Food

We're regularly fielding questions on the issue of gluten-free grains. What about rice? What about quinoa? Certainly, there are several types of gluten-free grains out there, rice and quinoa seemingly the m...

In this report, Canadian and American researchers performed a comprehensive analysis of 48 randomized trials that encompassed over 7,000 individuals. They looked at the weight loss achieved by either a low-f...

Normally, I would be sharing a new blog post with you today. In fact, I already had one lined up about the link between antidepressants and weight gain (which I hope you'll check back for in a few days). How...

In this week's video, I had the pleasure of interviewing medical researcher and journalist Gary Taubes. Notably, Gary wrote both "Why We Get Fat" and "Good Calories/Bad Calories", and is a pioneer of the ide...

By: Austin Perlmutter, MD, Medical Student, Miller School of Medicine Lets talk nuts. From macadamias to pistachios, nuts are nature’s energy packets. For their taste, they’re a classic cocktail party snack...

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is a diagnosis that has now been “given” to more than 6.5 million American children. And if that statistic is not compelling enough, please understand that abo...

By now, pretty much everyone is dialed in to the message that sugar threatens health. No doubt, this is a powerful and motivating bit of information for people to adopt dietary strategies that limit sugar ex...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been diagnosed in more than 400,000 Americans, with about 200 new cases identified each week. The overwhelming approach in addressing MS is centered on drugs designed to alter th...

Flour made from chestnuts has become a popular choice for those who have decided to go gluten-free. In this video, we take a look at chestnut flour right from its source and explore the various nutritional c...

Type 2 diabetes now affects some 26 million Americans. The mainstay of treatment remains pharmaceutical with an unfortunately small dedication to getting the word out that lifestyle changes, like diet and ex...