Can Dehydration Affect Our Mood?
Water is by far the number-one nutrient in our diet. Studies have suggested that proper...
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
The secretin story holds an important lesson that extends far beyond autism. “Many families, if not a majority of families” with a child suffering from autism spectrum disorder (ASD) “pursue dietary and nutritional approaches as components of treatment. Estimates of...
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The 3 Vitamins That Prevent Brain Loss
By our seventies, one in five of us will suffer from cognitive impairment. Within five...
Comparing Pollutant Levels Between Different Diets
The results of the CHAMACOS (Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of...
Using a Smell Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology appears to start in the part of the brain that handles...
What’s the Mediterranean Diet’s Secret?
The Mediterranean Diet is an “in” topic nowadays in both the medical literature and the...
Reducing Glycotoxin Intake to Help Reduce Brain Loss
Each of us has about six billion miles of DNA. How does our body keep...
How May Eating Plants Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?
Intake of saturated fats and added sugars, two of the primary components of a modern...
Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease with Diet
Up to half of Alzheimer’s cases may be attributable to just seven risk factors shown...
Preventing Alzheimer’s with Lifestyle Changes
It’s safe to say that Alzheimer’s disease research is in a “state of crisis.” For...
Preventing Breast Cancer with Flax Seeds
I’ve previously discussed the role of dietary lignans in the reduction of breast cancer risk...
Are Sprouted Lentils Healthier Than Canned Lentils?
Beans, chickpeas, split peas and lentils are packed with nutrients and play a role in...
Can Turmeric Help with Alzheimer’s?
The spice turmeric may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease (See Preventing Alzheimer’s with Turmeric), but what...
Might Turmeric Help Prevent Alzheimer’s?
There are plenty of anti-inflammatory drugs out there that may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s...
Do Dietary Toxins Contribute to Hand Tremors?
Essential tremor, affecting 1 in 25 adults over 40 and up to 1 in 5...
How to Reduce Your Dietary Cadmium Absorption
Cadmium is known as a highly toxic metal that represents a major hazard to human...
Alkylphenol Endocrine Disruptors and Allergies
In my video Preventing Childhood Allergies, I noted a study in Japan that found higher...
Slowing Cognitive Decline with Berries
A plant-based diet is thought to have played a significant role in human evolution and...
How Long to Avoid Fish Before Conception?
Mothers’ increased consumption of fish before and during pregnancy leads to increased exposure to both...
The Vitamin Everyone on a Plant-Based Diet Needs
A new study from China found that compared to omnivores, those who ate egg-free and...
How Seafood Can Impact Brain Development
In my video Fish Intake Associated With Brain Shrinkage, I discussed evidence suggesting that mercury...
Why Pregnant Women Should Avoid Tuna
All fish contain small amounts of methylmercury, the most toxic form of mercury, and “fish...
Why Athletes Should Eat Nutritional Yeast
Does powering up at the gym also power up our immune system? Research has shown...
How to Treat Multiple Sclerosis with Diet
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable and frightening degenerative autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous...
Two Kiwifruit an Hour Before Bedtime
The number one question in sleep research is “Why do we sleep?” followed by the...
