Prediabetes is one of the most common conditions I see, affecting one in three Americans, 90% of whom don't know they have the condition....

Stanford University Culinary Medicine Class I recently had the inspiring opportunity to lead a   culinary medicine workshop   at a...

A diet that tells you when to eat rather than what to eat? That sounds interesting. Intermittent Fasting is a pattern of eating, rather...

An old proverb points out the difficult reality of snoring, "The one who snores will always fall asleep first!"  Working as a...

With the start of each new year, self-improvement and weight loss advertisements flood the airwaves. The $72 billion dollar weight loss...

Cold weather is here and so are colds, flus and other immune insults. Fortunately, there is a lot we can do to keep our bodies fortified...

As mentioned in my  previous post , when it comes to your diet, choosing whole foods is one of the most important things you can do to...

We tend to think that good genes make us thin and healthy, whereas bad genes make us fat and sick. But what if we could turn our “good”...

I have often joked with my friends that I have to keep quiet about what I do for a living when I’m in social situations. Sleep and...

A brief history of America's love affair with meat Let's start with a fact: The average American consumes 210 pounds of meat and 15.5...

Human survival is dependent on consuming food. What we choose to eat, however, can have an enormous impact on our environment....

"Writing is an act of discovering what you think and what you believe."  –Dan Pink Recently, I have been spending more time writing....

Have you ever reduced the sugar called for in a cookie recipe and ended up with hockey pucks? Or swapped olive oil for butter in a cake...

Did you know that several recent studies have shown that cancer rates in people under 50 years old have increased by nearly 80% over the...

Is it healthy for humans to eat food made in bioreactors and Petri dishes? In late 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

As a physician/surgeon and chef, organization, efficiency and quality are essential to me. Like many of you juggling personal and...

Do you ever contemplate what it means to live a long, healthy and joy-filled life? It's safe to say that it probably means something...

Our family struck gold 10 years ago when our rescue dog Lucy—a Chihuahua-terrier mix—came into our lives. Instantly, she was a wonderful...

For the past several years, US News and World Report has named the Mediterranean diet the “best diet overall,” and, as a registered...

Mass marketing campaigns from the food and supplement industries, social media influencers and even friends and family can be sources of...