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Neurology

Parkinson's Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Parkinson's disease (idiopathic paralysis agitans) is a progressive, degenerative disorder of the brain that is associated with a loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, neurodegeneration in other areas of the central nervous system (CNS), such as the locus...
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Cardiovascular

Hypertension

Overview and Risk Factors Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke, as well as for end-stage renal disease and peripheral vascular disease. The World Health Organization has identified hypertension as the most important...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a syndrome of inappropriate backflow of gastric acid into the esophagus, which can result in inflammation and erosion of the esophageal mucosa. It is the most common upper-gastrointestinal disorder in Western nations, affecting...
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Respiratory

Asthma

Overview and Risk Factors Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease in which bronchial obstruction and bronchospasm lead to dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, and/or cough. Key to its pathogenesis is inflammation of the airways. Inflammatory cells, including mast cells, eosinophils, T lymphocytes,...
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Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease, Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

How Does Animal Protein Affect Bone Mass?

The effect of animal protein on loss of bone calcium and its consequences for osteoporosis has been extensively shown for more than 2 decades. Animal protein intake as strongly associated with bone fracture rate for different countries [Abelow, B. et al. Calcif. Tissue Int., 50: 14-18, 1992] and...
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Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular

Reversing Heart Disease with Diet

I would like to introduce you to my friend Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., a man you will be hearing a lot more about in coming years. Having won a gold medal (Yale Crew team) in the 1956 Olympics, Dr. Esselstyn quickly advanced to a distinguished career in surgery at the renowned Cleveland Clinic...
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General Nutrition

Protein-Calorie Malnutrition

Overview and Treatment Protein-calorie malnutrition results in 2 similar but distinct diseases, marasmus and kwashiorkor. Marasmus is defined simply as chronic deprivation of energy needed to maintain body weight. Its extreme form is characterized by severe weight loss and...
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Immunology and Allergy

Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy

Overview and Risk Factors   Anaphylaxis is a rapid, life-threatening, systemic reaction. Although most frequently due to an IgE-mediated immediate-type hypersensitivity reaction, similar symptoms can occur as a result of an antibody-independent anaphylactoid mechanism. In anaphylaxis,...
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Professional Accreditation, Credentials and Licensure

by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

Dietary intervention for disease reversal, weight loss and general health. Connect with others to get inspired or find out more about reversing disease with diet. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER OR LOG IN.

 

Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.