Wellness

Gaming the System: Cardiologists, Heart Stents, and Upcoding 

Cardiologists can criminally game the system by telling patients they have much more serious, unstable diseases than they really have—fraud…

Inhospitable Hospital Food 

What do hospitals have to say for themselves about serving meals that appear to be designed to inspire repeat business?…

Bird Flu: Emergence, Dangers, and Preventive Measures

In the United States in January 2025 alone, approximately 20 million commercially-raised birds, mostly egg-laying hens, were affected by the…

Treating Fatty Liver Disease with Diet 

What are the three sources of liver fat in fatty liver disease, and how can we get rid of it?…

Skincare as You Age Infographic

When I dove into the scientific research for my book How Not to Age, I uncovered the best ways we…

Foods That Disrupt Our Microbiome

Eating a diet filled with animal products can disrupt our microbiome faster than taking an antibiotic. If you search online…

Eating to Keep Ulcerative Colitis in Remission 

Plant-based diets can be 98 percent effective in keeping ulcerative colitis patients in remission, far exceeding the efficacy of other…

Eating to Treat Crohn’s Disease 

Switching to a plant-based diet has been shown to achieve far better outcomes than those reported on conventional treatments for…

Statins and Muscle Pain Side Effects 

Why is the incidence of side effects from statins so low in clinical trials while appearing to be so high…

Food Safety and Cultivated Meat 

What are the direct health implications of making clean meat—that is, meat without animals? In a 1932 article in Popular…

Celebrating Food, Culture, and AAPI Month with Remy Morimoto Park

We had the pleasure of talking with Remy Morimoto Park about food, culture, and AAPI Month. We hope you enjoy…

Antibiotic Resistance, Cultivated Meat, and Our Health 

Medically important antibiotics are being squandered by animal agriculture to compensate for typical factory farming practices. Cultivating muscle meat directly…

Chemical Safety, Cultivated Meat, and Our Health 

More than 95 percent of human exposure to industrial pollutants like dioxins and PCBs comes from fish, other meat, and…