Maya Gottfried

Editor’s Note: Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough president at the time of this article’s release, was sworn in as mayor of New York City on Jan. 1, 2022.  NYC Health + Hospitals has announced that it is participating in Meatless Mondays by expanding plant-based menu options on Mondays at all 11 of its acute care hospitals. […]

For the past several decades, mortality rates for colorectal cancer have been on the decline, thanks in part to an increase in colonoscopies and other screening procedures. Having been diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer at age 36, I’ve had more than half a dozen colonoscopies in the past 10 years to prevent a recurrence […]

Mondays just became healthier for 1.1 million children in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced at a press conference on Monday that all 1,800 public schools in the city will offer Meatless Mondays. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, all New York […]

Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law mandating that public hospitals, health care facilities, and prisons offer plant-based options at every meal. Senate Bill 1138, “Ensuring a Plant Based Meal Option,” guarantees that people in these institutions have access to food free of animal products. “Whether to protect animals, our climate or […]

In a groundbreaking initiative, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue will offer New York City residents personalized support in making the potentially life-saving transition to a whole-food plant-based diet. With an initial $400,000 in funding, the Plant-Based Lifestyle Medicine Program will launch this fall at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, serving patients from all five New York City […]

Many of us are intimidated by the thought of transitioning to a whole-food, plant-based diet. But the truth is that we can still indulge in old favorites including cream sauces, sautéed dishes, and even ice cream by replacing health-defeating ingredients such as oils, sugar, and dairy products with delicious and healthful alternatives. Here are five […]

Dr. Padma Garvey, a gynecologist working in New York’s Hudson Valley (about 75 miles outside of New York City), has come to be known as “the plant-based doctor mom” for her outspoken advocacy of a whole-food, plant-based diet both in and out of her medical practice. Having worked in the field since 1992, Garvey was […]

In a move that acknowledges the importance of a plant-based diet for better health, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that 15 Brooklyn schools will participate in Meatless Mondays beginning next spring. Joined by Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, de Blasio made the announcement on Monday. Meatless Mondays […]