The Diet We Were Designed to Eat
There are three broad theories about evolution and food. One is that humans have become...
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Treat the Cause
Avocados, greens, and lutein and zeaxanthin supplements are put to the test for improving cognitive function. Dark green leafy vegetables are packed with a brain antioxidant called lutein, so increasing our greens intake “could be an important public health strategy...
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What’s the Secret to Latino Longevity?
Latinos living in the United States tend to have “less education, a higher poverty rate, and...
The Effects of the Hops Phytoestrogen in Beer on Breast Cancer Risk
Hops have been used for centuries as a flavoring agent in beer, but “[o]ver the...
Beer Phytoestrogens
Why do alcoholic men develop so-called man boobs and other feminine traits? We know estrogens...
Estrogenic Growth Promoters in Meat
In 1979, an epidemic of breast enlargement was noted in Italian children. Poultry or veal...
Why We Should Cut Down on Salt Independently of Blood Pressure
If you put people on a low-salt diet, meaning only getting twice as much sodium...
The Best Dried Fruit for Osteoporosis
“We are in an epidemic of osteoporosis. There can be no doubt about that.” Ten...
How to Lower Phthalate Exposure Through Diet
Phthalates are hormone-disrupting plastics chemicals linked to a number of adverse health effects, such as...
Preview the Cover of How Not to Diet
My next book is nearing completion! I am thrilled to announce that my next book...
Reversing Massive Obesity with Diet
Dr. Walter Kempner introduced the first comprehensive dietary program to treat chronic kidney disease and,...
The Role of Pesticides in Parkinson’s Disease
In the original description of Parkinson’s disease by none other than Dr. James Parkinson himself,...
Is the Risk of Skin Cancer from Sun Exposure Overblown?
By the turn of the 20th century, rickets, the vitamin D deficiency disease, was rampant,...
The Best Source of Vitamin D
If one is going to make an evolutionary argument for what a “natural” vitamin D...
What Is the Optimal Vitamin D Level?
How Much Vitamin D Should We Take? If everyone took 2,000 units of vitamin D...
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The Amount of Vitamin D Supplementation I Recommend
Optimal Vitamin D Dose Randomized, controlled clinical trials have found that vitamin D supplements extend...
How Much Do Vitamin D Supplements Affect Lifespan?
Living Longer With Vitamin D? In 1822, a Polish physician was the first to publish...
Where Vitamin D Supplements Fail
The Benefits of Vitamin D As I discuss in my video Do Vitamin Supplements Help...
Changing Protein Requirements
There has been a history of enthusiasm for protein in the nutrition world. A century...
The Downside of Curcumin Supplements
Supplement manufacturers often fall into the same reductionist trap as the drug companies. Herbs are...
The Disconnect Between Science and Policy
Back in 1912, when hardly anyone smoked cigarettes, lung cancer was like a museum curiosity:...
Consequences of Prostate Cancer Treatment
A cancer diagnosis is seen as a teachable moment in medicine where we can try...
Cancer-Causing Caramel Color
Caramel coloring may be the most widely consumed food coloring in the world. Unfortunately, its...
What to Feed Your Gut Bacteria
For many years, it was believed that the main function of the large intestine was...
