The Plant-Based Milk Controversy & Why Cow’s Milk Should NOT Be Recommended for Children
There has been an influx of debate through media on plant-based milk and cow’s milk, especially when it comes to children. A whole food, plant-based diet is the best choice for healthy living and disease prevention in both children and adults.
Dairy Industry Creates ‘Calcium Crisis’ To Sell Cow’s Milk
Optimum health is achieved through a varied diet that includes a plethora of foods; not by relying on a single source (ie dairy) that can also make us chronically ill.
Tips and Recipes for Growing and Eating Kale
Since around 2012 kale has been increasing in popularity amongst consumers. Kale yeah! Now you can learn how to plant, grow, harvest, and cook your very own kale.
How Important Is Vitamin D? Facts You Need to Know
Vitamin D is important for bone health and various body functions as well as for treatments of certain diseases. Regardless of plant-based diets, deficiencies are an issue for anyone lacking sun exposure.
A Mother’s Story About Dairy and Breast Cancer
I followed the motherhood guidelines, drank all the recommended milk and now know that dairy does not belong in our diet.
A Doctor’s Tips for Choosing a Plant-Based Milk
Overall I find the fact that there are so many plant-based milks available, a positive market trend, making it easier than ever to eliminate animal milk from the diet.
The Cheese Trap: Fighting Diabetes with a Dairy-Free Diet
Have you ever felt pulled to a certain food? Maybe it’s chocolate, potato chips, a hamburger, or a bowl of ice cream. For some people, it’s cheese.
The Art of Aging: Setbacks and Successes
As we age, we all make choices about our future health. Growing old doesn’t mean you have to become frail. You can still thrive & enjoy life.
Evidence on Nut Consumption and Human Health
Eating too much of any rich food, even plants in whole form, may not be a good idea for people with heart disease. However, science shows if eaten in moderation, may provide health benefits.
How to Get Calcium Without Dairy
Because of some of the evidence suggesting milk is unhealthy, I suggest you skip the cow’s milk.
Milk: Is It the Elixir We’ve Been Sold?
Milk sales first began to slow in the US in 1970, and the industry has been scrambling to stop the free fall ever since. Although the connection between milk, calcium, and bone health has been the cornerstone of dairy advertising, the industry has also engaged in continual efforts to expand the image of what milk can do for Americans. But no matter what purported benefits they use to entice consumers, the dairy industry has been plagued by an absence of credible research to support their assertions.
The 4 Keys to Strong Bones: Interview with Bone Health Expert Amy Lanou, PhD
Why did you write a book on bone health? Osteoporosis is a serious problem. One woman in six will fracture a hip during her lifetime, that’s a really high risk. A fairly large number of men will also suffer a hip fracture and once someone does, it's very common that their overall quality of life will decline. Sometimes it puts them on a much faster path to their eventual demise.
How Sweet is a Sweet Potato? Pretty Sweet!
Sweet potatoes are a super food that I have only recently come to appreciate. While preparing a lecture on heart disease epidemiology, I found reports of several traditional cultures known for avoiding heart disease that subsist largely on this delicious tuber. In fact, a 1978 paper[1] cited a dietary survey finding that sweet potatoes supplied … Continued
It’s that time of year again. Many of us wake up and go to work in the dark. We work all day and return home in the dark.
The Alkaline Advantage How pH Promotes Optimal Health and Performance
It amazes me how little attention the value of balanced pH has garnered from the mainstream medical world. Positive acid/alkaline balance is one of the most important factors in athletic performance.
When Christian missionaries in the Middle Ages first encountered the banana on the North African coast, they were enthralled.
Do we need more calcium in order to avoid osteoporosis, the progressive thinning of bones in the elderly? In the West we are certainly told so. The dairy industry vigorously promotes the suggestion that without its products we face an unpleasant and probably shrunken future.
Why Parents Should Keep Children Meat and Dairy Free
This personal account by Dr. Spock outlines how he realized that parents should steer children away from meat and dairy during early childhood.
RDA’s: Time to Peel Back the Labels
Every once in a while, when strolling through the grocery store with my wife, Karen, I get up the nerve to look at those nutrient profiles on the side of the package.
