The Best Dried Fruit for Osteoporosis
“We are in an epidemic of osteoporosis. There can be no doubt about that.” Ten...
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
Given the role that oxidant free radicals are thought to play in aging and disease, one reason fruits and vegetables may be so good for us is that they contain antioxidant compounds. As you can see at 0:20 in my...
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The Best Source of Vitamin D
If one is going to make an evolutionary argument for what a “natural” vitamin D...
How Much Do Vitamin D Supplements Affect Lifespan?
Living Longer With Vitamin D? In 1822, a Polish physician was the first to publish...
One Heartbeat per Second to Beat the Clock
Immanuel Kant, the famed 18th century philosopher, described the chemistry of his day as a...
Almonds vs. Rice vs. Potatoes for Osteoporosis
Currently, an estimated ten million Americans suffer from osteoporosis, causing more than a million fractures, including...
What Happens If You Add Milk to Tea?
Our endothelium, the inner lining of our blood vessels that controls the function of every...
Alzheimer’s Disease and Dietary Copper
Though the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease has yet to be found, there is increasing...
Raw vs. Cooked Garlic and Onions for Blood Thinning
As we age, our arteries stiffen. In my video Inhibiting Platelet Activation with Garlic and...
The Best Diet for the Inflammation of Aging
One of the most recognized consequences of aging is a decline in immune function, illustrated...
Why Drugs and Diet Can Sometimes Fail in Diabetes
“People with type 2 diabetes are at elevated risk for a number of serious health...
How to Counteract the Effects of Alcohol
More than a million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed every year, affecting about...
Reduce Acid-Forming Proteins to Protect Kidney Function
Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem affecting about one in eight Americans,...
Salt Is Put to the Test
From a medical journal editor: “Like any group with vested interests, the food industry resists...
Diet Can Trump the Alzheimer’s Gene ApoE
Back in the 1990s, a major susceptibility gene was discovered for Alzheimer’s, called ApoE4. If...
What About the French Paradox?
The so-called French Paradox is a term coined back in the 1980s by three Frenchmen...
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...
Antioxidant Supplements Increase Mortality
In my video Industry Response to Plants Not Pills, I discuss a famous study that...
Risks vs. Benefits of Colonoscopies
Though colonoscopies can cause serious harm in about 1 in every 350 cases, sigmoidoscopies, procedures...
The Risks and Benefits of Calcium Supplements
There has been an assumption for decades that as a natural element, calcium supplements must...
If Calcium Supplements Aren’t Safe, What About Calcium in Food?
In 12 short years, government panels have gone from suggesting widespread calcium supplementation may be...
What Do the Longest Living People Eat?
The dietary guidelines recommend that we choose meals or snacks that are high in nutrients...
Best Foods for COPD and Peripheral Artery Disease
It’s great we can improve athletic performance by eating a few beets, but so what...
Uncovering the Early Silent Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
In 1985, a Swiss pathologist noted Alzheimer’s disease-like changes—plaques and tangles—in the brains of about...
9 out of 10 Who Die from It Never Knew They Even Had This Preventable Disease
Diverticula are out-pouchings of our intestine. Doctors like using a tire analogy: high pressures within...
