Safety Concerns with Henna?
Is there risk of lead and PPD contamination of red and black henna? The “average...
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Exploring the Obesity Paradox
Eating every other day can raise your cholesterol. Are there any downsides to fasting every other day? For example, might go all day without eating impair your ability to think clearly? Surprisingly, as I discuss in my video Is...
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Chlorella Put to the Test
Chlorella is put to the test for liver disease, cholesterol, and detoxifying carcinogens. “Depression is...
How Might Ginger Help with Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease?
Ground ginger powder is put to the test for weight loss and nonalcoholic fatty liver...
Why I Don’t Recommend Melatonin Supplements
Over-the-counter melatonin (“anti-gonad hormone”) supplements tend not to contain what they say they do, and...
Jet Lag Treatment Cheat Sheet
Use cheat sheets to figure out exactly when and how to treat jet lag using...
Upcoming Webinar on Vitamin K and Recipe for Veggie Mac & Cheese
My next webinar is on vitamin K. It’s been touted for bone, brain, and heart...
Paper-Filtered Coffee and Cholesterol
New data suggest even paper-filtered coffee may raise “bad” LDL cholesterol. As I discuss in...
How to Handle Raw Poultry
Poultry is the most common cause of serious food-poisoning outbreaks, followed by fish, then beef....
EMF Sensitivity Put to the Test
There have been at least 46 studies involving more than a thousand people to see...
Does Switching from Cannabis Smoking to a Vaporizer Reduce Respiratory Symptoms?
Cannabis vapor has less tar, but may contain more ammonia. What happens to respiratory symptoms...
Lung Inflammation Smoking Cannabis vs. Cocaine vs. Tobacco
There is unequivocal evidence that regular cannabis smoking causes acute lung inflammation, but what are...
Natural Treatment for Breast Engorgement
Cabbage is put to the test in a randomized controlled trial. My video Benefits of...
One Daily Cup of Blueberries Found to Improve Cognition
Blueberries can significantly improve cognitive performance within hours of consumption. When you search the medical...
20% Off Entire Store and a Pre-Workout Smoothie Recipe
Our annual summer merchandise sale has kicked off, and ALL items are 20% off! This...
Why I Include Lentils in my BROL Recipe
Lentils and chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are put to the test. If you...
A Plant-Based Workplace Wellness Program Put to the Test
What is the return on investment for educating employees about healthy eating and living? “How...
Pivio: The Complete Health Improvement Program
Learn about this community-based education program informing physicians and patients alike about the power of...
Which Diet Works Even Better the Longer You Do It?
The most well-published community-based lifestyle intervention in the medical literature is also one of the...
The “Optimal Diet” Is Put to the Test
The CHIP program (now called Pivio) has attempted to take the pioneering lifestyle medicine work...
Secretin for Autism
The secretin story holds an important lesson that extends far beyond autism. “Many families, if...
Ginger Powder as a Pain-Killer
There have been at least eight randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of ginger for pain. You...
Foods That Improve Sexual Function in Women
Addyi (flibanserin), the drug marketed for “hypoactive sexual desire disorder,” is ineffective and unsafe. What...
Aloe Is Put to the Test Against Cancer
From a case report to a randomized controlled trial, aloe is put to the test...
Takeaways on Soy and an Edamame Recipe
Edamame is soy in its most whole-food form. The pods containing young soybeans are a...
