Why Doctors Should Not Encourage Breast Self-Exams
Various health organizations offer clashing mammogram recommendations that range from annual mammograms starting at age...
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Ideal vs. Normal Cholesterol Levels
Are there benefits to giving yourself a bigger daily break from eating? The reason many blood tests are taken after an overnight fast is that meals can tip our system out of balance, bumping up certain biomarkers for disease,...
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Updated Vitamin B12 Recommendations Infographic
Vitamin B12 is not made by plants or animals, but by microbes that blanket the...
How Real Is the Rise in Autism Rates?
Before speculating about the reason for the “explosive” increase in autism, one has to make sure...
Why Are Mammogram Guidelines Conflicting?
When women are fully informed about the risks and benefits of mammograms, 70 percent may...
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Are you a medical professional interested in sharing resources on healthy eating with your patients...
90% of Women Appear Misinformed About Mammograms
Most women are just being told what to do, rather than being given the facts needed to...
Lead Contamination in Calcium Supplements
Do calcium citrate and calcium carbonate have as much lead as calcium supplements derived from...
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...
