Acne and Vitamin B12
Acne can be triggered in one in ten people who get vitamin B12 injections. “Acne...
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Most plant-based milks are not fortified with iodine. “Adequate dietary iodine is required for normal thyroid function.” In fact, the two thyroid hormones are named after how many iodine atoms they contain: T3 and T4. “Given that iodine is extensively...
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Eating to Reverse Heart Failure
An entire issue of a cardiology journal dedicated to plant-based nutrition explores the role an...
Pole Walking to Lose Weight?
Does walking with poles, also known as Nordic pole walking or “exerstriding,” beat out regular...
Diets with the Lowest Carbon Footprint
Why don’t environmental groups advocate for climate-friendlier diets? In what “was arguably the largest ever...
How Heavy Is Your Food’s Carbon Footprint?
How much greenhouse gas does the production of different foods cause, measured in miles driven...
Eating to Fight the Climate Crisis
The EAT-Lancet Commission lays out the best diet for human and planetary health. “Scientists have...
Junk Food in Hospitals
Why is hospital food so unhealthy? “Put in stark terms, CVD [cardiovascular disease] claims 1...
Celebrating Native American Cuisine with Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D.
Meet Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D. We had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Frank...
Cannabis and Cars
Did traffic fatalities increase or decrease after cannabis legalization? Is cannabis-impaired driving a public health...
A Look at Bariatric Surgery
Obesity isn’t new, but the obesity epidemic is. We went from a few corpulent queens...
Celebrating Veterans Day with Bill Muir
We had the pleasure of talking with Bill Muir about his work in the military...
Drinking Water, Losing Weight
A few times a day, drink two cups of cold water on an empty stomach...
Boosting Your Metabolism Safely
If you drink two cups of water, the adrenal hormone noradrenaline can surge in your...
Does Drinking Water Affect Our Adrenal Hormones?
Drinking water can be a safe, simple, and effective way to prevent yourself from fainting....
Ephedra-Like Weight Loss Minus the Risks
The diving reflex shows that it’s possible to have selective adrenal hormone effects. Thermogenic drugs...
Epigenetics and Obesity
Identical twins don’t just share DNA; they also share a uterus. Might that help account...
Treat Type 1 Diabetes with a Plant-Based Diet?
Is it possible to reverse type 1 diabetes if caught early enough? The International Journal...
Eating an Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Lupus
Green smoothies are put to the test for the autoimmune disease lupus. There are dozens...
Spend Time in Nature for Your Health?
For perhaps 99.99 percent of our time as a species on Earth, we lived outdoors...
Exploring Mexican Cuisine with Alexa Soto
We had the pleasure of talking with Alexa Soto about her work, food, Mexican cuisine,...
The Largest Study on Fasting in the World
The Buchinger-modified fasting program is put to the test. A century ago, fasting—“starvation, as a...
Can Fasting Be Healing?
Where did the idea of therapeutic fasting come from? The story of life on Earth...
What’s the Best Weight-Loss and Disease-Prevention Diet?
The most effective diet for weight loss may also be the most healthful. Why are...
Can We Safely Use Melamine Dishes and Polyamide Plastic Utensils?
I recommend glass, ceramic, porcelain, or stainless steel tableware and wooden or stainless steel cooking...
