Use this link to find a page with links to websites that describe the the use of a healthful whole food plant based diet to stop, reverse, or cure a number of common diseases.
This presentation looks at unbiased and objective scientific research to determine if some widely held beliefs about nutrition are true, somewhat true or false.
Someone who says they are vegan, vegetarian or replacing some animal foods with plant foods is often asked: "Where do you get your protein?" This presentation answered this question.
Carbohydrates are one of the three essential macro nutrients. Different types of carbo hydrates have different effects on the rise of blood glucose when they are digested. This presentation answered a number of questions about carbohydrate types and their digestion and absorption.
Fats are one of the three types of essential macro nutrients. Different types of dietary fats have different effects on various aspects of health. This presentation answered a number of questions about types of fats and their health effects.
When we eat more calories that we burn our body stores the excess calories as fat until we reach a weight at which we burn all of the calories that we eat. So simple logic would suggest the way to lose weight is to eat fewer calories and/or burn more calories. But losing weight is usually not that simple. This presentation tried to explain the many reasons that losing weight is so difficult and explained the role that calorie density plays to weight management.
Your body is host to trillions of diverse microbes that live on and in your body. A very large number of these microbes are bacteria that live in your digestive track, especially in the large intestine. The scientific community is discovering that the chemicals these bacteria produce can have a profound influence on your physical and emotional health. This presentation answered a number of questions about the gut microbiome.