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The Antioxidant Defenses
Oxygen is essential to life. But, as oxygen is used in the body, some of the oxygen molecules become very unstable. These unstable oxygen molecules, called free radicals, can attack cell membranes and even damage the DNA (genetic code) in the nucleus of the cell. Dama |
By Neal Barnard, M.D.
New by Neal Barnard, M.D. Power Foods for the Brain: An Effective 3-step Plan to Protect Your Mind and Strengthen Your Memory $26.99 |
PCRM Online Archive
May 2013: Read this Issue> Physicians Committee Hosts Congressional Vegetarian Caucus; Join the VegRUN Marathon Training Program; Baby Boom + Fast Food = Dementia Boom; Attend the International Conference of Nutrition and the Brain; Physicians Committee Persuades Harvard to Close Primate Facility; Militar |
Kickstart Programs
Join PCRM’s 21-Day Vegan Kickstart to begin receiving tips and recipes. Based on research by Neal Barnard, M.D., one of America’s leading health advocates, this program is designed for anyone wanting to explore the health benefits of a vegan |
The Origin of U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Current U.S. dietary policies still reflect the basic design of the food guides from the early part of this century. In 1894, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the first food composition tables and dietary standards for Americans. In 1916, the first daily food guides appeared in U |
PBS Kickstart Your Health Program Features New 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart Book
You’ve participated in the online 21-Day Vegan Kickstart. You’ve downloaded the iPhone app. Now, you can buy the 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart book and watch Kickstart Your Health with Dr. Neal Barnard on PBS. In 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Y |
Kickstart’s Second Anniversary Celebration: Join Us Sept. 5
The 21-Day Vegan Kickstart has become a worldwide phenomenon since it started just two years ago in September 2009. Join PCRM on Sept. 5 for the second anniversary of the online program that started it all. Since 2009, more than 150,000 people participated in the online program. The Kickstart iPhone app has been downl |
Doctors Group Files Suit against Kraft, General Mills, Dannon, and Dairy Trade Groups for False Dairy Weight-Loss Claims
WASHINGTON—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) announced today that it has filed two major lawsuits to stop a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign claiming that milk facilitates weight loss. PCRM charges that three main dairy industry trade groups—the International Dairy Foods |
Nutrition and Renal Disease
Nutrition and Renal Disease The kidneys’ job is to keep the body’s fluids, electrolytes, and organic solutes in a healthy balance. Their functional units are the million or so nephrons in the renal cortex which filter most constituents of the blood other |
Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy
Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy Pregnancy means eating for two. But it helps to remember that one of you is very small. So while you will need more nutrition, your overall diet will not be dramatically different from your normal eating pattern. Calorie needs increase only modestly during pregnancy. In the first tr |
Weight Control and Obesity Prevention in Children
Weight Control and Obesity Prevention in Children People who maintain a healthy weight throughout life stay healthier and live longer than those who are overweight. The lifestyle habits that help keep us slim—exercise and a healthy diet—also cut our risk of d |
A Guide to Healthy Weight Loss
A Guide to Healthy Weight Loss: Three weeks on a low-fat vegan diet gets you on the road to your healthy weight goal Of the many ways to lose weight, one stands out as by far the most healthful. When you build your meals from a generous array of vegeta |
Section Six: Nutrition and Renal Disease
Nephrotic Syndrome Diet for Nephrotic Syndrome Acute Renal Failure Diet in Acute Renal Failure Chronic Renal Failure |
Kickstart Book Tour Reaches Maximum-Capacity Crowds
Auditoriums and bookstores across the country have been filling with Americans eager to try the 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart. Tomorrow, PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., continues the latest leg of his Kickstart book tour in Pittsburgh. In Pittsburgh, Dr. Barnard will discuss his newest book, 21-Day Weight Loss Kic |
Countdown to Kickstart: This Live-and-in-Person Program Starts Oct. 4!
On Oct. 4, PCRM’s first-ever Kickstart Intensive program will begin in Washington, D.C. In sessions on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, participants will get everything they need to start on a path to better health, a trimmer waistline, and a whole new attitude about life. I hope you’ll join us. I’ll |
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