Do Potatoes Shorten Your Life?
Do potato eaters live longer or shorter lives than non-potato eaters? Is there a link...
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Do Potatoes Shorten Your Life?
Do potato eaters live longer or shorter lives than non-potato eaters? Is there a link between potato intake and the incidence of hypertension? Harvard researchers followed the diets and diseases of more than 100,000 men and women for decades and...
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Potatoes and Diabetes: It’s Complicated
Does the link between white potatoes and diabetes extend to non-fried potatoes without butter or...
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Prunes, figs, and exercise are put to the test as natural home remedies for constipation....
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Glycidol may help explain why people who eat fried foods get more cancer. “The main...
Building an Anti-Inflammatory Diet
What does an anti-inflammatory diet look like? “Intervention studies to enhance healthy ageing need appropriate...
What Foods Trigger Inflammation?
Inflammatory markers can double within six hours of eating a pro-inflammatory meal. Which foods are...
Do Pomegranates Live Up to Health Claims?
Pomegranates are put to the test for weight loss, diabetes, COPD, prostate cancer, osteoarthritis, and...
Fighting Cancer with Whole Plant Foods
The foundation of cancer prevention is plants, not pills. “The vast majority of cancer research...
Eating Organic: Can It Lower Your Cancer Risk?
Does choosing organic over conventional foods protect against cancer? What are the effects of pesticides...
What Does Personalized Nutrition Actually Deliver?
There’s a lot of focus on personalized nutrition, but maybe we should focus on taking...
The Link Between Milk and Parkinson’s Disease
Is the brain damage associated with milk consumption due to the banned pesticide heptachlor or...
Can Onions Help with Weight Loss, Cholesterol, and PCOS?
Let’s talk about treating weight loss, cholesterol, and PCOS with diet. What can an eighth...
Weight-Loss Devices to the Extreme
Let’s discuss the safety and efficacy of various weight-loss methods, ranging from Botox and corsets...
From Gastric Balloons to Fake Knee Surgeries: When the Fix Is an Illusion
Sham surgery trials have shown that some of our most popular surgeries are themselves shams....
Nuts, Sperm, and Sex: The Surprising Connection
Walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts are put to the test for erectile and sexual function, sperm...
Which Foods Help a Leaky Gut?
What is the recommended diet for treating leaky gut? Which foods and food components can...
Could Your Pills and Food Be Causing a Leaky Gut?
Common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier, causing a...
Keeping Better Score of Your Diet
How can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of...
How Low Can LDL Cholesterol Go on PCSK9 Inhibitors?
People with genetic mutations that leave them with an LDL cholesterol of 30 mg/dL live...
How to Beat Heart Disease Before It Starts
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Is Fasting an Effective Treatment for Diabetes?
By losing 15% of their body weight, nearly 90% of those who have had type...
All About Allulose
Sugar and high fructose corn syrup are the original industrial sweeteners—inexpensive, filled with empty calories,...
Can Olive Oil Compete with Arthritis Drugs?
What happened when topical olive oil was pitted against an ibuprofen-type drug for osteoarthritis and...
The Hidden Costs of Bariatric Surgery
Weight regain after bariatric surgery can have devastating psychological effects. How Sustainable Is the Weight...
