Healthy Diets

Diets Are Like Antacids: It's Time for a Paradigm Shift

Michelle May, M.D. | Posted 04.11.2012

Michelle May, M.D.

When nutrition, fitness, and self-care are approached with a non-diet, mindful eating paradigm, people are able to relearn to balance eating for enjoyment with eating for health, rediscover joy in physical activity, and meet their true needs in more fulfilling, satisfying ways.

Separation Of Church And Plate

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.20.2012

David Katz, M.D.

The religious overlay that nutrition has taken on is neither holy nor wholesome. It precludes us from breaking bread together. It forestalls the public health progress that could occur if we could all find a seat at a common table.

New Year, New Diet Confusion

Gerard E. Mullin, M.D. | Posted 03.28.2012

Gerard E. Mullin, M.D.

Weight management is an everyday struggle for many Americans and there is an abundance of quick-fix gimmicky diets on the market.

Why Fad Diets Are A Don’t

Heather Bauer, RD, CDN | Posted 03.26.2012

Heather Bauer, RD, CDN

What do Kate Middleton, Victoria Beckham and Kourtney Kardashian have in common? A nasty three-letter word. Can't figure it out? It's F-A-D. As in fad diet.

From Generation to Generation: How Not To Visit Our Body Image Sins On Our Children

Vivien Hoexter | Posted 02.01.2012

Vivien Hoexter

Whether or not we need to lose weight, the first step is to stop being ashamed of the bodies we have so that our children do not carry the burdens we have inherited into the next generation.

Agriculture for Better Nutrition

Dr. Derek Yach | Posted 11.18.2011

Dr. Derek Yach

We face a major shift in the global conversation on health. Chronic or noncommunicable diseases are leading causes of death worldwide and they play a...

Ditch Your Diet and Learn to Eat Normally

Lisa Turner | Posted 07.20.2011

Lisa Turner

The body already knows what to eat. It has the wisdom and capacity to choose the right foods, in the right quantities, and it's constantly telling us what it needs.

The Dash Diet

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 11.17.2011

A large study offers the strongest evidence yet that a diet the government recommends for lowering blood pressure can save people from heart attack an...