A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
How can we avoid the breakdown products of pesticides that may increase the risk of...
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A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
How can we avoid the breakdown products of pesticides that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease as much as if you carried APOE e4, the so-called Alzheimer’s gene? Although there is a growing list of Alzheimer’s disease susceptibility genes,...
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Can Vegan Fecal Transplants Lower TMAO Levels?
If the microbiome of those eating plant-based diets protects against the toxic effects of TMAO,...
What Is “Pine Mouth Syndrome”?
Why do some pine nuts cause a bad taste in your mouth that can last...
A Healthy, Natural Source of Iodine?
How much nori, dulse, or arame approximates the recommended daily allowance for iodine? Dairy milk...
Vegans and Iodine Deficiency Risk
Most plant-based milks are not fortified with iodine. “Adequate dietary iodine is required for normal...
Chemical Safety, Cultivated Meat, and Our Health
More than 95 percent of human exposure to industrial pollutants like dioxins and PCBs comes...
Eating to Fight the Climate Crisis
The EAT-Lancet Commission lays out the best diet for human and planetary health. “Scientists have...
Is Stainless Steel or Cast Iron Cookware Best? Is Teflon Safe?
What is the best type of pots and pans to use? In my last video,...
Can We Safely Use Aluminum Foil, Bottles, and Pots?
DNA damage is assessed in users of aluminum cookware. “Over the last decades, the toxicity...
What Should We Eat?
Here is a review of reviews on the health effects of animal foods versus plant...
Say No to Fish for Five Years Before Pregnancy
Advisories telling pregnant women to cut down on fish consumption may be too late for...
High Oxalate Greens and Kidney Stones
Given their oxalate content, how much is too much spinach, chard, beet greens, chaga mushroom...
Do the Oxalates in Spinach Cause Kidney Stones?
Even though dietary oxalates may have a limited effect on the risk of kidney stones...
Microplastics in Fish Fillets
How many plastic particles have been found in a serving of fish? Microplastic pollution of...
Microplastics in Seafood and Cancer Risk
Plastic particles may exacerbate the pollutant contamination of fish. “Plastic debris in the marine environment...
Is Seafood Safe from Microplastic Contamination?
Can ingested plastic particles from fish get into our bloodstream? In 1869, a patent was...
The Dairy Industry’s Misleading Study Designs
How do the meat and dairy industries design studies that show their products have neutral...
Does a Macrobiotic Diet Help with Diabetes?
What happens when you add massive amounts of carbohydrates in the form of whole grains...
How to Handle Raw Poultry
Poultry is the most common cause of serious food-poisoning outbreaks, followed by fish, then beef....
Certified Organic Meat Put to the Test
Researchers tested 76 samples of different kinds of organic and conventional meats for 33 different...
How to Reduce the Cancer-Causing Properties of Meat
What are the preparation methods to reduce exposure to carcinogens in cooked meat? What are...
Heavy Metal Detox Diet
What dietary change can simultaneously help detoxify mercury, lead, and cadmium from the body? I’ve...
Oxidized Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease
Oxidized cholesterol can be a hundred times more toxic than regular cholesterol, raising additional concerns...
Viagra-Type Drugs and Melanoma Skin Cancer
What is the role of erectile dysfunction drugs like Cialis and Levitra in the promotion...
