If you were recovering in a hospital… Or sending your child to school… Would you expect meals that support health—or quietly increase the risk of disease? This question is at the heart of a national open letter, both Arjun and I were proud to sign alongside hundreds of Canadian physicians, dietitians, nurses, and allied health […]
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A Call to Remove Processed Meats from Hospitals and Schools – A National Open Letter from more than 160 Health Care Professionals
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“Hospitals are places of healing. Schools shape lifelong habits. Neither should be serving foods classified as carcinogens.” As physicians, we often meet people at the most vulnerable moments of their lives—when illness has disrupted normalcy, when children are forming lifelong habits, and when families are relying on our healthcare systems to model health rather than […]
The new U.S. national nutrition guidelines (2025–2030) have just been released. It states that they aim to place real, nourishing food back at the center of the American diet—supporting farmers and ranchers while shifting the food system away from chronic disease and toward long-term health. On the surface, this sounds promising. And there are parts […]
Drs. Arjun and Shobha Rayapudi, the founders of Gift of Health, were honored to receive the Torch Bearer Award from the Peace Run Foundation. The Torch-Bearer Award was created to recognize and honour those people who contribute to their communities in a positive way. It is given to people who have inspired their nations, their […]
PLANTIFY – An Absolutely Canadian documentary, directed by Martine Blue, features rural Newfoundlanders who’ve turned their health around by adopting a plant-based diet. It was aired on CBC on July 13th, 2019. We are honoured that CBC produced this documentary based on the work of Drs. Arjun and Shobha Rayapudi’s Gift of Health program. This plant-based food program is […]
Good morning everyone! Breaking the fast with one of my favourite breakfasts – a big bowl of nutrilicious oatmeal. It is abundant in taste and health. The key to making delicious oatmeal is choosing the fresh fruit, nuts and dry fruits that you like as toppings. It is very easy to make, and it takes […]
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