For most of my career I’ve advocated what’s known as a low-carb diet. I believe a low-carb diet is the best way to prevent or treat what I consider to be the number one risk factor for cardio-metabolic diseases across the board. That risk factor is called insulin resistance and...
Every year I try to write at least one column answering the question that I get most often when doing personal appearances: What do you take every day, Dr. Jonny? Last month I shared part one of my own personal supplement regimen. (If you missed it, I talked about fish...
That’s a question I get asked regularly and once a year I answer it in a column. Which I’m about to do right now—but with a caveat. I never—repeat never—recommend that people do what I do. My mantra for my entire career has been “biochemical individuality.” No two people are...
Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors of WholeFoods Magazine. Research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual conference in Boston revealed that being familiar with fast food commercials can increase the likelihood young...
Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors of WholeFoods Magazine. Last month we reviewed a few basics on dietary fat. I explained where the conventional wisdom on fat is wrong (“avoid saturated fat and...
Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors of WholeFoods Magazine. It’s pretty common for people to ask, “How do I cut the fat from my diet?” It’s far less common to ask, “How do...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors of WholeFoods Magazine. Jason Fung isn’t the first person to talk about intermittent fasting—but he’s become the go-to guru on the subject for many of those in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors of WholeFoods Magazine. One of the biggest health fads right now is a morning drink of celery juice. Proponents state that stand-alone celery juice confers a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been almost 50 years since the original edition of the Atkins diet was published, and in recent years the ketogenic diet—which Atkins was the first to popularize—is enjoying an unprecedented amount of attention. (As I write this column, I’m sitting in a stateroom on a cruise ship—I’m presenting two...
Expo West and Expo East are the two largest natural products trade shows in the world. Hundreds—and in the case of Expo West, thousands—of exhibitors show their wares in categories ranging from ingredients and packaging to foods, snacks, supplements and skin care. And everything in between. Having just returned from...
