Should You Get an Annual Health Check-Up?
What are the risks and benefits of getting an annual check-up from your doctor? Physicians...
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Foods That Disrupt Our Microbiome
I’m thrilled to announce that preorders are now open for How Not to Age, my new book coming out in December after three years in the making. There was so much juicy research on the many aspects of aging and...
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Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors?
What does the world’s leading authority on carcinogens have to say about mobile phones? Do...
Can Cell Phone Radiation Damage Your DNA?
Do mobile phones cause brain tumors? Whenever a trillion-dollar industry is involved—whether it’s Big Food,...
Is Cocamidopropyl Betaine in Toothpaste Better Than Sodium Lauryl Sulfate?
For those with recurrent canker sores, is it better to use a toothpaste with SLS,...
Is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) in Toothpaste Safe?
Just because the sodium lauryl sulfate in toothpaste doesn’t cause cancer doesn’t mean it can’t...
Helpful Foods to Support People with Autism
The sulforaphane found in five cents’ worth of broccoli sprouts has been shown to benefit...
Fighting Autism Brain Inflammation with Food
One food may be able to combat all four purported causal factors of autism: synaptic...
Fever Benefits for Autism in a Food
Dramatic improvements in children with autism when they have a fever suggest that the disorder may...
Recipe for Ribollita
I’m excited to share a recipe from The How Not to Diet Cookbook. If you’ve...
Benefits of Turmeric for Arsenic Exposure
What happened when turmeric curcumin was put to the test to see if it could...
Are Lectins in Food Good or Bad for You?
Might lectins help explain why those who eat more beans and whole grains have less...
How to Avoid Lectin Poisoning
How should we properly cook beans? In the 1800s, a compound was discovered in castor...
Dr. Gundry’s The Plant Paradox Is Wrong
A book purported to expose “hidden dangers” in healthy foods doesn’t even pass the whiff...
What Is TMAO and How Can We Reduce Our Levels?
Trimethylamine oxide, more commonly known as TMAO, is considered the smoking gun of microbiome-disease interactions....
Key Takeaways on Organic Food
I’m frequently asked for summaries on many different topics of interest. Your wish is my...
Dietary Cure for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
What is the role of dairy- and yeast-exclusion diets on arresting and reversing an inflammatory...
Is Nutritional Yeast Healthy for Everyone?
Those with certain autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease should probably not eat nutritional yeast....
Is Candida Syndrome Real?
Does the presence of Candida in stool correlate with “Candida-hypersensitivity” symptoms, such as headaches and...
Does Nutritional Yeast Trigger Crohn’s Disease?
Is the exaggerated reaction of many Crohn’s disease patients to baker’s, brewer’s, and nutritional yeast...
Lead Contamination in Hot Sauces
Given the lead contamination found in candies containing chili imported from Mexico, 25 hot sauces...
Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet
Dr. Dean Ornish showed that a plant-based diet and lifestyle program could apparently reverse the...
What About Coconuts, Coconut Milk, and Coconut Oil MCTs?
Do the medium-chain triglycerides in coconut oil and the fiber in flaked coconut counteract the...
Coconut Oil and the Boost in HDL “Good” Cholesterol
The effects of coconut oil were compared to butter and tallow. Even if virgin coconut...
Saffron for Erectile Dysfunction
What are the effects of both oral and topical application of the spice saffron for...
