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Over 25 million people in the United States have diabetes. Diabetes not only damages one's health, it also shortens life expectancy. Excess weight is a major contributing factor for type 2 diabetes. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with this illness, your doctor most likely started you on diabetic medications. Although these...

So often we think of MODERN as good, or even best, and often it is when we consider technological advances  and all that technology has done for us (although there are negative effects as well). Nevertheless, the one place where MODERN is decidedly NOT best, or even remotely good for us, is in our MODERN diet, created...

Ah chocolate, oh dark mystery of delight; on my tongue, the pleasure, on my hips, the blight. From far away in hot, tropical climes; thou art gathered by slaves, but I can pretend “Not mine!” Thy narcotics lull my senses into blissful transport; away from my problems, an escapist passport! Bitter as gall...

If you're familiar with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr., world famous and renowned author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, then you're familiar with the term "edothelial cells" and the role these cells play in the prevention of heart disease. The video below is a two-minute clip from the powerful documentary Forks Over Knives. Scientists discovered...

We are always grateful for grateful patients, especially when they are giving a shout-out to Dr. Carney in popular online interviews!  This one I want to share for quite a few reasons.  First and formost is that Mike is the unlikeliest person you would ever think of as adopting a plant-based animal-friendly lifestlye.  He goes...

Spanish Starch-Smart® Health Seminar Join Dr. Carney for Spanish health lectures at the Kyle Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kyle, Texas for three sessions on Saturday May 24, 2014. Kyle, Texas is about 20 miles south of Austin, Texas. The Kyle Spanish Church has easy access from IH-35. Click Here to Download the Kyle, Texas...

Starch-Smart® Health Seminar Join Dr. Carney at the Rutland Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada for three sessions on Friday June 20 and Saturday June 21, 2014. Kelowna is in the Okanagan Valley of beautiful British Columbia. Click Here to Download the Kelowna, British Columbia Flyer Click Here to Download the Two to...

I've suffered greatly when people I've cared about deeply, have chosen self-destructive habits. As far as I have been able to trace this back, it began before I was old enough to really know what was happening. My dear Dad chose to refuse the good advice of his doctor to lower his dangerously...

How many boxes of Kleenex do you go through during periods of high pollen counts? You will be encouraged by reading our new Topic Article "Diet May Reduce Severity of Seasonal Allergies>."  According to the plant-based nutritional experts, asthma and allergies have been linked to several nutritional factors. Although there isn't much literature published on...

We are thrilled to have people becoming members of Dr. Carney's Dr. Carney's Starch-Smart® Community and are excited to share with you about some of the bloggers begining to publish.  One of the bloggers is of particular interest to people with Type-1 Diabetes.  But, as you will read, what Ken Thomas has discovered is helpful for...

"Would you like fries with that?" You may want to skip fried foods the next time you eat out after seeing the research linking these foods to cancer development. Dr. Michael Greger demonstrates in the video below, (as well as the following highlighted link) how deep fried foods are associated with cancers of the breast, pancreas, lung, mouth and throat, esophagus, larynx, kidney, ovary, and the endometrial lining of the uterus. Researchers also discovered that "...eating French fries, fried chicken, fried fish, and doughnuts was associated with about a third greater odds of prostate cancer, and after stratifying for tumor aggressiveness, found even slightly stronger associations with more aggressive disease, suggesting that regular intake of deep-fried foods may contribute to progression of prostate cancer as well."

Which food contains more antioxidants - eggs or whole plant foods? Eggs are marketed for containing high levels of antioxidants, which play an important role in fighting disease. The egg industry boasts: "One egg has 13 essential vitamins and minerals in varying amounts, high-quality protein, and antioxidants, all for 70 calories." But are they really...