Dr. Michael Greger: How to Prevent Heart Disease
Many of today’s lifestyle medicine doctors, myself included, were greatly influenced by Nathan Pritikin, the nutrition pioneer who started reversing heart disease with a plant-based diet and exercise back in … Continue reading
Why Coffee Is Good for You
Coffee contains compounds that have important health benefits. It is more than just dark-colored liquid with caffeine. Coffee actually contains hundreds of different compounds, some of which have important health … Continue reading
Nadia Prupis: Marijuana legalization passes in Alaska, Oregon and Washington DC
Marijuana reform advocates score big on Tuesday. Oregon’s ballot measure was modeled on the successful legislation that previously passed in Colorado and Washington State, which will also create a regulatory … Continue reading
Mel Packer: Fighting the Frackers
On Nov 4, 2014, the town of Denton, TX, with 123,000 residents, situated in the middle of the Barnett Shale formation and one of the most heavily fracked areas of … Continue reading
Video: The Trail of a Tale by Gonçalo Tocha
This four-minute documentary revolves around a letter written in the future to society today. The narrator tells us, the stranger, how things went right. Society gathered with a fundamental belief … Continue reading
Should Dairy Products be in Your Diet?
All those “Got Milk?” ads from the last decade or so would have us believe that dairy is a cornerstone of a healthy diet, providing essential nutrients, fortifying our bones, … Continue reading
US Official: Bombing Oil Pipelines in Syria a ‘Viable Option’
Critic warns move would be ‘foolhardy’ and lead to civilian casualties, massive spills and environmental damage. A top State Department official on Thursday said that bombing oil pipelines controlled by … Continue reading
Video: Urban Farms across America
Filmmakers Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette take a road trip to meet the people who are transforming urban lots and rooftops into gardens, and challenging the way this country grows and distributes … Continue reading
New Report Shows Mounting Evidence of Millennials’ Shift Away from Driving
WASHINGTON – A new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) and Frontier Group shows mounting evidence that the Millennial generation’s dramatic shift away from driving is … Continue reading
Mel Packer: We Seek Justice
Welcoming remarks to the Great Climate March in Butler, PA October 11, 2014, and Pittsburgh, PA October 14, 2014. We are gathered here to welcome the marchers to Pittsburgh, which … Continue reading
Video: For more wonder, rewild the world
Wolves were once native to the US’ Yellowstone National Park — until hunting wiped them out. But when, in 1995, the wolves began to come back (thanks to an aggressive … Continue reading
Video: Lifestyle Medicine
Using pre-diabetic treatment as an example, Dr. Michael Greger talks about the huge gap between what the research shows on the efficacy of using diet, exercise, and stress reduction in … Continue reading
Dr. Michael Greger: 4 Things To Help Prevent Most Disease
Though I was trained as a general practitioner, my chosen specialty is lifestyle medicine. Most of the reasons we go see our doctors are for diseases that could have been … Continue reading
Why Don’t Mosquitoes Spread Ebola?
Originally posted on Beat the Bites: Mosquito Research and Management:
Authorities are quick to remind the community that Ebola virus is spread by blood and bodily fluids so it is…