culinary medicine

Did the Food Pyramid Make America Fat?

Real Pyramids are more fun If you read some low-carb sites, or Gary Taub’s books, you will find the contention that the food pyramid – the last one being in 2011 – put America into a low fat, high carb diet responsible for today’s obesity. That the government food pyramid misled a generation of people,…

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The Scientists Who Built the Modern Snack

How We Eat Most of us think we know what we eat. However, nutrition researchers have learned a frustrating lesson over the years: asking people what they ate yesterday is often less accurate than anyone would like. Although food diaries and surveys can provide useful information, memories are imperfect, snacks are easily forgotten, and portion…

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Why Food Became Engineered to Defeat You

The food system was not engineered to make you obese. It was a result of natural selection at a grocery store. Truth is we need engineered foods

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Being a Foodie on a GLP-1

Why GLP-1 Made Me Love Food More—Not Less From beetroot pasta to backyard salsa, this wasn’t about eating less. It was about finally tasting more. I want to tell you about two people on a GLP-1. First, there’s me. I’ve been on a maintenance dose—7.5 mg of Zepbound—for a while now. And recently, I went…

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Ultra Processed Food: The Enemy?

Ultra-Processed Food: Making Sense of the Madness Ultra-processed food has become the villain of modern nutrition.Scroll through social media, and you’ll hear that it’s poisoning us, wrecking our gut, and driving the obesity epidemic all by itself. At the same time, other voices dismiss the entire idea as fear-mongering.According to them, processing doesn’t matter at…

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GLP-1 Drugs, the Mediterranean Diet, and the Science of Living Longer

GLP-1 Drugs, the Mediterranean Diet, and the Science of Living Longer For years, anti-aging has been hijacked by supplements, hacks, and promises that never hold up. Meanwhile, real science has quietly moved forward. Today, the most compelling anti-aging story does not come from a powder, a cold plunge, or a fasting app. Instead, it comes…

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Mitochondria Matter: The Story of Aging

Mitochondria power your cells, shape how you age, and misbehave as they decline. Here’s what they do, how they fail, and what truly keeps them healthy for life

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The Global Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving is more than a meal — it’s a worldwide celebration of gratitude built around foods that started here in the Americas. Corn, beans, potatoes, and turkey didn’t just feed a nation; they changed global cuisine. Today, we blend culinary history with medical sense to show how to enjoy the feast without the nap. 🍁…

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Tofu Isn’t a Statin: Food as Medicine

The Portfolio Diet lowers cholesterol, but not like statins. Food helps build the foundation—medicine keeps the roof from caving in.

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