program created by John Allen Mollenhauer and associates. It's enlightening and fun, not to mention a tremendous bargain. To learn more be sure to visit www.mytrainer.com. Hi. I'm John Allen Mollenhauer, founder of...

Hundreds of people struggling with Type 2 Diabetes travel to the beautiful Arbuckle mountains in southern Oklahoma to regain hope and restore their health. They team up with lifestyle physicians and educators for 19 days to learn the causes of...

Legend has it that in 2737 BC, tea was discovered by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung. A scholar and herbalist, the Emperor was sitting beneath a tea tree as his servant boiled some drinking water. Leaves from the tree fell...

Sometimes we hear that fat intake has declined over recent years, yet the population gets more obese, and people conclude that carbs are to blame, and fat isn't a bad guy. There are a few silly diets based on this...

Commendably, responding to growing concerns that the routine use of antibiotics in meat production has resulted in their decreased effectiveness for treating infectious diseases, McDonald's Corporation has demanded that its suppliers phase out antibiotic growth promoters by the end of...

I've been vegan for what -- 7 years now? One thing that I never really experienced after going vegan was a dramatic drop in my cholesterol. Whenever I've had bloodwork done during the past several years my cholesterol has generally...