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Need a Hand Making a Smoothie?

Jonathan Galland, CEO of Pill Advised, Huffington Post Blogger

You require something healthy that you can whip up in a flash.

We get it.

It’s a kind of magic. But luckily we have done the work for you.

So here is the recipe I wrote for The Fat Resistance Diet, the book I did with my father Dr. Leo Galland.

A cute and funny take on how-to videos, it not only shows you how to make a blueberry smoothie, it gives you a hand where you need it most—in the kitchen!

More Blueberries Boost Detoxification

How Alternative Therapies Are Going Mainstream

Jonathan Galland, CEO of Pill Advised, Huffington Post Blogger

An award-winning health journalist and educator, Professor Meg Jordan shows her passion for an integrated approach to wellness in this video. She tells us that Memorial Sloan-Kettering and other top health centers are including complementary and alternative therapies in their cutting-edge programs.

When my father Dr. Leo Galland and myself appeared on Professor Jordan’s radio show to talk about our book The Fat Resistance Diet we had a very enthusiastic discussion about nutrition. Professor Jordan lectured on the Healing Circles for Collaborative Care at the recent Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City.

Ayurveda–Traditional Indian Medicine

By Issac Mathai M.D. and Suja Issac M.Sc., M.Phil.

Issac Mathai M.D. and Suja Issac M.Sc., M.Phil.

Ayurveda is an ancient traditional system of medicine.

Ayurveda has literature going back 5000 years and an oral tradition that is much older, and is considered to be the oldest system of healthcare. The healing system of Ayurveda has been practiced in daily life in India for more than 5000 years.

How to Protect Your Memory

Jonathan Galland, CEO of Pill Advised, Huffington Post Blogger

I was excited to meet Dr. Neal Barnard, of George Washington University School of Medicine, at the American College of Nutrition annual conference in November. He appeared on a panel and spoke about the many benefits of a plant-based diet.

So when I saw Dr. Barnard on PBS talking about how to protect your memory, I was intrigued. He takes the science and explains it in a simple, clear and powerful way. Watch the video below and then catch the full show “Protect Your Memory With Dr. Neal Barnard” airing on PBS this month.

Dr. David Perlmutter’s Power Up Your Brain

We were happy to see Dr. David Perlmutter at the recent Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City. Dr. Perlmutter is a longstanding colleague of Dr. Galland, a good friend, and a frequent blogger here on Pill Advised, and today we are excited to launch the first in a series of his videos on brain health.

Eating Avocados Linked to Better Health

Consuming avocados may be associated with better diet quality and nutrient intake level, based on a new analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Continue reading »