Wellness Plant-Based Articles - Center for Nutrition Studies https://nutritionstudies.org/t/wellness/ Food. Science. Health. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:41:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 How the Low-FODMAP Diet Saved My Colon https://nutritionstudies.org/how-the-low-fodmap-diet-saved-my-colon/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:16:07 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=56298 Having been an avid plant-based eater for over thirty years, I thought I knew it all. I was never ill, I was full of energy, and, to prove that vegans get enough protein, I even achieved a Guinness World Record in speed skiing with one leg at the age of forty-seven. I thought I knew … Continued

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Written by Heather Mills.

]]> From Fast Food to Lasting Lifestyle Change https://nutritionstudies.org/from-fast-food-to-lasting-lifestyle-change/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:44:21 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=56046 My whole-food plant-based (WFPB) journey started around 2010 when my twenty-year-old son came home and said, “Mom, I’m going vegan.” And she said, “What the hell is that?” We watched him eat this way for one to two years before he commented to us, “You guys need to take better care of yourselves.” He was … Continued

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Written by Bill Singer.

]]> From Pain to Purpose: How MaryEllen and John Are Improving Food Security and Reducing Food Waste https://nutritionstudies.org/from-pain-to-purpose/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:34:23 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=55876 I (MaryEllen) found whole-food plant-based nutrition in 2020 while desperately searching for answers to the chronic Lyme disease I had been living with for more than ten years. My husband John and I decided to jump all in together—and it completely changed our lives. My body began to heal in ways I hadn’t thought possible, … Continued

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Written by MaryEllen and John Bunce.

]]> The Hidden Universe Within: Feeding and Nurturing the Microbiome https://nutritionstudies.org/the-hidden-universe-within-feeding-and-nurturing-the-microbiome/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:30:34 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=55610 Imagine stepping into a vibrant zoo or, better yet, a bustling planetary system where trillions of creatures of staggering diversity roam, interact, and shape entire worlds. That might sound fantastical, but it’s the everyday reality tucked within us: our microbiome. A landmark study estimated that a typical adult has approximately 30 trillion human cells and … Continued

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Written by Steven Disla.

]]> How to Make Your Healthy Habits More Sustainable https://nutritionstudies.org/how-to-make-your-healthy-habits-more-sustainable/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:57:02 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=52438 You can give anyone an incredible meal plan, a workout program, and all the most useful information, but if they don’t have the correct mindset to do anything with that information, the healthy habits won’t stick.

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Written by Maxime Sigouin.

]]> How to Build Healthy Habits https://nutritionstudies.org/how-to-build-healthy-habits/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:12:17 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=52137 When someone asks me how to create healthier habits, their mentality is the first thing I have them focus on. I believe that the power of our thoughts over our lives is as critical as the air we breathe; we will never be able to create anything lasting without first adopting the correct mindset. Because … Continued

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Written by Melanie Cano Fernández, MD.

]]> Assessing the Top Nutrition Trends of 2023 (Part Two) https://nutritionstudies.org/assessing-the-top-nutrition-trends-of-2023-part-two/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:51:48 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=51561 By analyzing 2023 nutrition trends, we can gain insights into a population’s collective mindset and preferences. What might they say about the future?

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Written by Nelson Huber-Disla.

]]> The Impact of Stress on Health and Disease https://nutritionstudies.org/the-impact-of-stress-on-health-and-disease/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:37:03 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=50702 When of the most overlooked factors in our quest for total wellness is how stress impacts health and disease.

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Written by Frank Sabatino, DC, PhD.

]]> Tips for Reducing Hidden Toxins in the Kitchen https://nutritionstudies.org/tips-for-reducing-hidden-toxins-in-the-kitchen/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:42:19 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=49354 We spend a lot of time thinking about the foods we routinely eat, and rightly so. Nutrition plays a leading role in determining our health and disease outcomes; with our society facing epidemics of lifestyle-related diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, you might argue nutrition has never been more important. But food isn’t the … Continued

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Written by Stephanie Peacock, DC.

]]> The 9 Pillars of Wellness to Wonderful https://nutritionstudies.org/the-9-pillars-of-wellness-to-wonderful/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:04:08 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=48445 Drs. Lederman and Pulde bring the pillars of wellness into their practice through their Essence of Weheal model.

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Written by Alona Pulde, MD and Matthew Lederman, MD.

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