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By Neal Barnard, M.D.
New by Neal Barnard, M.D. As Seen On PBS! Kickstart Your Health with Dr. Neal Barnard DVD $6.95 |
Power to the Plate: Food Subsidies Should Reflect New USDA Dietary Advice
This morning, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the long-awaited replacement for the Food Pyramid. The new MyPlate icon is a plate, somewhat similar to the Power Plate developed and released by PCRM more than a year ago. |
From PCRM
New from PCRM Food for Life: Unlocking the Power of Plant-based Nutrition DVD $14.95 Weight |
White House Protest: Feds Urged to Consider Power Plate over MyPyramid
Last month, PCRM led doctors and dietitians in a protest outside the White House. The event highlighted the government’s refusal to consider the Power Plate, a healthy alternative to the confusing MyPyramid. The doctors, carrying a 6-foot-high Power Plate and led by PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., also del |
Food for Life: Healthy Eating and Cooking to Beat Diabetes in Indian Country
Welcome! This is the home of curriculum materials for a unique nutrition education program designed to address the epidemic of type 2 diabetes among Native Americans. Research conducted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and many other research teams has demonstrated the power of plant-base |
Health and Nutrition
New in Health and Nutrition Food for Life: Unlocking the Power of Plant-based Nutrition DVD $14.95 |
Power Plate's Well-Rounded Diet Could Save Your Life
America faces an epidemic of diet-related diseases. So it’s time for the federal government to step up to the plate and help spread the word about healthful nutrition. As the U.S. Department of Agriculture revises the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, PCRM is filing a petition asking the agency to throw out |
Doctors Deliver Giant Power Plate to White House to Protest Government Inaction on Obesity
PCRM’s Jan. 25 Event Follows Lawsuit Over USDA MyPyramid WASHINGTON—Doctors and dietitians protested outside the White House with a colorful 6-foot-high Power Plate food guide to highlight the federal government’s refusal to consider a healthy alternative to the U.S. Department of Agriculture&rs |
Breaking News! USDA Replaces Food Pyramid with MyPlate
Earlier this year, PCRM urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to replace the Food Pyramid with PCRM’s Power Plate. Today, the USDA unveiled its new MyPlate icon that recommends Americans fill half their plates with fruits and vegetables. But it’s at odds with agriculture subsidies that promote high-fat, |
Foods That Fight Pain
$14.95 Neal D. Barnard, M.D. Did you know that ginger can prevent migraines and that coffee sometimes cures them? Did you know that rice can calm your digestion, that sugar can make you more sensitive to pain, that evening primrose can ease the symptoms of arthritis? Drawing on new and little-known resear |
Power Plate Offers Healthy Alternative to USDA Pyramid
WASHINGTON—Fill your plate with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes each day to keep the doctor away, say doctors and dietitians with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The nonprofit organization is running a full-page advertisement in March’s Today’s Dietitian urging nutriti |
Editorial: Introducing the Power Plate
Introducing the Power Plate It’s time to retire the Pyramid. Yes, its shape was appealing. And its message was reassuring. Whether you gravitated toward the grains, fruits, and vegetables at its base, or the meats and dairy products pictured on its upper levels, the Pyramid had you covered. But that was exac |
Unlocking the Power of Plant-based Nutrition DVD Series
You can buy all three Unlocking the Power of Plant-based Nutrition DVDs--Food for Life, Weight Control, and Heart Health--for $29.95. That’s a savings of nearly $15. $29.95 Food for Life: Unlocking the Power of Plant-based Nutrition Neal |
Physicians Resources
The following resources help physicians demonstrate to patients how a low-fat, plant-based diet can prevent and reverse chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Please help advocate for healthy communities by sharing |
USDA’s New MyPlate Icon At Odds With Federal Subsidies for Meat, Dairy
Physicians Urge Congress to Reform Farm Bill to End Support for Foods That Make Americans Fat WASHINGTON—The new federal MyPlate food icon that recommends Americans fill half their plates with fruits and vegetables is completely at odds with federal agriculture subsidies that promote production of high-fat, h |
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