Most of us know a bit about the gut microbiome but may not fully appreciate its importance. Your complete microbiome consists of all the microbes that live in and on your body. Estimates range up to more than 100 trillion micro-organisms, far more than your own body’s 30 trillion cells.…
Cabbage Patch dolls were a huge fad 40 years ago, so popular that they caused marketplace frenzy in late 1983. Stores couldn’t keep up with demand and shopping conditions literally became chaotic. Shoppers who couldn’t get one for Christmas were frantic. Clips about the cabbage patch doll craze still show…
Introductory Note: This is the final issue of the Wellness Newsletter. I will not be writing any more newsletters, though I may write an occasional blog post looking at life from an octogenarian’s perspective. This final issue of the newsletter deals with a subject close to my heart, namely, the…
We had a full day yesterday, starting with a delicious breakfast at the Ubuntu Center, followed by an informative campus tour. Then we met with VC Furusa for half an hour in his office conference room. After I introduced the family, he gave a heads-up on what is happening now…
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) Annual Conference held October 23-26 in Naples, Florida was the best yet. The setting at the Naples Grande Resort was beautiful. The conference theme was “Healthy People, Healthy Planet.” Plant-based eating is healthier than the standard American diet for both people and the…
How Not to Die is a book by Dr. Michael Greger published in December 2015. It has become a top-rated book on Amazon, with over 1,000 five-star reviews. Dr. Greger is a remarkable physician who has made it his life mission to make accurate up-to-date nutritional information easily available to…
The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II, MD, is widely acclaimed. It reports on the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever done. Dr. Dean Ornish calls it “one of the most important books about nutrition ever written.” He adds, “Reading it may save your…
I had the privilege of attending HealthFest 2016 in Marshall, Texas on the weekend of April 1-3. I had not heard about this annual event in a small Texas city until a few weeks before I attended. It sounded promising, and it proved to be a superb event. Let me…
I’ve discussed the value of fiber in the last few blogs, but there are more amazing plant-based values to write about. Plants are much richer in antioxidants than any other food source. According to Dr. Michael Greger in his book, How Not to Die, plant foods on average have 64 times…
The editorial in the March 2016 American Family Physician, which I received yesterday, states: “Consistently strong evidence supports the benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables; in addition, moderate to strong evidence indicates the consumption of whole grains should be increased.” The editorial goes on to say: “Moderate to strong…
High rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in the Western world can be traced to our unhealthy diet.
