Benefits of Turmeric for Arsenic Exposure
What happened when turmeric curcumin was put to the test to see if it could...
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A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
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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Açaí vs. Wild Blueberries for Artery Function
“Plant-based diets…have been found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease” and some of our...
The Antioxidant Power of Açaí vs. Apples
There are so many açaí products on the market now, from frozen pulp in smoothie...
70% Taking Common Antidepressants Suffer Sexual Side Effects
What’s the latest on treating depression with the spice saffron? Years ago, I covered a...
How to Treat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) with Diet
Given the role that oxidant free radicals are thought to play in aging and disease,...
Can Vitamin C Supplements Help with Lead Poisoning?
“Even if a nutritional manipulation is proven effective in reducing blood lead levels, reliance on...
Eating to Block Lead Absorption
Intake of certain nutrients has been associated with lower lead levels in the body. For...
What Happens If You Have Red Wine or Avocados with a Meal?
Whole plant sources of sugar and fat can ameliorate some of the postprandial (after meal)...
Decreasing Inflammation and Oxidation After Meals
Within hours of eating an unhealthy meal, we can get a spike in inflammation, crippling...
Using Green Tea to Help Prevent Cancer and Treat Cancer
Tea consumption is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, and premature death...
What to Eat and Avoid for Women with BRCA Gene Mutations
Five studies have been performed on breast cancer survival and soy foods involving more than...
Does Green Tea Help Prevent Prostate Cancer?
“Prostate cancer is a leading cause of illness and death among men in the United...
How to Achieve Food Synergy
There are thousands of phytochemicals that will never make it onto the side of a...
The Benefits of Sesame Seeds for Knee Osteoarthritis
Doctors have been injecting arthritis patients with gold since the 1920s. In fact, “[g]old-based medicines...
The Diet We Were Designed to Eat
There are three broad theories about evolution and food. One is that humans have become...
Why We Should Cut Down on Salt Independently of Blood Pressure
If you put people on a low-salt diet, meaning only getting twice as much sodium...
The Best Dried Fruit for Osteoporosis
“We are in an epidemic of osteoporosis. There can be no doubt about that.” Ten...
The Role of Pesticides in Parkinson’s Disease
In the original description of Parkinson’s disease by none other than Dr. James Parkinson himself,...
How to Avoid Fatty Liver Disease
In the documentary Supersize Me, Morgan Spurlock eats exclusively at McDonald’s for a month and...
Black and Red Rice Are Better Than Brown, Which Is Healthier Than White
Why does switching from white rice to brown rice enable overweight individuals to significantly reduce...
We Have Specific Fruit and Vegetable Receptors
“According to a recent survey, the number of Americans adults who say they are eating ‘pretty...
How to Make Your Own CoQ10
Fecal Fluorescence on Meat Chlorophyll is the green pigment that makes green leaves green. If...
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...
