• JULY 29, 2018
    Fruit, Nature’s candy

    Fruit, Nature’s candy

    This video discusses the benefits of adding fruit to our diet.

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    • JUNE 17, 2018

    Ketogenic Diet Part 2

    As we discussed on the previous post, any step away from the Standard American Diet is a step in the right direction. But, if an individual wants to transition to a healthier way of eating, is ketogenic diet the answer? Because our goal should not be to find a diet which can deliver quick weight

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    • JUNE 3, 2018

    Ketogenic Diet Part 1

      For the next couple of posts we will look at ketogenic diet. First of all we want to congratulate anyone who is becoming more mindful about what they put into their mouth. As you have learned from the previous posts on this blog and no doubt from several other sources, the SAD(Standard American Diet)

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    • JUNE 1, 2018

    Embee Plant Physicians

        WELCOME TO OUR NEW WEBSITE EMBEE PLANT PHYSICIANS   Thanks so much for your patronage to Plant Powered Physicians. We have outgrown our previous website and are launching our new website today to bring you more robust content and resources.   We will continue to post educational blogs on Nutrition/health and mindfulness biweekly

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    • MAY 20, 2018

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Blog: Is Candy good for you?   Many individuals are concerned about eating fruits, including berries, because they are concerned about the sugar, or fructose in these fruits. But we have ample research showing that fruit, nature’s candy, is packed in just the right way, that it only brings health, whereas processed table sugar

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    • MAY 6, 2018

    Health and Wellness: Resistant Starch

    When you look at a food label, do you feel like that the math doesn’t add up? Let’s look at the label above on the right. The label says there are 37 grams of carbohydrates. 4 grams of fiber and 12 grams of sugars. That adds up to 16 grams. So what carbohydrate makes up

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    • APRIL 28, 2018

    Health and Wellness: Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease which primarily targets our joints. Though the exact cause or mechanism which leads to the development of rheumatoid arthritis has not been completely worked out. One proposed mechanism is Molecular Mimicry. When the cell lining the wall of the colon are not healthy, condition known as “leaky gut”

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    • APRIL 8, 2018

    Health and Wellness: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    In the preceding blogs, we have primarily focused on the ill effects of the Standard American Diet(SAD), rich in animal foods and processed foods, on chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, etc. This month, we will focus on the growing body of evidence which clearly demonstrates the increased risk for autoimmune

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    • FEBRUARY 25, 2018

    Health and Wellness: Fats

    Blog 8.3 Fats: Comic created by Will McPhail, New Yorker Fats, one of the three essential nutrient for our body, is no less crucial for optimal health than protein or carbohydrates. Fat is an energy source for the body like the other macronutrients. Moreover, fat is essential for production of hormones, optimal nerve function, cellular

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    • FEBRUARY 12, 2018
    Health and Wellness: Protein

    Health and Wellness: Protein

    Blog 8.2 Protein: Protein, the macronutrient with a “halo” around it. The one nutrient many people believe is healthy no matter the amount or the source. Perhaps, we increase the protein in our diet because we want to look like this amazing couple. For the record, the husband and wife athletes in the above photograph

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    • JANUARY 28, 2018

    Health and Wellness: Carbohydrates

    Blog 8.1: Carbohydrates     As we discussed on the last blog, carbohydrates are an essential macronutrient and represent the primary fuel for our body and brain. So why are carbs so frequently maligned in our culture.   Because indeed there are “good” carbohydrates and “bad” carbohydrates. For simplicity, good carbohydrates can be classified as

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    • JANUARY 14, 2018

    Health and Wellness: Nutrients

      Blog 8.0 Macronutrients and Micronutrients:   In some ways, this could have been our first blog, but it wasn’t. So, to give this topic the importance it deserves, we are starting the New Year with this topic. Let’s first begin with definitions. Nutrient: Substance needed by an organism(any living entity) to stay alive and

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    • DECEMBER 24, 2017

    Health and Wellness: Phytonutrients

    Blog 3.2   We have all heard that plants are essential for good health. And, most everyone is aware that plants are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber–elements our body needs for optimal health. But the health enhancing benefits of plants don’t stop there. Perhaps, even more important than the elements mentioned above is the

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    • DECEMBER 10, 2017

    Health and Wellness: Gut Bacteria

    Blog 7.0: Gut Bacteria (Flora) Picture credit: http://normalcolon.com/gut-flora/   On the previous blog, we touched on the topic of how our gut bacteria can either promote health or lead to ill health. On this post, we will look at some of the benefits in a bit more detail.   Gut flora which represent the numerous

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    • NOVEMBER 26, 2017

    Health and Wellness: Inflammation Part 2

    Blog 6.2: Inflammation Part 2 On the previous blog, we focused on how advanced glycation end products(AGEs), which are particularly high in animal products, promote inflammation. On the current blog, we will explore other factors in our diet which contribute to inflammation.  It has been shown that a western diet which is typically rich in

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    • NOVEMBER 12, 2017

    Health and Wellness: Inflammation Part 1

    Blog 6.1: Inflammation On the previous post, we focused on the role of dairy in promoting heart disease and cancer primarily by focusing on the ill effects of saturated fat/cholesterol for heart disease and IgF-1 for cancer. On the current post, we will focus on how dairy and other animal products(meat, poultry and eggs) lead

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    • OCTOBER 30, 2017

    Health and Wellness: Dairy

    Blog 2.2: Dairy   Why should dairy be taken out of our diet? Below is a list of several reasons backed by evidence that will make the case against dairy clear. Also, we will discuss how to get adequate amount of Calcium from plant sources to prevent osteoporosis.   Dairy contains saturated fat and cholesterol.

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    • OCTOBER 16, 2017

    Health and Wellness: Supplemental Blog

    Supplemental Blog:   Many thanks to our many faithful readers who have become accustomed to getting a new information-packed blog every other Sunday from Plant Powered Physicians. We are changing the format a little bit, just for this next blog. This biweekly “blog” which follows below is a personal essay written by one of our

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    • OCTOBER 2, 2017

    Health and Wellness: Fiber

    Blog 3.1:  Fiber On the previous blog 3.0, we listed some of the beneficial effects of a plant based diet. On today’s blog we will focus on the benefits of fiber. Recall animal foods contain NO dietary fiber. Fiber can essentially be thought of as nondigestible to minimally digestible carbohydrates. As a result, fiber adds

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    • SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
    Importance of fiber in the diet

    Importance of fiber in the diet

    A video about Importance of fiber in the diet. Click here to read the blog post about why fiber is important.

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