Could it be that the "olive oil is heart healthy" notion is just a marketing ploy? In a word: YES! The beneficial components of the Mediterranean Diet and Lyon Diets -- are that they are largely vegetarian diets. The health...

Just how much sodium is in a meal from popular chain restaurants? You may be shocked (though probably not surprised). A recent story in Time Magazine reveals that major restaurant chains put a LOT more salt in the foods served...

Julieanna Hever, MS, RD -- AKA the "Plantbased Dietitian" -- has brand new talk show, What Would Julieanna Do?, set to preimiere on Monday, January 28th, 2013 on Veria Living. Throughout the 39 episodes, Julieanna explores nutrition, cooking, fitness, yoga,...

A lot of top obesity "experts" say they know what makes people fat, and how to fix it. The only problem is: they just can't seem to do it where their own body is concerned! How is it that in...

Reprinted from Health Science Magazine. When readers of Health Science are asked, “What should I eat,” the first thing that probably springs to mind is to recommend a vegan, meaning plant-based, diet. But just recommending a vegan diet is not...

My great-great-grandfather commanded an all-African American company during Civil War. Below is his full diary – including his description of General Grant and President Lincoln unexpectedly appearing in camp to mingle with black troops. (Note to Reditors -- I tried...

Look who's going plant-strong these days. Not just firemen and your average Joe, but high profile people like Bill Clinton, Sanjay Gupta MD and Michelle Pfeiffer. This week Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel publicly got behind plant-based eating, saying the ENGINE...

From our winter wonderland in Yosemite, watch -- and sing along -- to our holiday greeting. Scroll down to watch our New Year's message from the Nelson family: (Video: 2 minutes)  ...

We previously made Jimmy Moore our Obese Low-Carb Guru of the Month! Jimmy saw the video and apparently is complaining that the dates we had of the photos of him were wrong, because some months ago, Jimmy started a NEW...

Everyone knows by now that fruits and vegetables promote health, and animal products promote disease. Just this month another in the thousands of studies -- this one showing that over the 20 year study period, of men who had prostate...

Avoid annual exams and checkups! Doctors and the tests they run can ruin your life! Take it from John McDougall MD. SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH VIDEO:   This is a short excerpt from the Panel discussion at Healthy Lifestyle Expo...

NEW BOOK & NEW VIDEO!25 years ago, John Robbins published a seminal work that made the connection between food, health, the environment and the horror of factory farming.The book was titled Diet For A New America, and it's the book...

  Europe has something the US doesn't -- a press that is not 100% bought and paid for. GMO expert Jeffrey Smith gave a fascinating and frightening presentation at our Healthy Lifestyle Expo this year.  His talk was both enligtening...

He's one heck of a competitor! He went vegan, and got stronger and says it made him stronger and gave him more endurance. He is James "Lightning" Wilks, an MMA fighter best known to many for winning The Ultimate Fighter...

Watch out for carbs! They'll make you fat!That's what a group of bestselling low-carb, high protein "Paleo" diet authors say.And they've sold millions of books and made a bleeping fortune teaching how to get lean and mean -- by avoiding...

Let's be real. The most important thing you can do with your diet to protect your health is to minimize or avoid entirely animal foods. Fried foods, processed foods, salty, oily, crapped up sugary food -- lose them as well....

In one of history's most stunning victories for humane farming, Australia's largest supermarket chain, Coles, will as of January 1 stop selling company branded pork and eggs from animals kept in factory farms. As an immediate result, 34,000 mother pigs...

Native Foods Vegan Cafe has reopened their Palm Springs location! Palm Springs was the first Native Foods outlet, originally opened in 1994. Now it's bigger and improved, and has lots of tasty vegan items! For more info, visit http://www.NativeFoods.com SCROLL...

When I was 60 I had been working out and eating well for decades - or so I thought.  Sometimes that included lots of meat and for a few years I was a vegetarian.  I worked in health clubs as...

Whole Foods Market actually takes care of their sick employees -- and fellow businesses should take note. Watch Whole Foods founder, John Mackey, explain how he arrived at a decision to use plants instead of drugs to heal his employees....