Lead Contamination in Calcium Supplements
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The Effects of Nutritional Yeast for Cancer
How can the beta glucan fiber in brewer’s, baker’s, and nutritional yeast improve wound healing and, potentially,...
Does Coconut Oil Help with Abdominal Fat?
What does a review of the evidence on the effects of coconut oil on weight loss...
Countering Stress-Induced Immune Suppression with Diet
How might we improve immune function in children and adults under physical or psychological stress? “Natural immunomodulators”—compounds that...
How to Become a Soy Equol Producer
Certain gut bacteria can supercharge the benefits of soy foods, resulting in even more bone...
How Much Lead Leaches Into Organic Chicken Bone Broth?
“Lead poisoning still occurs in the United States despite extensive prevention efforts and strict regulations.”...
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All digital downloads, shirts, and outreach material on DrGreger.org are 20 percent off until tomorrow, August...
Soy Phytoestrogens for Menopausal Symptoms
Does soy food consumption explain why Japanese women appear to be so protected from hot flash symptoms?...
What Should We Do to Lower Lead Levels in Breast Milk?
What are the effects of sodium and calcium intake on blood lead levels in pregnant...
Why Blood Lead Levels Rise at Pregnancy and Menopause
The lead trapped in our skeleton can leach back into our bloodstream when we temporarily...
The Dangers of Talcum Powder
What role does diet and baby powder play in the development of fibroids and ovarian...
What Is the Science on Cannabis?
What did the National Academies of Sciences’ 468-page report conclude about cannabis? When some misinformed...
The Effect of Avocados on Small, Dense, LDL Cholesterol
What are the effects of oatmeal, walnuts, extra virgin olive oil, and avocados on LDL...
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen Healthiest of Healthy Foods
In my book How Not to Die, I center my recommendations around a Daily Dozen checklist of everything I try...
The Dangers of Oil Pulling
In my previous articles on oil pulling, I discussed how the ancient practice may be...
Check Out My Daily Dozen Resources
By now, you are probably familiar with my Daily Dozen checklist, a simple tracker that...
Oil Pulling May Worsen Dental Erosion
A review of the effects of oil pulling concluded that, indeed, the ancient practice “may...
Does Oil Pulling Help Dental Plaque or Gingivitis?
Oil pulling is put to the test head-to-head against chlorhexidine mouthwash for oral and dental...
Oil Pulling for Cancer?
What evidence exists to suggest oil pulling can effectively treat serious diseases, such as paralysis, meningitis, cancer,...
Fasting for Weight Loss Infographic
Fasting has been branded the “next big weight loss fad,” and about one in seven Americans...
Treating Canker Sores with Honey
What works better against aphthous ulcers? Honey applied with a cotton swab three times a day after...
Risks and Benefits of Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diets for Autism
What did the most comprehensive double-blind study of diet for autism find, and what are the...
Testing Wheat- and Dairy-Free Diets for Autism
What happens when children with autism on gluten- and casein-free diets are covertly challenged with wheat...
Dietary Placebo Effects in Autism
The original randomized controlled trials of gluten- and casein-free diets may have been complicated by...
