The Role of a Starch-based Diet in Solving Existential Challenges for the 21st Century
Diet plays a fundamental role in our major chronic diseases, in climate change, and in our resistance to infectious diseases. The eating patterns that best support the health of people and our planet are based on traditional starchy staples.
Denis Burkitt, MD Opened McDougall’s Eyes to Diet and Disease
As an impressionable senior medical student, I listened to him describe observations he had made as a surgeon in Uganda. “In Africa, treating people who live largely off the land on vegetables they grow, I hardly ever saw cases of many of the most common diseases in the United States and England
Plant-Based Recipes for a Busy Lifestyle
Keeping up with a busy schedule and staying healthy is a challenging task. When our lives become too busy, our health is often an afterthought as we grab convenient, fast food. However, that convenience disappears as you start to feel sick. Is it possible to create healthy meals with li
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