Overeating Causes and Solutions
Food addiction and compulsive overeating are primary causes of obesity—a major problem in the US and many other countries. This article summarizes the causes and solutions to overeating and obesity.
“Good nutrition creates health in all areas of our existence.”
—T. COLIN CAMPBELL, PHD
Tag: Diabetes
Plant-Based Diet for Diabetes: What About Carbs?
Carbohydrates are often criticized in very simplistic terms, especially when it comes to diabetes, but does that tell the whole story?
Cancer, Heart Disease, and Weight Loss: A Plant-Based Diet Rescued My Health
Although modern medicine’s first inclination is to fight disease, Bryan Jackson, cancer and heart attack survivor, suggests a friendlier approach- one that not only helps slow or reverse disease but helps the whole person.
I Reversed My Type 2 Diabetes With a Plant-Based Diet & Help From My Mom
Which sounds better—a lifetime of prescription drugs, or a fast-acting dietary lifestyle change that only has positive side effects?
After Eating Plant-Based Daniel Said Goodbye to 160 lbs, Sleep Apnea, & Type 2 Diabetes
Daniel Caracciolo is a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) advocate who found great success in weight loss following this lifestyle. He is training for his first triathlon and aims to start a plant-based meal prep and catering business.
Top 10 Plant-Based News Stories and Articles of 2020
Health was certainly at the forefront of the news in 2020, and health happens to be our forte. Here we share our best articles of 2020.
Healthcare vs Disease Response System – Part 2
The American healthcare system does not focus on establishing healthful behavior, but on responding to disease, and it relies on technology to do so. Trends in life expectancy and chronic disease incidence rates suggest that this disease response system is not very effective, despite improvements in some areas of response.
Malnutrition, including the dietary patterns that produce obesity and chronic disease, is the number one cause of death today, killing millions worldwide every year. Its costs to both individuals and societies continues to grow, despite being largely ignored by healthcare policy institutions, the media, and the public.
4 Terrifying Truths About the US Health-Scare System
We all know that the US medical system isn’t perfect. But sometimes, it can be downright scary. What you are about to read isn’t a trick or treat; so beware and prepare for chills as you learn these terrifying truths about the US healthcare system.
DNA or Dinner? Are Certain Health Conditions a Life Sentence or Can Food Help Reset Your Genes?
There are some things you just don’t accept, and bad health is one of them. My family and my doctor believed that sugar was genetic. Was chronic disease and pain encoded into my DNA? Or was there something else going on?
How I Reversed My Diabetes and Became Healthy at Last
The following is an excerpt from Healthy at Last: A Plant-Based Approach to Preventing and Reversing Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses by Eric Adams.
Mastering Diabetes – Green, Yellow, Red Light Foods to Reverse Insulin Resistance
To make your transition to a low-fat plant-based whole-food diet as straightforward as possible, we created a three-part system to help you easily identify which foods to eat in abundance, which foods to minimize, and which foods to eliminate altogether.
Medical News: Plant-Based Diet Reverses Type 2 Diabetes in 84% of Patients, New Study Finds
A new intervention called the NFI Protocol has been shown in a recent study to reverse type 2 diabetes in 84 percent of patients. The protocol is a personalized whole food, plant-based diet plan.
I Lost 53 lbs & Reversed My Type 2 Diabetes With a Plant-Based Lifestyle!
I reversed my type 2 diabetes and I am now living an active lifestyle. No more checking blood glucose and no more taking medication!
Can the Ketogenic Diet Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?
Can the keto diet reverse type 2 diabetes or manage it? What does the research say? How does keto compare to a whole food, plant-based diet? Find out the best diet for diabetes management.
My Type 2 Diabetic Patients Transformed Their Health Through Diet
A whole food, plant-based diet is being tested at a National Institute in Europe. Patients have clinically reversed their type 2 diabetes in just weeks.
Does the Ketogenic Diet Really Work for Weight Loss?
There is a claim that ketogenic diets offer a metabolic advantage over every other type of weight loss diet, including low-carb diets that aren’t ketogenic. Will a keto diet help you lose weight?
Medical News: National Institute Integrates Plant-Based Diet to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
A new eating plan - the Natural Food Interaction Diet - is having a profound effect on type 2 diabetes as a large clinical trial is underway at the National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology in Slovakia.
Treating Sleep Apnea With Diet and Lifestyle
What is sleep apnea? What are the causes and treatments? How can a whole food, plant-based lifestyle help?
How I Lost 120 lbs, Cured My Diabetes, & Avoided a Lung Transplant
I suffered from sleep apnea, diabetes, heart disease, and pulmonary hypertension. I was given 2 - 5 years to live. After watching Forks Over Knives I became plant-based then lost weight, restored my vision, cured my diabetes, and improved my overall health.
Why Stress Can Make You Overeat and How to Stop It
If you respond to stress by eating, you’re not alone. Chronic stress has become an epidemic in the U.S. Learn more about the dangers of stress eating and how to avoid it using these three tips.
Is Raw Milk Better for You? What About Goat Milk?
Is it okay to drink raw milk? Is unpasteurized milk better? Learn the science behind why raw milk and goat milk are not necessarily healthier choices.
Changing Lives in Chattanooga – Oasis Jumpstart Provides Food, Education & Hope
The Oasis Jumpstart Program brings healthy food and science-based nutrition education to underserved neighborhoods across the country.
How Prediabetes Helped Me Find the Right Diet
After starting a plant-based diet, I am finally on the road to good health. My workouts are much more productive and my energy level is awesome.
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