The Downside of Curcumin Supplements
Supplement manufacturers often fall into the same reductionist trap as the drug companies. Herbs are...
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
Is black salve, a paste made from bloodroot, safe and effective for the treatment of skin cancer? “Despite warnings from the American Academy of Dermatology and being listed as a ‘fake cancer cure’ by the FDA, black salve is still...
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The Disconnect Between Science and Policy
Back in 1912, when hardly anyone smoked cigarettes, lung cancer was like a museum curiosity:...
Consequences of Prostate Cancer Treatment
A cancer diagnosis is seen as a teachable moment in medicine where we can try...
Cancer-Causing Caramel Color
Caramel coloring may be the most widely consumed food coloring in the world. Unfortunately, its...
What to Feed Your Gut Bacteria
For many years, it was believed that the main function of the large intestine was...
From Adequate Nutrition to Optimum Nutrition
Research in human nutrition over the past four decades has led to many discoveries as...
Eating the Way Nature Intended
The Paleolithic period, also known as the Stone Age, only goes back about two million...
How to Avoid Fatty Liver Disease
In the documentary Supersize Me, Morgan Spurlock eats exclusively at McDonald’s for a month and...
Health Benefits of Citrus Zest
New data demonstrating a DNA protective agent present in at least some fruits and vegetables...
How to Boost DNA Repair with Produce
“In the light of strikingly consistent observations from many epidemiological [population-based] studies, there can be...
How the Meat Industry Reacted to the New Cancer Warnings
What was the meat industry’s response to leading cancer charities’ recommendation to stop eating processed...
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...
How Plastics Can Affect Your Love Life
Most of the attention on phthalates, a group of hormone-disrupting chemicals found in PVC plastics,...
Concerns About Bone Broth
There are toxicological issues associated with production and processing of meat, such as the presence...
Bell Peppers to Help Ward Off Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder striking 1 percent of our older population and is...
We Have Specific Fruit and Vegetable Receptors
“According to a recent survey, the number of Americans adults who say they are eating ‘pretty...
What Happens If You Add Milk to Tea?
Our endothelium, the inner lining of our blood vessels that controls the function of every...
Meat Industry Response to Meat Being Labeled Carcinogenic
The most extensive report on diet and cancer in history is constantly being updated with...
Don’t Be Confused by Big Salt
High blood pressure is not the only harmful effect of too much salt—it’s also been...
The Best Diet for the Inflammation of Aging
One of the most recognized consequences of aging is a decline in immune function, illustrated...
The Best Food for Acne
We hear a lot about traditional Chinese herbal medicine, but less about the herbs used...
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...
Salt Is Put to the Test
From a medical journal editor: “Like any group with vested interests, the food industry resists...
