Superbugs on Retail Chicken
One of the most concerning developments in medicine is the emergence of bacterial super-resistance—resistance not...
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The Protein Debate: Why Source Matters More Than Amount
Every year, cannabis is estimated to result in two million years of healthy life lost due to disability. How much is that compared with alcohol and tobacco? “The popular notion seems to be that marijuana is a harmless pleasure,” but...
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Foods for Computer Eye Strain
What happens to our eyesight when we sit in front of a computer all day?...
Currant Treatment for Glaucoma
In my video, Dietary Prevention for Age-Related Macular Degeneration, I discussed how eating goji berries...
Top 10 Most Popular Videos of 2014
2014 was another banner year for NutritionFacts.org. Thanks to the collective enthusiasm for sharing this...
Foods for Macular Degeneration
Anyone who has gotten a bad sunburn knows how damaging the UV rays in sunlight...
Foods for Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of legal blindness in white women, and the number...
How Long to Avoid Fish Before Conception?
Mothers’ increased consumption of fish before and during pregnancy leads to increased exposure to both...
Boosting Anticancer Immunity with Berries
For disease prevention and health maintenance, berries of all colors have “emerged as champions.” Research...
The Vitamin Everyone on a Plant-Based Diet Needs
A new study from China found that compared to omnivores, those who ate egg-free and...
Comparing Vegans’ Arteries to Runners’
We know from the work of Drs. Dean Ornish and Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. that...
Add Beans, Berries, and Greens to More Meals
After we eat, our bodies create free radicals in the process of breaking down our...
Dr. Greger Addresses Saturated Fat Confusion in New DVD
Considering concerns over saturated fat to be the #1 threat to their growth, the global...
How to Get Enough Antioxidants Each Day
We need to get a daily minimum of 8-11,000 antioxidant units a day in our...
The Reason We Need More Antioxidants
Glucose is the primary fuel of the human body. We consume glucose and breathe in...
How Avoiding Eggs Could Help You Avoid Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is becoming a global pandemic. We know the consumption of eggs is...
Guest Blog: Healthy Holiday Eating
Imagine if, instead of a Thanksgiving dinner or winter celebration meal that left you and...
How Beans Help Our Bones
Health authorities from all over the world universally recommend increasing the consumption of whole grains...
What Is Actually in Chicken Nuggets?
In a scathing expose of the USDA’s new meat inspection program, the Washington Post quoted...
Does Caramel Color Cause Cancer?
Used as a coloring agent in products ranging from colas and beer to gravies and...
We Can End the Heart Disease Epidemic
Many of the diseases that are common in United States are rare or even nonexistent...
How to Prevent Heart Disease
Many of today’s lifestyle medicine doctors, myself included, were greatly influenced by Nathan Pritikin, the...
How Seafood Can Impact Brain Development
In my video Fish Intake Associated With Brain Shrinkage, I discussed evidence suggesting that mercury...
Why Pregnant Women Should Avoid Tuna
All fish contain small amounts of methylmercury, the most toxic form of mercury, and “fish...
How Fatty Foods May Affect Our Love Life
The food industry, like the tobacco companies and other drug lords, has been able to...
