How Probiotics Affect Mental Health
Before Thorazine was invented in 1950, mental illness was often treated surgically. In fact, in...
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Intake of certain nutrients has been associated with lower lead levels in the body. For example, women with higher intake of thiamine, also called vitamin B1, tended to have lower blood lead levels, and the same was found for lead-exposed...
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How Should I Take Probiotics?
Foods appear to be better carriers for probiotics than supplements, but if one chooses to...
Probiotics During Cold Season?
Babies delivered via caesarean section appear to be at increased risk for various allergic diseases....
Probiotics and Diarrhea
Probiotics have slowly moved from the field of alternative medicine into the mainstream, particularly for...
Mushrooms and Immunity
There’re lots of products that promise to boost your immune system—who wouldn’t want that? Well,...
Raspberries Reverse Precancerous Lesions
More berried treasure! A story similar to the strawberries and esophageal cancer revelation I documented...
Strawberries Can Reverse Precancerous Progression
In my last two posts, Which Fruit is Best at Fighting Cancer? and Anti-Cancer Nutrient...
Anticancer Nutrient Synergy in Cranberries
In research I profiled in my video Which Fruit Fights Cancer Better?, cranberries were found...
Which Common Fruit Fights Cancer Better?
Recently, researchers compared the ability of eleven common fruits to suppress cancer cell growth in...
All of Dr. Greger’s DVDs Now Downloadable
The newest volume of my Latest in Clinical Nutrition DVD series is now out. Order...
Half of Doctors Give Placebos
About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the...
Down But Not Out
Nearly all of NutritionFacts.org videos are currently down. With your help, though, not only will...
Breast Cancer and Alcohol: How Much Is Safe?
Nearly 5,000 breast cancer deaths a year may be attributable to just light drinking (up...
Best Nutrition Bang for Your Buck
When measured on a cost per serving, cost per weight, or cost per nutrition basis,...
Schoolchildren Should Drink More Water
Most children arrive at school in a state of mild dehydration that may negatively affect...
Why Are Eggs Linked to Cancer Progression?
About two million men in the U.S. are living with prostate cancer, but that’s better...
Avoid Carnitine and Lecithin Supplements
A landmark study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that choline in eggs,...
Treating Breast Pain with Flax Seeds
A tablespoon a day of ground flax seeds appears to improve ovarian function and is...
Treating Breast Pain with Diet
As I explore in my video Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain, eating healthy appears to...
Tarragon Toxicity?
Decades ago, concern was raised about some of the components of the herb tarragon. The...
Nutmeg Toxicity
The spice nutmeg appears to have a relatively narrow margin of safety. In my research...
Cinnamon for Diabetes
The use of cinnamon to help treat diabetes remains controversial. We know that cinnamon is...
Diet and Cellulite
Two theories about the build-up of subcutaneous fat, involving the chemical spermine and the hormone...
Industry Influence on Our Dietary Guidelines
The story behind the first U.S. dietary guidelines explains why, to this day, the decades...
