Best Food for the Common Cold
It is well known that deficiencies in certain vitamins and minerals can lead to significant...
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A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
Do the estrogenic effects of tea tree oil get absorbed through the skin? Concern has been raised about a “possible link between gynecomastia, topical lavender, and tea tree oil.” As I discuss in my video Does Tea Tree Oil Have...
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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...
Foods to Avoid to Help Prevent Diabetes
We’ve known that being overweight and obese are important risk factors for type 2 diabetes,...
Brown Fat: Losing Weight Through Thermogenesis
During World War I, it was discovered that many of the chemicals for new explosives...
Does Rye Bread Protect Against Cancer?
Previously, I’ve explored the beneficial effects of flaxseeds on prostate cancer (Flaxseeds vs. Prostate Cancer),...
Comparing Pollutant Levels Between Different Diets
The results of the CHAMACOS (Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of...
Even Children Are Getting Gastric Bypasses Now
Weight loss surgery for children and adolescents is becoming widespread and is being performed in...
Mozart as Medicine
We’ve been playing music since the Paleolithic Era, 40,000 years ago. Music as therapy has...
Foods That Affect Testosterone Levels
A number of studies suggest that exposure to industrial pollutants may affect sexual function, for...
What Are the Benefits of Organic?
The medical literature has been historically hostile to organic foods, blaming in part erroneous information supplied...
The Food Safety Risk of Organic vs. Conventional
The stated principles of organic agriculture are “health, ecology, fairness, and care,” but if you...
The Five Most Important Dietary Tweaks
Generally, adherence to healthy lifestyle patterns has decreased during the last 18 years. Obesity is...
How Milk May Contribute to Childhood Obesity
We’ve known that breastfed infants may be protected against obesity later in life for more than...
How Much Fiber Should You Eat Every Day?
High dietary fiber intake may help prevent strokes. The belief that dietary fiber intake is...
Why Is Milk Consumption Associated with More Bone Fractures?
Milk is touted to build strong bones, but a compilation of all the best studies...
Should Pregnant Women Avoid Cow’s Milk?
Foods of animal origin in general naturally contain hormones, but cow’s milk may be of...
Estrogen in Animal Products
Estrogen hormones can be thousands of times more estrogenic than typical endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Dietary exposure...
Preventing and Treating Low Back Pain with Diet
Low back pain became one of the biggest problems for public health systems in the...
Caloric Restriction vs. Plant-Based Diets
Hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States every year are attributed to obesity,...
GMO Soy and Breast Cancer
In response to concerns raised about the toxicity of Monsanto’s roundup pesticide, which ends up...
Virus in Chicken Could Be Linked to Obesity
Recently, there has been research examining the connection between poultry consumption and weight gain. One...
Children’s Supplements Found Contaminated with Pollutants
A number of case-control studies have found that giving kids cod liver oil supplements may...
No More Than a Quart a Day of Hibiscus Tea
Over the counter antacids are probably the most important source for human aluminum exposure in...
How to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Diabetes
Thirty years ago, virtually all diabetes in young individuals was thought to be autoimmune Type...
