Dr. Gundry’s The Plant Paradox Is Wrong
A book purported to expose “hidden dangers” in healthy foods doesn’t even pass the whiff...
Tag: cardiovascular disease
A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
Not taking vitamin B12 supplements or regularly eating B12-fortified foods may explain the higher stroke risk found among vegetarians. Leonardo da Vinci had a stroke. Might his vegetarian diet have been to blame? “His stroke…may have been related to an...
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What Is TMAO and How Can We Reduce Our Levels?
Trimethylamine oxide, more commonly known as TMAO, is considered the smoking gun of microbiome-disease interactions....
What About Coconuts, Coconut Milk, and Coconut Oil MCTs?
Do the medium-chain triglycerides in coconut oil and the fiber in flaked coconut counteract the...
Coconut Oil and the Boost in HDL “Good” Cholesterol
The effects of coconut oil were compared to butter and tallow. Even if virgin coconut...
Do the Pros of Brown Rice Outweigh the Cons of Arsenic?
Are there unique benefits to brown rice that would justify keeping it in our diet...
Cancer Risk from Arsenic in Rice and Seaweed
A daily half-cup of cooked rice may carry a hundred times the acceptable cancer risk...
The Effects of Too Much Arsenic in the Diet
Even at low-level exposure, arsenic is not just a class I carcinogen, but may also...
Açaí vs. Wild Blueberries for Artery Function
“Plant-based diets…have been found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease” and some of our...
Kidney Toxins Created by Meat Consumption
As I discuss in my video How to Treat Heart Failure and Kidney Failure with...
What White Blood Cell Count Should We Shoot for?
At the start of my video What Does a Low White Blood Cell Count Mean?,...
What About the Trans Fat in Animal Fat?
The years of healthy life lost due to our consumption of trans fats are comparable...
The Food Industry’s “model of systemic dishonesty”
In 1993, the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study found that a high intake of trans fat...
How to Treat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) with Diet
Given the role that oxidant free radicals are thought to play in aging and disease,...
Updating Our Microbiome Software and Hardware
Good bacteria, those living in symbiosis with us, are nourished by fruits, vegetables, grains, and...
What Explains the Egg-Cancer Connection
The reason egg consumption is associated with elevated cancer risk may be the TMAO, considered...
How to Lower Your Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio
The potassium content in greens is one of two ways they can improve artery function...
What Exercise Authorities Don’t Tell You About Optimal Duration
Physical fitness authorities seem to have fallen into the same trap as the nutrition authorities,...
Combating Air Pollution Effects with Food
There is a food that offers the best of both worlds—significantly improving our ability to...
Decreasing Inflammation and Oxidation After Meals
Within hours of eating an unhealthy meal, we can get a spike in inflammation, crippling...
High Blood Pressure May Lead to Low Brain Volume
Having hypertension in midlife (ages 40 through 60) is associated with elevated risk of cognitive...
Are the BPA-Free Plastics Like Tritan Safe?
Do BPA-free plastics such as Tritan, have human hormone-disrupting effects? And what about BPS and...
Pill-Free Ways to Improve Your Sex Life
“Sex is important to health,” according to the Harvard Health Letter. “Frequent sexual intercourse is...
What Meat and Eggs Do to Our Microbiome
As I’ve explored before, whether young or old, male or female, smoker or non-smoker, with...
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...
