Dr. Joel Fuhrman - Be Your Healthiest Self
Dr. Joel Fuhrman is a famed physician specializing in helping patients prevent and reverse disease. He is a best-selling author and creator of multiple PBS specials, a council member of the True Health Initiative and President of the Nutritional Research Foundation. Says Dr. Fuhrman, "Recent advancements in nutritional science can grant us the opportunity to live a life free of heart disease, strokes, and even cancer, living longer than at any point in human history. It will take effort but the rewards you will get from a healthy life will be priceless."
Verywell Health reports that, "Dr. Fuhrman has helped thousands of people lose weight permanently and reverse chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases and chronic pain syndromes, including migraines, using a nutrient-dense, plant-rich eating style that he calls the Nutritarian diet. An internationally-recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing, Dr. Fuhrman is also a health and fitness enthusiast whose athletic background gives him a keen insight into the importance of diet and physical exercise. Before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dr. Fuhrman was a world-class figure skater who placed third in the 1976 World Professional Pairs Skating Championship."
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Winning the War on Breast Cancer with Dr. Fuhrman
Dr. Fuhrman presents life-saving nutritional strategies for protection against breast cancer and its recurrence if you already had breast cancer. Much of the information presented can be used to fight all types of cancer including prostate, colon, and skin cancer.
With the right nutritional sci...
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How to Supplement If You're a Vegan!
When skeptics like to gleefully point out that vegans are advised to take B12 supplements, we like to point out that supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry and 99% of the people who feel a need to take them are not vegan. However, since virtually everyone can benefit from additional nutr...
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What Is the ANDI Score?
Prevailing food myths largely contribute to our overweight population and poor health for many. Lifestyle-related diseases are the most common causes of death, but according to a 2011 poll by Consumer Reports Health, 90 percent of Americans believe that they eat a healthy diet.
Most Americans do...
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Why Fast Foods Are DESTROYING Your Health!
Fast food and processed foods might be convenient, but at what cost? Let’s talk about the dark secrets lurking behind these foods that are destroying your health. Ever wondered why heart disease and cancer rates are skyrocketing? It's not just about genetics; it's about what's on your plate!
Lis...
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What the Heck are High Glycemic Foods?
A glycemic load is a practical number that considers the amount of food eaten and how fast the sugar in the meal will enter the bloodstream. And it matters if you're trying to reverse chronic disease, prevent cancer, or achieve healthy weight loss. Or simply wants to stay healthy.
Dr. Joel Fuhrm...
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Healthy & Tasty Superfoods Dishes
Elevate your health and savor the bold flavors of whole foods. Start saying goodbye to added salt, oil, and sugar, and start saying hello to nutrient-dense meals that nourish your body. Here's Dr. Joel Fuhrman with recipes for dried tomato chili, cauliflower spinach mashed potatoes, and Californi...
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How Much Vitamin D, Zinc and Iodine Do You Need?
Taking supplementation on a vegan or plant-based diet is important as you can't always be sure if you're getting the optimal amount of vitamins and minerals. This is because absorption efficiency and utilization of nutrients vary from person to person. And that's not all.
Vitamin B12 being natur...
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How Does Salt Cause Hypertension & Types of Strokes?
There's table salt, sea salt, Celtic salt, Peruvian Pink, Hawaiian Black Lava, Himalayan, and fleur de sel. But whatever marketers call it, whatever it costs, and whatever its pedigree, salt is simply sodium chloride (NaCl)- and despite trendy claims to the contrary, it's bad for you. The excessi...
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Is Calorie Restriction Something You Need to Worry About?
Dr. Joel Fuhrman and his daughter Jenna discuss one of the most debated topics in the world of nutrition — calorie intake. Calorie restriction comes up a lot when people talk about plant-based diets. The common misconception is that a plant-based diet is calorie-restricted because it excludes ani...
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For a Long Life... Garden! Seriously!
Why should you grow your own fruits and vegetables and actually work with dirt? Ask a green thumb how they feel about gardening, and they will tell you it's a mood elevator. In the Blue Zones, regions of the world where people live longer and healthier, outdoorsy lifestyle with moderate physical ...
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Is Fasting a Good Idea?
Fasting has been gaining popularity in recent years to promote weight loss and improve health. Intermittent fasting, in particular, reduces inflammation and improves insulin sensitivity, preventing chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
Dr. Joel Fuhrman is confident that i...
