50. Question Authority

Big organizations like the FDA, USDA, AHA, AMA and ADA all struggle under real limitations and conflicts of interest. Know and understand them.


Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

by Eric Schlosser Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought, unaware of the subtle and not-so-subtle ramifications of their purchases. More About the Film Review at Amazon.com… Read More »

Gary Taubes

New York Times science writer and author of several books who gained prominence in the low-carb diet debate… Read More »

“America: A Big, Fat, Stupid Nation,”

Jason Stoneman’s plea to Americans to learn more about the organizations that issue nutrition standards and the industry money that finances their research… Read More »

Why Our Health Matters

Weil argues that embracing integrative medicine will improve health outcomes and lower medical costs… Read More »

Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer

An award-winning journalist shows that much of what we think we know about healthcare is simply wrong and that economics, rather than illness, determines the medical care we receive… Read More »

The Advantages of Integrative Medicine

Andrew Weil, MD, looks at the evidence for using integrative instead of strictly conventional medicine… Read More »

“Your Genes Are Not Your Fate”

Information on new research indicating that adopting lifestyle changes can affect your genes… Read More »

David Katz, MD

An internationally renowned authority on nutrition, weight management and the prevention of chronic disease… Read More »

“Chronic Illness: What Works?”

Information on the three principle functional medicine therapies… Read More »

Reclaiming Our Health

Robbins reveals the enormous human and financial costs caused by the polarization of conventional and alternative medicine, presenting a new vision of what American healthcare could be… Read More »