A guideline is suggested for how to read food labels for grain products such as bread and breakfast cereals.

What happens to our gut flora microbiome when we’re on plant-based versus animal-based diets?

There appear to be just two types of people in the world: those who have mostly Bacteroides type bacteria in their gut, and those whose colons are overwhelmingly home to Prevotella species instead.

Diet and lifestyle improvements started even late in life can offer dramatic benefits.

A video about new book How Not to Die, which hits stores December 8, 2015

The vast majority of physicians in the United States take gifts from the pharmaceutical industry. Thanks to the Sunshine Act, you can find out exactly how much your physician (or any doctor) gets from which drug companies.

The green algae, chlorella, may help attenuate the drop in immune function antibodies associated with over-strenuous exercise.

The whole food is greater than the sum of its parts: how unscrupulous marketers use evidence that ties high blood levels of phytonutrients with superior health to sell dietary supplements that may do more harm than good.

When placed head-to-head against the American Diabetes Association diet, how do plant-based diets fare in terms of not only blood sugar, body weight, and cholesterol control, but also mood and quality of life?

Why do U.S. doctors continue to recommend colonoscopies when most other countries recommend less invasive colon cancer screening methods?