What Animal Protein Does in Your Colon
There’s a take-off of the industry slogan, “Beef: It’s What’s For Dinner” – “Beef: It’s...
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When Should We Rely on Observational Studies?
Do the estrogenic effects of tea tree oil get absorbed through the skin? Concern has been raised about a “possible link between gynecomastia, topical lavender, and tea tree oil.” As I discuss in my video Does Tea Tree Oil Have...
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High Blood Pressure: Normal but Not Natural
The most comprehensive and systematic analysis of causes of death ever undertaken allows us to...
NutritionFacts.org Gets a Makeover
New Features With More on the Way Notice anything different? NutritionFacts.org just got a major...
Antioxidant- and Folate-Rich Foods for Depression
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rates of all of our...
How to Prevent a Heart Attack
In my video Arterial Acne, I described atherosclerotic plaques as inflamed pockets of pus. Our coronary...
The Five Most Important Dietary Tweaks
Generally, adherence to healthy lifestyle patterns has decreased during the last 18 years. Obesity is...
Clostridium difficile in the Food Supply
Clostridium difficile is one of our most urgent bacterial threats, sickening a quarter million Americans...
How Milk May Contribute to Childhood Obesity
We’ve known that breastfed infants may be protected against obesity later in life for more than...
How Much Fiber Should You Eat Every Day?
High dietary fiber intake may help prevent strokes. The belief that dietary fiber intake is...
How Exactly Does Type 2 Diabetes Develop?
Insulin resistance is the cause of both prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Ok, so what...
Deep Breathing Exercise for Nausea
One of the most common fears patients express when facing surgery is postoperative nausea, which...
New DVD, “Platinum,” and Research Training
My new DVD came out last week and is available as streaming video so you...
White Meat May Be as Cholesterol-Raising as Red
In light of recommendations for heart healthy eating from national professional organizations encouraging Americans to...
Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?
In my video If Fructose Is Bad, What About Fruit?, I explored how adding berries...
Foods Linked to ALS
As explored in my video ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease): Fishing for Answers, there may be...
What Is the Cause of ALS?
Lou Gehrig’s disease, known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, strikes healthy, middle-aged people seemingly...
Benefits of Nutritional Yeast to Prevent the Common Cold
Natural immunomodulators that can help regulate our immune system without side-effects have been sought for...
Benefits of Oatmeal for Fatty Liver Disease
If oatmeal is so powerful that it can clear up some of the ravages of...
Does Oatmeal Lotion Work?
A review in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology notes oatmeal has been used for...
What Not to Add to White Rice, Potatoes, or Pasta
Rice currently feeds almost half the human population, making it the single most important staple...
Why Is Milk Consumption Associated with More Bone Fractures?
Milk is touted to build strong bones, but a compilation of all the best studies...
Are Sugar Pills Better Than Antidepressant Drugs?
We’ve learned that exercise compares favorably to antidepressant medications as a first-line treatment for mild...
Exercise as a Treatment for Depression
We’ve known for decades that even a single bout of exercise can elevate our mood,...
Four Ways to Improve on the Mediterranean Diet
The traditional Mediterranean diet can be considered mainly, but not exclusively, as a plant-based diet,...
