Diet and Health

Chemical in leafy greens slows growth of COVID-19

A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center-led study finds sulforaphane could help prevent and treat illnesses caused by some coronaviruses, including COVID-19

Can a plant-based diet help mitigate Covid-19?

Hana Kahleova & Neal D. Barnard As Covid-19 resurges, propelled by the emergence of the omicron variant, and by the reduced effectiveness

Diet quality and risk and severity of COVID-19: a prospective cohort study

How can diet choices affect the risks and severety of Covid-19? This study brings the scintific data from 592 571

Harvard study: Healthy diet associated with lower COVID-19 risk and severity

By Heidi Godman, Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter Here’s more incentive to eat a healthy diet: it’s associated with a reduced risk

Covid, Diet, and Vaccination

By Alex Jack Many medical professionals, government administrators, and members of the general public feel there is a moral imperative

Covid Vaccine Blues

By Alex Jack Whether you have been vaccinated against Covid, ruled it out, or are still on the fence, the

Planetary Health Statement on Covid, Natural Immunity & Vaccines

The Covid pandemic is a tragic consequence of the modern way of life and appears to have its roots in

Diet, Telomere Length, and Covid

People who suffer badly from a Covid-19 infection have one thing in common—and it’s not their age or having underlying

Healthy Diet Plays Vital Role in Warding Off COVID-19

A new study published in the Britich Medical Journal of Nutrition Prevention & Health highlights the importance of nutrition in boosting

Does the American Diet Make Us More Vulnerable to Covid-19?

A panel of nutritionists and food policy experts discuss the role of obesity and other chronic diseases in the coronavirus

Fermented Foods Drastically Reduce the Risk of Covid Deaths

The European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has published a landmark study that spotlights the role of traditionally fermented vegetables such

Questioning the mRNA Vaccine

By Edward Esko mRNA [messenger RNA] vaccines are a new type of vaccine to protect against infectious diseases. To trigger

2021 Online Macrobiotic Winter Conference

January 21-24, 2021 Featuring 15 International Macrobiotic Teachers, including Martha C. Cottrell, M.D., Neal Barnard, M.D., Tom Monte, Jessica Porter,

Guidelines for the White House Kitchen and First Family

Planetary Health, Inc. By Alex Jack, Edward Esko, and Bettina Zumdick During the pandemic, a whole foods, plant-based diet has

Diet—The Missing Link

Reducing the Risk of Covid-19 By Alex Jack      Eight years ago, in 2012, six miners in Yunnan, an agricultural province

Summer Conference Goes Anti-Viral

By Alex Jack      Kiking off the 2020 Online Macrobiotic Summer Conference, Boston area frontline nurse Donna Clifford narrated a dramatic

Flattening the Curve with Diet

By Martha C. Cottrell, M.D.      I am a healthy 92-year-old woman, a physician who discovered the role our diet plays

Coronavirus and the Loss of Hope

Part II of Edward Esko’s talk with Japanese Macrobiotic Friends June 27, 2020 The lung and large intestine are referred

Dietary Protection from Coronavirus

By Alex Jack, Bettina Zumdick, and Edward Esko As the world mobilizes to contain the coronavirus pandemic, a fundamental dimension

Covid-19 and Diet

By T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.      Here is the hopeful, even revolutionary, idea. People can defend themselves against the worst effects of

Raising our vibration during the corona crisis

By Bettina Zumdick COVID-19 is spreading around the globe. The Washington Post reports that 80% or more of the cases are

The Anatomy of a Pandemic

By Alex Jack ”There will be one more new viral epidemic before the Spiral of History peaks in about 20