What Are the Environmental Impacts of Plant-Based Meats? 

Environmental assessments of 50 different plant-based meats show them to be vastly more sustainable than animal-based meats. ?There is increasing consensus that transitioning towards reduced […]

Why Is Sorghum One of My New Favorite Grains? 

Learn why sorghum is one of my favorite new grains. ?Despite playing a significant role in Africa and Asia as a staple grain, sorghum has […]

Is Sorghum a Healthy Grain? 

How does sorghum compare with other grains in terms of protein, antioxidants, and micronutrients? And the benefits of red sorghum compared to black and white […]

Ozempic (Semaglutide) and Other GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs: Their Uses, Side Effects, and More

Ozempic and others in a new class of weight-loss drugs have been called ?the medical sensation of the decade.? Are they worthy of all the […]

How Is Natural Killer Cell Function Boosted by Forest Bathing? 

Can the aroma of wood essential oils replicate the immune-boosting effects of walking in a forest? Studies on the effects of ?forest bathing,? or shinrin-yoku […]

Forest Bathing to Boost Anticancer Immunity 

Natural killer cells are one of the ways our body fights off cancer, and visiting a forest can induce a significant increase in both their […]

Preorder The How Not to Age Cookbook

I?m thrilled to announce that pre-orders are now open for The How Not to Age Cookbook, coming out on April 22. This much-anticipated culinary companion […]

An Ideal Waist Size 

The book Dieting Makes You Fat was published originally in the 1980s and then repeatedly republished. Since most people who lose weight go on to […]

An Ideal BMI 

Is there a unisex chart for optimal weight based on height? We seem to have become inured to the mortal threat of obesity. If you […]

Exploring the Obesity Paradox 

How do we explain studies that suggest overweight individuals live longer? Martin Luther King Jr. warned that human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable, and […]