Plant-Based Diets for Hypertension
Recently, researchers from Taiwan pitted the herbal tea hibiscus against obesity. They gave hibiscus to...
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
Do the medium-chain triglycerides in coconut oil and the fiber in flaked coconut counteract the negative effects on cholesterol and artery function? Studies of populations who eat a lot of coconuts are “frequently cited” by those who sell coconut oil...
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How to Protect Our Telomeres with Diet
In my video, Does Meditation Affect Cellular Aging?, I discussed how stress reduction through meditation...
How Many Minutes of Daily Meditation to Combat Stress?
In the film The Holiday, Cameron Diaz exclaims “Severe stress … causes the DNA in...
Eating Garlic and Raisins May Help Prevent Preterm Birth
The United States has one of the worst premature birth rates in the world, now...
When Charities Collaborate with the Food Industry
When the history of the world’s attempts to address obesity is written, one researcher writes,...
Why Don’t More Doctors Practice Prevention?
Why don’t more doctors practice preventive cardiology? Time availability is a reason frequently cited by...
How to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Diabetes
Thirty years ago, virtually all diabetes in young individuals was thought to be autoimmune Type...
What to Do If You Suspect Gluten Problems
Symptoms of gluten sensitivity include irritable bowel type symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, and...
The #1 Dietary Risk Factor Is Not Eating Enough Fruit
The Global Burden of Disease Study published in 2012, is the most comprehensive and systematic...
The Dietary Link Between Acne and Cancer
Acne is an epidemic skin disease of industrialized countries, reaching prevalence rates of over 85 percent of...
How to Suppress the Aging Enzyme TOR
Over the last decade, more than 5,000 papers have been published about TOR, an engine-of-aging...
Reduce Workout Soreness with Watermelon
Long-distance runners and cross-fit athletes alike know it well: Delayed-onset muscle soreness is the discomfort...
How to Treat Gout With Diet
The Washington State Fruit Commission, our largest cherry producer, can fund reviews that cherry-pick studies...
Where Do You Get Your Fiber?
Vegetarians and vegans are all too familiar with the question: Where do you get your...
Eliminate Most of Your Chronic Disease Risk in Four Steps
In 1903, Thomas Edison predicted that the doctor of the future will give no medicine,...
How Much Longer Do Fruit- and Vegetable-Eaters Live?
Probably the least controversial advice in all of nutrition is to eat more fruits and...
How Plants Can Be Both Safer and More Effective
During the last decade, the drug industry has followed an assumption that a single drug...
Why Certain Plant Compounds May Mimic Dietary Restriction
A new concept, called xenohormesis, has arisen to explain the mystery of why so many...
How Humans Benefit from Stressed Plants
Plants live the ultimate sedentary lifestyle—most of us usually think of plants more as objects...
Treating Asthma With Plants vs. Pills
In my video Treating Asthma With Fruits and Vegetables, I highlighted a landmark study on...
How Fruits and Vegetables Can Treat Asthma
In my video Preventing Asthma With Fruits and Vegetables, I highlighted an international study of...
How Fruits and Vegetables Can Prevent Asthma
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children and the prevalence is increasing around...
Our Tax Dollars Subsidize Unhealthy Foods
Why do food companies sell junk? Because unhealthy commodities are highly profitable. This is in...
Living Longer by Reducing Leucine Intake
Many studies have shown that calorie restriction, without malnutrition, can increase lifespan and lower the...
