Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition

Overly processed foods make up the majority of the All-American Diet: hot dogs, hamburgers, fried chicken, cold cuts, cakes, cookies, candies, sodas and other sugar-laden beverages, refined or sugary grains like most muffins, donuts, and cereals, and French fries and other fried foods. Many of you already know how bad this diet is. A great deal of

Here’s something else to consider: the RDA recommendations are actually optimal values, not minimal needs. Since some people require more protein than others, the USDA chose as their recommendation a value that assures adequate protein for 99 percent of the country. Based on the assumption that too much is safer than not enough (not true, as you’ll

In summary, the Atkins Diet overlooks and therefore lacks four major elements: The importance of dietary carbs in supporting the body’s metabolic integrity. The importance of the wholeness of food, derived primarily from plants and grains. Daily detoxification A sense of freedom (since the diet is built on deprivation)