The Best Source of Resistant Starch
Resistant starch wasn’t discovered until 1982. Before that, we thought all starch could be digested...
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A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
Resistant starch wasn’t discovered until 1982. Before that, we thought all starch could be digested by the digestive enzymes in our small intestine. Subsequent studies confirmed that there are indeed starches that resist digestion and end up in our large...
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9 out of 10 Who Die from It Never Knew They Even Had This Preventable Disease
Diverticula are out-pouchings of our intestine. Doctors like using a tire analogy: high pressures within...
Optimal Bowel Movement Position
Compared to rural African populations eating traditional plant-based diets, white South Africans and black and...
Optimal Bowel Movement Frequency
Lasting for 3,000 years, ancient Egypt was one of the greatest ancient civilizations—with a vastly...
Treating the Root Cause of Acid Reflux
In terms of preventing acid reflux heartburn, high-fat meals cause dramatically more acid exposure in...
Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?
In my video If Fructose Is Bad, What About Fruit?, I explored how adding berries...
Why Smoothies Are Better Than Juicing
Studies such as a recent Harvard School of Public Health investigation found that the consumption...
Don’t Forget Fiber
The famous surgeon Denis Burkitt is better known for his discovery of a childhood cancer...
We Can End the Heart Disease Epidemic
Many of the diseases that are common in United States are rare or even nonexistent...
Stool Size and Breast Cancer Risk
Women eating plant-based diets may have lower breast cancer rates because they have larger bowel...
Bowel Movements: The Scoop on Poop
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Painter and Burkitt’s landmark paper...
