by Rooted Santa Barbara | May 1, 2025 | Education, Health, Healthcare Providers, Learning, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Research, Rooted News, Team
A recent study published in Gastroenterology highlights how our diet plays a major role in the rise of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. The research points to processed meats, not eating enough fruit, and not getting enough whole grains as the top dietary risk factors...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Aug 1, 2024 | Education, Health, Healthcare Providers, Learning, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Research, Rooted News, Team
Empowerment. That’s the word that comes to mind when I think of Lifestyle Medicine. As a neurologist that works mainly with people with neurodegenerative diseases (like Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease), empowerment is an extremely valuable word. ...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Sep 15, 2023 | Health, Nutrition, Research, Rooted News, Sustainability
Researchers sought to determine the most sustainable diet based on its nutritional composition, environmental impact, and total food cost. Sustainability was measured across a number of different factors, such as greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, positive...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Aug 1, 2023 | Health, Nutrition, Research, Rooted News
Many individuals have reported cases of long-COVID, where they experience fatigue, body aches, anxiety, depression, and a number of other conditions weeks or months after initial COVID-19 infection. While direct clinical trials of plant-based diets altering...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Mar 17, 2023 | Community, Health, Research, Rooted News
A recent study has found that eating healthy plant foods can significantly reduce the risk of colorectal cancer for men. The study followed a large, diverse population over an average timespan of 19 years to find if there was a significant relationship between eating...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Feb 28, 2023 | Community, Health, Research, Rooted News
Underlying health disparities, including poorer medical treatment and lower access to healthy food, have detrimental impact on Black populations, who have higher rates of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and overall mortality in the United States compared to White...
