Dr. Timothy S. Harlan, MD, FACP, CCMS, a distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the visionary Executive Director of …
The Center for Food as Medicine aims to bridge the gap between traditional medicine and the use of food as medicine in the prevention, treatment, and management of disease while also increasing access to these treatments, thereby creating a more equitable food system that will improve health outcomes.
While diet has the potential to cause disease, it is also capable of building, maintaining, and restoring health.
Access to nutrient-dense food is a critical component of food justice, as well as the emerging field of health equity.
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Scientific name: Vaccinium corymbosum L.1 (“ordinary blueberry” or highbush blueberry), Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton2 (“wild blueberry” or lowbush blueberry) Description: Blueberries are popular not only for …
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BulgurWhat It Is: Bulgur is not actually a plant: You won’t ever see bulgur growing in the fields. It’s actually a Middle Eastern way of …