Best Brain Foods: Berries and Nuts Put to the Test
Randomized controlled studies put nuts, berries, and grape juice to the test for cognitive function.
Randomized controlled studies put nuts, berries, and grape juice to the test for cognitive function.
The effects of Red Bull and Monster brand energy drinks on artery function and athletic performance.
What happens when you add massive amounts of carbs to the daily diet of type 2 diabetics in the form of whole grains?
What happens when you put diabetics on a diet composed of largely whole grains, vegetables, and beans?
What does the best available balance of evidence say right now about what to eat and what to avoid to reduce your risk of cancer?
Vitamin C, turmeric, beta-glucan fiber, and vitamin B12 are put to the test for recurring canker sores (aphthous ulcers).
There may be a way to get the benefits of over-the-counter melatonin supplements without the risk.
What is the return on investment for educating employees about healthy eating and living?
The most well-published community-based lifestyle intervention in the medical literature is also one of the most effective.
Addyi (flibanserin), the drug marketed for “hypoactive sexual desire disorder,” is ineffective and unsafe. What about dietary approaches for female sexual dysfunction?
How effective is chemotherapy for colon, lung, breast, and prostate cancers?
What are the eight preparation methods to reduce exposure to carcinogens in cooked meat?
What dietary change can simultaneously help detoxify mercury, lead, and cadmium from the body?
Unbelievably, a randomized controlled trial of cabbage leaf wraps for arthritis was published.
Do legumes—beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils—work only to prevent disease, or can they help treat and reverse it as well?
High-fat plant foods—avocados, peanuts, and walnuts—and olive oil are put to the test.
What role do antibiotics play in the development and treatment of autism spectrum disorder?
What are the effects of spinach and berries on oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle soreness in athletes?
Dinosaur kale and red cabbage are put to the test.
When it comes to uterine fibroids, is soy harmful, harmless, or helpful?
Shark cartilage supplements carry risks, but so do many cancer treatments. The question is, do they work?
The nutritional benefits of guacamole extend beyond the nutrients in avocados.
In my book How Not to Die, I center my recommendations around a Daily Dozen checklist of everything I try to fit into my daily routine.
In this video, I explain my traffic light system for ranking the relative healthfulness of Green Light vs. Yellow Light vs. Red Light foods.
Studies funded by the Avocado Board suggest avocados may facilitate weight loss, but compared to what?
What does a review of the evidence on the effects of coconut oil on weight loss and belly fat find?
What role does diet and baby powder play in the development of fibroids and ovarian cancer?
Infants of mothers randomized to cut out eggs, milk, and fish were significantly less likely to have eczema even years later.
What happened when cancer patients were given three quarters of a cup of canned tomato sauce every day for three weeks?
High doses of lycopene—the red pigment in tomatoes—were put to the test to see if it could prevent precancerous prostate lesions from turning into full-blown cancer.
In certain medical conditions, probiotic supplements may actually make things worse.
Women with uterine fibroids should consider adding green tea to their daily diet, as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled interventional trial suggests it may help as well as surgery.
The same diet that helps regulate hormones in women may also reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting pollutants.
What are the risks and benefits of getting an annual check-up from your doctor?
What does the world’s leading authority on carcinogens have to say about mobile phones?
Dramatic improvements in autistic children when they have a fever suggest that the disease may be reversible if one can replicate the phenomenon in other ways.
What happened when turmeric curcumin was put to the test to see if it could reverse DNA damage caused by arsenic exposure?
Might lectins help explain why those who eat more beans and whole grains have less cancer?
How can we properly cook beans?
In my book How Not to Die, I center my recommendations around a Daily Dozen checklist of all the things I try to fit into my daily routine.