A New Normal
Salt, We Misjudged You
Put simply, the possibility has been raised that if we were to eat as little salt as the U.S.D.A. and the C.D.C. recommend, we’d be harming rather than helping ourselves.
A Simple Way To Break A Bad Habit
Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction — from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they're bad for us.
The Hacking of the American Mind (Condensed Version)
The best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig explores how industry has contributed to a culture of addiction, depression and chronic disease. Always provocative, Lustig reveals the science that drives these states of mind and offers solutions we can use.
Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher
After watching this video you may get angry that you spent all of that money on doctors and drugs, when you could have fixed the problem with a better diet.
Bill Maher on Big Pharma
In this appearance on David Letterman’s show, Bill Maher talks about the side effects of prescription drugs.
Are you a patient or a profit center?
If you have diabetes, then you’re a profit center for the doctor that’s managing your disease instead of curing it.
How Much Water to Lose Weight?
Being dehydrated prevents you from losing weight. This video explains what happens when you DON'T drink enough water.
How Magnesium Functions in the Body
Dr. Carolyn Dean describes magnesium's role in the body and why you need it in conjunction with other minerals. She also explains why many people are deficient in magnesium and what that might cause.
Health Brands Owned by Corporations
Your favorite brands have some dirty little secrets...
Why Diet Matters More than Exercise for Weight Loss
This video explains why changing your diet has a bigger effect on your weight loss than exercise.
To Lose Weight, Eating Less Is Far More Important than Exercising More
Exercise is beneficial for numerous reasons, but it's not the best way to lose weight, many studies have shown.
Milk: Does It Really Do A Body Good?
Add it to the list of things that are bad for you...milk! Turns out this staple of western diets, is not something humans aren't really designed to consume. And all those health claims on TV? Not really true! Trace explains how we've been duped into drinking this stuff.
Milk Could Be Killing You!
You’ve probably heard ads saying that milk is extremely good for you, but is there any truth to this? Trace reveals some evidence that milk might not be all it’s hyped up to be.
McDonald’s: 1955 vs Now
BuzzFeed discovered just how much our McDonald’s hamburgers, fries, and drinks have grown since 1955. What they found was shocking, and it makes you reflect on what our idea of “normal” sized
Jamie Oliver: Teach Every Child About Food
Watch Chef Jamie Oliver’s TED Talk on what kids get to eat at school and beyond. It’s frightening.
11 Foods That Put You In A Bad Mood
Keep your spirits up by avoiding foods that will put a damper on your day.
How Cooking Can Change Your Life
Michael Pollan argues that cooking is one of the most important steps people can take to improve their family's health, build communities, and fix our broken food system.
The Scientist and the Stairmaster
The New York Times Article: Why most of us believe that exercise makes us thinner—and why we're wrong.
Michael Pollan Takes On Cooking
Chefs Mario Batali, Alice Waters, and food writer Samin Nosrat discuss Michael Pollan's new book, Cooked -- a seminal piece of non-fiction writing.
Salt This Away…
Use sea salt instead of the “normal” refined table salt. Salt has many health benefits. And it doesn’t give you high blood pressure. Never did.
Scientists Find Out What Chicken Nuggets Are Really Made Of
Researchers from the University of Mississippi in Jackson broke down some chicken nuggets to see what they were really made of. 60 percent of a tested nugget was NOT meat.
How Diet Soda Causes Weight Gain
This video clip reinforces why we want you to drink at least 70 ounces of plain water per day. One hundreds ounces is even better.
David Kessler: The End of Overeating
Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. David Kessler on why we can't stop eating.