Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

Most of us suffer from colds year round. Here’s a way to bolster your chances of staying healthy this season.

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High blood pressure is at the top of the charts for causes of death in the world. In this episode we explore ways to lessen the risk of hypertension with stories about diet, sodium intake, and the blood pressure lowering effects of hibiscus tea.

In this episode we learn about the best way to have healthy lungs with new information about asthma rates and fruit and vegetable consumption, lessening the effects of COPD, and the latest research about the effects of air freshener products.

In this episode we discover the latest research on how a plant-based diet may prevent pre-diabetes, control blood sugar levels in diabetics, and we learn about the amazing power of ground flax.

What’s the best way to take those pounds off? We examine the benefits of diet and exercise, maintaining a higher metabolic rate, and the importance of a tissue that actually burns fat.

In this episode we discover some of the best ways to live well and live longer—with the power of berries, combatting “inflamm-aging,” and a very useful bacteria that inhibits an enzyme associated with aging.

There are lots of factors that contribute to our moods at any given time. Lucky for us there is a wealth of fabulous science out there to help us navigate our way. In this episode we’ll look into the results of one of the most comprehensive controlled trials of diet and mood, we’ll examine the advantages to antioxidant rich foods, and we’ll compare the benefits of aerobic exercise to antidepressant medication.

Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder. So how do we prevent or slow it? In this episode of Nutrition Facts, we’ll look at the merits of the Mediterranean diet, the correlation of the disease with high cholesterol levels and the role the spice turmeric may play in protecting our mental faculties.

While men and women have many of the same health issues, there are some important ways in which they diverge. We’ll discuss the effect of disrupting toxins on male infertility, the best diet if you’re diagnosed with prostate cancer and we’ll learn some surprising information about watermelons.

Many of us think that heart disease is something that happens to other folks. Well, the fact is that heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women. In this episode of Nutrition Facts we’ll look at how to reverse heart disease, address the role of Omega-3’s for heart health and see if we can extend our lives by slowing our heartbeats.