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Heads up to plant eaters: Sugary foods and stress aren’t a good combo for your gut. Get the scoop on how these factors – and others – can put that gut out of balance, possibly driving you to have too much of a fungus called Candida.
Time for some truth-telling: While I fol…

"I just started a plant-based diet. Should I see a Nutritionist?" -- Matt B.
Natalie Rizzo, a Registered Dietician, and advisor to The Beet, who helps clients run marathons and live healthy, energetic, active lives on a plant-based diet, answers this and other reader questions...

With so much confusion surrounding protein, and where to get it on a vegan or plant-based diet, a reader asked if he needs to supplement with protein powder? There is a new understanding that we may not need as much protein to be healthy as we once thought...

This holiday, chances are you'll be sharing a table with a smaller group than ever, but since 1 in 4 Americans is eating more plant-based, you will likely be told by one member of the group: "I am eating plant-based or vegan these days." It could even be you, telling your fami…

Chef Ed Harris of Food Network's Chopped and Iron Chef International fame is bringing a new approach to his creations, dosing his dishes with a hefty helping of plants in his new cookbook Veganish. Harris, who studied culinary at the Art Institute of New York City and built his resumé at iconic rest…

We are all working from home, within inches of the snack cabinet, and it's murder on your efforts to eat healthily, lose weight, or keep blood sugar low (since spikes lead to insulin surges lead to storing fat, leads to weight gain).
In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, we asked a nutrition…

Thanksgiving is that time of year when the aroma of pumpkin spice is in the air and the table overflows with delicacies –– mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, salads, you name it! It’s a celebration where vegetarians, vegans, and other eaters gather together for the …

Q: I'm Confused About Serving Size– How Do I know What Portion to Eat?
A: I agree that serving sizes are confusing and sometimes unrealistic. Servings sizes were once linked to the amount of food people ate in the 70s and 60s and only recently has the FDA stated updating them based on a 2016 revision…

Dr. Scott Stoll, a sports doctor and founder of the Plantrician Project, is a big believer in eating healthy, plant-based foods and created a resource for other doctors to share their experience in helping patients eat that way as well. Here, he shares his top tips for staying healthy during the hol…

Remember when snacking was reaching into your office desk drawer for that bag of almonds? Or noshing on an apple after you got back from yoga class before you headed to the library to pick up your holds? Nowadays, as we all spend endless minutes, hours, weeks, months, or our lives at home, the world…