How Much Added Sugar Is Okay?
Public health authorities continue to lower the upper tolerable limit of daily added sugar intake....
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Cannabis and Cars
Many doctors mistakenly rely on serum B12 levels in the blood to test for vitamin B12 deficiency. There were two cases of young, strictly vegetarian individuals with no known vascular risk factors. One suffered a stroke, and the other had...
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Exploring Indian Cuisine with Sheil Shukla
We had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Sheil Shukla about his work, food, traditional...
Does Marijuana Affect Weight Gain or Bone Density?
Are the apparent adverse effects of heavy cannabis use on the bone just due to...
Seasonal Weight Gain in the Fall
SAD doesn’t just stand for the standard American diet. There’s a condition known as seasonal...
Phototherapy and Losing Weight
What did randomized controlled trials of phototherapy—bright morning light—for weight loss find? If weakening our...
The Truth About Heart Stents
Coronary artery disease, the number one killer of men and women, involves blockages in the...
Irregular Meals, Night Shifts, and Metabolic Harms
What can shift workers do to moderate the adverse effects of circadian rhythm disruption? Shift...
How Healthy Are Ancient Grains?
Ancient types of wheat, like kamut, are put to the test for inflammation, blood sugar,...
Syncing Your Brain and Body Clocks
Exposure to bright light synchronizes the central circadian clock in our brain, whereas proper meal...
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NutritionFacts.org has so many free resources to help you on your journey to a healthier...
Circadian Rhythms and Our Blood Sugar Levels
The same meal eaten at the wrong time of day can double blood sugar. We’ve...
Brain-Boosting Grapes
Grape juice and whole grapes are put to the test for brain function, including cognitive...
Morning Calories vs. Evening Calories
Why are calories eaten in the morning less fattening than calories eaten in the evening? ...
A King’s Breakfast, a Prince’s Lunch, and a Pauper’s Dinner
Harness the power of your circadian rhythms for weight loss by making breakfast or lunch...
Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold with Garlic
Raw garlic is compared to roasted, stir-fried, simmered, and jarred garlic. Garlic lowers blood pressure,...
Lose Weight by Eating More in the Morning
A calorie is not a calorie. It isn’t only what you eat, but when you...
Circadian Rhythms and Our Health and Weight
Given the power of chronotherapy—how the same dose of the same drugs taken at a...
Milk Hormones and Female Infertility
Dairy consumption is associated with years of advanced ovarian aging, thought to be due to...
Skip Breakfast to Lose Weight?
Breakthroughs in the field of chronobiology—the study of our circadian rhythms—help solve the mystery of...
Daily Dozen–Inspired Recipes
Dr. Greger developed the Daily Dozen using the best available balance of evidence from scientific...
Are Branched-Chain Amino Acids Good for Us?
I discuss why we may not want to exceed the recommended intake of protein. Diabetes...
The Efficacy of Weight-Loss Supplements
Are there any safe and effective dietary supplements for weight loss? In a previous discussion,...
The Safety of Weight-Loss Supplements
Only 2 out of 12 supplement companies were found to have weight-loss products that were...
The Pros of Garlic Powder for Heart Disease
See what a penny a day’s worth of garlic powder can do. In ancient Greece,...
