SUNY Downstate Pilots Food As Medicine Initiative For Medical & Public Health Students

New Forward-Thinking Courses for Healthcare Workers at University Hospital of Brooklyn Focus on Plant-Based Nutrition and Medicine.

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A Registered Dietitian’s Professional & Personal Journey to WFPB Nutrition

One book changed the entire trajectory of this Registered Dietitian’s career and life. Read about Didem’s journey on a whole food, plant-based diet and the changes it made for her, large and small.

Success Stories

Wellness House Nutrition Programs Encourage Plant-Based Eating for Cancer Patients

Wellness House bridges the gap between surviving a cancer diagnosis and thriving, including through their plant-based nutrition programs.

Nutrition Science

“Doctors for Nutrition” Webinars Reinforce Benefits of Plant-Based Diets

Doctors For Nutrition provide engaging online and in-person plant-forward nutrition resources and education for healthcare professionals and students.

Social Issues

Cooking Up Health Program Changes Lifestyles for Doctors & Patients

Cooking Up Health, a course at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University—educates medical students on lifestyle and nutrition.

Social Issues

What If Doctors Were Paid to Keep People Well?

Promoting and managing disease is big business. What if our healthcare system instead placed people over profits?

Disease

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.

Disease

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.

Nutrition Science