New Recommendations for Childhood Obesity: Are We Missing the Obvious?
If the only tool you give someone is a hammer, every problem becomes a nail. In January 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines for evaluating and managing childhood obesity.[1] The public reaction has been shock and dismay because the AAP recommendations now include anti-obesity medicines for those as young as 12 and … Continued
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.
Weight Loss With Plants Episode 2 – Kelly Houseman
Tune in to see how committing to a WFPB lifestyle change affected Kelly’s weight loss and the management of her metastatic breast cancer.
Weight Loss With Plants Episode 4 – Ben and Esther Loveridge
Not everyone will be ready for change at the same time. Setting a good example and being patient, especially with loved ones, goes a long way toward nourishing healthy behaviors.
Overcoming My Junk Food Addiction
Knowing what to eat is only the first step. The psychological barriers of lifestyle change are very real, and often intensely personal.
Weight Loss With Plants Episode 1 – Tim & Heather Kaufman
Watch this inspirational video to learn how two members of our WFPB community have not just lost nearly 300 pounds, but also gained a new lease on life.
Married Couple Find Renewed Health & Lose a Combined 200 lbs With a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet
There’s no such thing as “too late.” Choosing health can have a profound effect on your life, and enrich the lives of those around you.
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?
How a Nurse Practitioner Saved Her Health With a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet
The health journey isn’t always easy. It requires not just expert information, but also implementing what we learn in a way that sticks.
Could Journaling be the Missing Link in Your Wellness Journey?
Food journaling is often a dreaded task for those trying to lose weight, but for Sharme it was key to her success.
Can Doctor Supervised Water Fasting Regulate Blood Pressure? It Worked for Me!
It can feel like “nothing works” to regular blood pressure, including medication, but there is hope: Sharme Ridley talks about how medically supervised water-only fasting helped her get her blood pressure down and keep it down.
The Support You Need: Tips to Help Maintain Your Weight Loss Goals
Weight loss goals are easier to achieve and maintain with the proper support. In this article, Del Sroufe gives his advice on types of support and community he finds helpful when it comes to his diet and health.
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.
Race, Class, Nutrition, and COVID-19
There is a clear nexus between income, nutrition, and the pre-existing conditions such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease which increase probabilities for COVID-19 infection
Chef Del’s Interview Series Episode 1 — With Dr. Thomas Campbell
Whether the whole food, plant-based diet is new to you or you follow the diet but could use some reinforcement, especially with regard to weight loss, Del Sroufe’s interview with Dr. Campbell is sure to be an enlightening one.
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!
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?
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?
Nurse Loses Over 100 Pounds and Overcomes Food & Sugar Addiction
Amanda, a critical care nurse with swollen feet, PCOS and hypothyroidism turned her life around after reading The China Study & watching Forks Over Knives.
How I Kicked Food & Drug Addiction, Diabetes & Depression
A 7th generation Texan lost 140 pounds on a plant-based diet. It didn’t just save his life, but gave him an entirely new one!
Alcohol: 16 Reasons to Rethink Your Drink
Light, moderate or high risk drinking? Research indicates there may be hazards associated with increased levels of alcohol consumption.
How Fake Food Flavorings are Literally Killing Us: Excerpt from The Dorito Effect
Americans collectively consume about 600 million lbs of fake flavorings every year. We have made whole foods bland and processed junk food more delicious.
In case you missed it, a new diet and health documentary movie called “Fed Up” was released in theaters on May 9. I’ve never written a movie review before—in fact, I am not much of a moviegoer.
Revisiting the Bloomberg Attempted Ban on Soda
His crusade to better the health of New York City continued last year, when Bloomberg attempted to prohibit restaurants and business from selling sodas larger than 16 ounces.
