What to Feed Your Gut Bacteria
For many years, it was believed that the main function of the large intestine was...
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
Dates, edible sweet fruits, are put to the test in a randomized, controlled trial for cervical ripening. In the 19th chapter of the Koran, Mary is giving birth to Jesus. I didn't even know Jesus was in the Koran. The...
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White Rice vs. Brown Rice
Rice and Diabetes Risk In 2012, a meta-analysis was published tying white rice consumption to...
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...
The Benefits of Vinegar Beyond Weight Loss
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study found that body weight and belly fat were significantly reduced...
Vinegar, Wine, and Artery Function
In my video Vinegar and Artery Function, I discuss a famous study from Harvard University...
We Have Specific Fruit and Vegetable Receptors
“According to a recent survey, the number of Americans adults who say they are eating ‘pretty...
How to Treat Chronic Kidney Disease with Food
“In the United States, approximately one in three adults aged 65 years and older has...
Alzheimer’s Disease and Dietary Copper
Though the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease has yet to be found, there is increasing...
How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes reversal, not just treatment, should be a goal in the management of type 2...
A Super Healthy Plant-Based Diet vs. Diabetes
We’ve known that type 2 diabetes could be reversed by an extreme reduction in food...
How Many Servings of Fruits and Vegetables to Improve Mood?
“Thousands of papers have been published on the important topic of what determines people’s subjective...
How to Activate Appetite-Suppressing Hormones
In the United States, we tend to get less than 20 grams of fiber a...
What to Eat to Boost Immunity
What we eat—or don’t eat—can affect our immune system. In my video Using the Produce...
The Best Diet for the Inflammation of Aging
One of the most recognized consequences of aging is a decline in immune function, illustrated...
How to Counteract the Effects of Alcohol
More than a million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed every year, affecting about...
Reduce Acid-Forming Proteins to Protect Kidney Function
Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem affecting about one in eight Americans,...
Fennel Seeds vs. Ginger for Menstrual Cramps and PMS
Ninety percent of women report having painful menstrual cramps at least some of the time....
“The Eskimo Myth”
As I reviewed in my video Is Fish Oil Just Snake Oil?, the revelation that...
Salt Is Put to the Test
From a medical journal editor: “Like any group with vested interests, the food industry resists...
How to Lose Weight Eating More Food
What happens if you add fruit to your regular diet, eating three apples or pears...
