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What were the remarkable results of a crossover study randomizing hundreds of people with diabetes to one and a third cups of millet every day? How does millet come to the help of people with diabetes? A substantial portion of...
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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,...
Pre-Cut Vegetables and Endotoxins
Endotoxins can build up on pre-cut vegetables and undermine some of their benefits. You may...
Are Fortified Children’s Breakfast Cereals Just Candy?
The industry responds to the charge that breakfast cereals are too sugary. In 1941, the...
Fighting Inflammation with Flaxseeds
Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory, aging-associated oxylipins can be normalized by eating ground flaxseed. I previously...
Celebrating Food, Activism, and Black History Month with Dr. Paule Joseph
We had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Paule Joseph about her work, food, activism,...
The Pros of Early Time-Restricted Eating
Calories eaten in the morning count less than calories eaten in the evening, and they’re...
What the Science Says About Time-Restricted Eating
Are there benefits to giving yourself a bigger daily break from eating? The reason...
The Neurotoxin in Star Fruit
Starfruit contains a neurotoxin known as caramboxin that can cause irreversible brain damage at high...
A Look at the 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet
What are the effects of eating only five days a week or following a fasting-mimicking...
Is Our Life Expectancy Extended by Intermittent Fasting?
Alternate-day modified fasting is put to the test for lifespan extension. Is it true that...
