How Many Servings of Fruits and Vegetables to Improve Mood?
“Thousands of papers have been published on the important topic of what determines people’s subjective...
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A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
I open my video Does Adding Milk Block the Benefits of Coffee? with a graph from a study of mortality versus coffee consumption that suggests coffee drinkers live longer than non-coffee drinkers. Why might that be? Coffee may have beneficial...
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The Best Diet for the Inflammation of Aging
One of the most recognized consequences of aging is a decline in immune function, illustrated...
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,...
The Best Diet for Depression
Depression affects more than 150 million people worldwide, making it a leading cause of losing...
Moderation Kills
What if we don’t want just low risk for a heart attack, but no risk?...
What Do the Longest Living People Eat?
The dietary guidelines recommend that we choose meals or snacks that are high in nutrients...
Boosting Moods with Foods
In my video Plant-Based Diets for Improved Mood and Productivity, I discuss a recent systematic...
Why It’s Better to Drink Green Smoothies with a Straw
A group of women were split into two groups and told to eat as much...
How to Maximize Nutrient Absorption
Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors associated with an increased risk of premature death include smoking, excessive alcohol drinking, and not eating enough...
Stop Creating So Many Free Radicals in Your Colon
Colon cancer risk in Westernized populations may be reduced by decreasing animal product intake and...
Foods to Eat to Help Prevent Diabetes
Why is meat consumption a risk factor for diabetes? Why does there appear to be...
Foods to Avoid to Help Prevent Diabetes
We’ve known that being overweight and obese are important risk factors for type 2 diabetes,...
What About Extra Virgin Olive Oil?
The relative paralysis of our arteries for hours after eating fast food and cheesecake may...
Fish Consumption and Suicide
Depression is a serious and common mental disorder responsible for the majority of suicides. As...
Heart of Gold: Turmeric vs. Exercise
The endothelium is the inner lining of our blood vessels. Laid end-to-end, endothelial cells from...
Should Cancer Patients Avoid Raw Fruits and Vegetables?
Back in the 1960s, a patient isolator unit was developed for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy....
Can Oatmeal Reverse Heart Disease?
Fiber continues to be singled out as a nutrient of public health concern. We’re getting...
Best Foods for Acid Reflux
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common disorders of the digestive tract....
What Are the Benefits of Organic?
The medical literature has been historically hostile to organic foods, blaming in part erroneous information supplied...
Organic vs. Conventional: Which Has More Nutrients?
Are organic foods safer and healthier than conventional alternatives? Those are two separate questions. Some...
Antioxidant- and Folate-Rich Foods for Depression
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rates of all of our...
Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?
In my video If Fructose Is Bad, What About Fruit?, I explored how adding berries...
Benefits of Oatmeal for Fatty Liver Disease
If oatmeal is so powerful that it can clear up some of the ravages of...
