Can Onions Help with Weight Loss, Cholesterol, and PCOS?
Let’s talk about treating weight loss, cholesterol, and PCOS with diet. What can an eighth...
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How to Boost Your Longevity Hormone
Broccoli, vinegar, and lemon juice are put to the test to blunt the glycemic index of white potatoes. White potatoes have a high glycemic index, and consumption of high glycemic impact foods may increase the risk of diabetes. Normally, after...
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Weight-Loss Devices to the Extreme
Let’s discuss the safety and efficacy of various weight-loss methods, ranging from Botox and corsets...
From Gastric Balloons to Fake Knee Surgeries: When the Fix Is an Illusion
Sham surgery trials have shown that some of our most popular surgeries are themselves shams....
Nuts, Sperm, and Sex: The Surprising Connection
Walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts are put to the test for erectile and sexual function, sperm...
Which Foods Help a Leaky Gut?
What is the recommended diet for treating leaky gut? Which foods and food components can...
Could Your Pills and Food Be Causing a Leaky Gut?
Common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier, causing a...
Keeping Better Score of Your Diet
How can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of...
How Low Can LDL Cholesterol Go on PCSK9 Inhibitors?
People with genetic mutations that leave them with an LDL cholesterol of 30 mg/dL live...
How to Beat Heart Disease Before It Starts
Why might healthy lifestyle choices wipe out 90% of our risk for having a heart...
Is Fasting an Effective Treatment for Diabetes?
By losing 15% of their body weight, nearly 90% of those who have had type...
All About Allulose
Sugar and high fructose corn syrup are the original industrial sweeteners—inexpensive, filled with empty calories,...
Can Olive Oil Compete with Arthritis Drugs?
What happened when topical olive oil was pitted against an ibuprofen-type drug for osteoarthritis and...
The Hidden Costs of Bariatric Surgery
Weight regain after bariatric surgery can have devastating psychological effects. How Sustainable Is the Weight...
Is Surgery Necessary to Reverse Diabetes?
Losing weight without rearranging your gastrointestinal anatomy carries advantages beyond just the lack of surgical...
Top 10 NutritionFacts.org Videos of 2025
We create more than a hundred new videos every year. They are the culmination of...
Bariatric Surgery: Risks in the OR and Beyond
The extent of risk from bariatric weight-loss surgery may depend on the skill of the...
Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery and Mortality
Today, death rates after weight-loss surgery are considered to be “very low,” occurring in perhaps...
How Healthy Are Baruka Nuts?
How do barukas, also known as baru almonds, compare with other nuts? There is a...
Can Vegan Fecal Transplants Lower TMAO Levels?
If the microbiome of those eating plant-based diets protects against the toxic effects of TMAO,...
Is Aflatoxin a Concern?
Is “toxic mold syndrome” a real thing? What do we do about toxic mold contamination...
Are the Effects of Ochratoxin Concerning?
The overall cost-benefit ratio for mycotoxins depends on which food is contaminated. Ochratoxin has been...
Mold Toxins in Cereals, Herbs, Spices, and Wine
Most crops are contaminated with fungal mycotoxins, but some foods are worse than others. Oats...
The Effects of Fasting on Cancer
Ever since the days of Hippocrates, 2,400 years ago, fasting has been offered as a...
Fungal Toxins for Breakfast?
One of the few food contaminants found at higher levels in those eating plant-based diets...
