Is Triclosan Antibacterial Toothpaste Safe?
Why do dogs lick their wounds? They even lick our wounds. This leads to a...
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Can Coffee Help Parkinson’s Symptoms?
Blueberries are put to the test against insulin resistance, oxidation, and DNA damage. A famous pair of Harvard studies involved so many people over such long a time that they’ve accumulated millions of person-years of data. As I discuss in...
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“The Eskimo Myth”
As I reviewed in my video Is Fish Oil Just Snake Oil?, the revelation that...
Salt Is Put to the Test
From a medical journal editor: “Like any group with vested interests, the food industry resists...
How to Prevent Heart Disease in the Womb
The strategy of trying to prevent heart disease risk in childhood has been described as...
The Spice Proven to Benefit Prediabetes
In my video Turmeric Curcumin for Prediabetes, I talk about “Curcumin extract for prevention of...
Dr. Greger Updates His Stance on Coffee
Have you wanted to get healthier menus in your local schools, hospitals, or other institutions...
Diet Can Trump the Alzheimer’s Gene ApoE
Back in the 1990s, a major susceptibility gene was discovered for Alzheimer’s, called ApoE4. If...
Does Vitamin C Help with Terminal Cancer?
Studies in the 1970s showed an extraordinary survival gain in terminal cancer patients with vitamin...
Vitamin C Pills Put to the Test for Cancer
Vitamin C “is no stranger to controversy, as evidenced by the fact that over 40...
The Vitamin C Cancer Study That Started It All
In 1975, a remarkable case was reported of a 42-year-old man suffering from a malignant...
How to Lose Weight Eating More Food
What happens if you add fruit to your regular diet, eating three apples or pears...
Foods with Negative Calories
What are some dietary strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity? Large portion sizes...
Where to Buy Tea Low in Lead
China burns about half of the world’s coal, spewing heavy metals such as mercury and...
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Don’t Let Their Divide and Conquer Strategy Work
Dietary changes appear to be shifting universally toward a diet dominated by higher intakes of...
Resveratrol Supplements Are Finally Put to the Test
The Magic Bullet for Anti-Aging? “If one searches the Internet for anti-aging interventions, a vast...
What About the French Paradox?
The so-called French Paradox is a term coined back in the 1980s by three Frenchmen...
How Much Proof Do We Need to Eat Healthier?
Randomized placebo-controlled trials are considered the gold standard of scientific evidence. In such studies, half...
Were We Wrong About Fiber?
In my video Is the Fiber Theory Wrong?, I present that fiber-containing foods may not...
Dr. Greger on Monk Fruit, Tea Tree Oil, and Organic Meat
We’ve had a blast watching so many people take the Daily Dozen Challenge. Last month,...
Follow the 5-to-1 Rule for Packaged Foods
When people think fiber, they think constipation. And it’s true: If we could get Americans...
Change Your Diet; Change Your Microbiome
If whatever gut flora enterotype we are could play an important role in our risk...
What’s Your Enterotype?
The human gut has “a diverse collection of microorganisms making up some 1,000 species, with...
Even Modest Lifestyle Changes in Middle Age May Significantly Extend Your Life
In How to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Death, I discuss how public health workers...
