Food

Lately, there has been a really big push to keep people from eating dairy products with justification stemming from ideas such as a relationship between dairy product consumption and stroke as well as type 2...

I frequently hear from patients and friends that they are surprised they aren’t losing weight even though they’ve “gone gluten-free.” It’s at that point that I ask for a little bit of clarification in terms ...

One of the 150+ recipes in The Grain Brain Cookbook. Find the recipe here on my site.

One of the 150+ recipes in The Grain Brain Cookbook. Find the recipe here on my site.

Food is information.  What does that mean?  Well we look at our food in terms of the macronutrients of fat, protein, and carbohydrates and the micronutrients like minerals and vitamins.  But understand that ...

A variety of factors conspire to lead to leakiness of the gut and this plays a fundamental role in inflammation. We know that, for example, things like stress and environmental toxins can lead to leakiness o...

Remember when back in the day we were told that the food we definitely don't want to eat is eggs? Because if you eat eggs all kinds of terrible things will happen to you.  But we now understand that there is...

I generally advise against eating soy, and here’s why. First, almost all the soy available these days is genetically modified. I feel quite strongly that GMO produced foods represent a significant health ri...

What do you drink with breakfast? Do you drink a can of Coke? Well, maybe you do, but please know that is 39 grams of carbohydrates. But I think most people will say that that is not exactly what they want t...

By: Austin Perlmutter, MD, Medical Student, Miller School of Medicine So you’ve finally decided to eat healthier. Congratulations! This is a major step towards a longer and happier life, and likely you’re al...