Busting Nutrition Myths: How Plant-Based Diets Are Healthy for Children & Families
In the Center for Nutrition Studies’ upcoming Plant Forward Virtual Workshop Series, Dr. Shah will share her insights into how to make a whole food, plant-based diet sustainable for you and your family. Read more about her work and her most recent book, co-authored with Brenda Davis, RD. Nutrition can be a controversial topic. Doctors, … Continued
Should Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Take DHA Supplements?
Does maternal supplementation with the long-chain omega-3 fatty acid DHA improve psychomotor, mental, visual, or physical development of infants?
Do Hormones in Dairy Negatively Affect Your Fertility?
The topic of hormones in our food is a hot button issue, and for good reason, as these ingested hormones can be deleterious to our health and fertility. However, dairy is often left out of this discussion when it should be the first food we examine.
Iodine on a Plant-Based Diet: Why Is it Important & How to Get Enough
While essential to human health, iodine can often be in short supply for people following a low-sodium, whole food, plant-based diet. On the other hand, consuming too much iodine can be just as bad. In this article, we’ll look at why iodine matters and discuss some easy ways to make sure you’re meeting your daily requirement without overdoing it.
Bridging the Gap Between the Wellness Industry & Medical Field Using Plant-Based Nutrition
Lifestyle factors are starting to be incorporated into more treatment plans through lifestyle medicine. A plant-based diet can help bring wellness professionals together with medical professionals to work as a team.
Can You Have a Healthy Plant-Based Pregnancy?
There is a common misconception out there that in order to meet your nutrition requirements for pregnancy, animal products must be included in the diet. Read on to earn more about plant-based pregnancy.
Is the Ketogenic Diet Natural for Humans?
Ketosis is an adaptive state that allowed our ancestors to survive temporary food shortages. Should we aim to keep ourselves in a permanent state of ketosis? Is it a natural for humans?
Iron Deficiency Anemia – Causes, Diets, & Treatments
What is iron deficiency and what causes anemia? Learn about treatment options and potential side effects of iron replacement therapy.
How I Cleared Up PCOS, Had Kids, and Lost Weight on a Plant-Based Diet
What a whole food, plant-based lifestyle did for my life - from obesity to climbing one of Colombia's highest volcanoes.
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.
The Inflammation Was Unbearable, Dairy and Eggs Had to Go
I had: GERD, asthma, sinusitis, lethargy, joint pain, brittle nails, horrible periods and was breathless. I had become a shadow of the person I once was.
Breast-Feeding, What’s a Mom to Do?
Formula feeding one’s baby is an individual’s choice. Before relying on, sugary substitutes, other mammals or powdered milk, consider breast milk.
How The China Study Gave Me Children (and Hope)
Katherine was diagnosed with endometriosis which prevented pregnancy, then her plant-based diet reversed it.
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