Are Avocados a Weight Loss Food?
Studies funded by the Avocado Board suggest avocados may facilitate weight loss, but compared to...
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A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
A calorie is not a calorie. It isn’t only what you eat, but when you eat. Mice are nocturnal creatures. They eat during the night and sleep during the day. However, if you only feed mice during the day, they...
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How Much Lead Leaches Into Organic Chicken Bone Broth?
“Lead poisoning still occurs in the United States despite extensive prevention efforts and strict regulations.”...
Saffron Put to the Test for Alzheimer’s
The spice saffron is pitted head-to-head against the leading drug for severe Alzheimer’s disease. What’s...
Amla (dried Indian gooseberry) vs. Lipitor for Lowering Cholesterol
Extracts of amla (Indian gooseberry) were pitted head-to-head against cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and the blood...
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...
What White Blood Cell Count Should We Shoot for?
At the start of my video What Does a Low White Blood Cell Count Mean?,...
Garlic Powder to Lower Lead Levels
There are so-called chelation drugs that can be taken for acute, life-threatening lead poisoning—for instance...
Adult Exposure to Lead
“Children in approximately 4 million households in the United States are being exposed to high...
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,...
High Blood Pressure May Lead to Low Brain Volume
Having hypertension in midlife (ages 40 through 60) is associated with elevated risk of cognitive...
Pill-Free Ways to Improve Your Sex Life
“Sex is important to health,” according to the Harvard Health Letter. “Frequent sexual intercourse is...
Chia Seeds vs. Flaxseeds: What Are the Differences and Benefits?
Chia seeds, one of the main crops grown in the Western Hemisphere, have been eaten...
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...
The Benefits of Slow Breathing
There are all manner of purported hiccup “cures,” which include everything from chewing on a...
What About the Sodium in Miso?
According to the second World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research expert report, “[s]alt...
What Happens When Pregnant Women Eat More Animal Protein
Are high-protein diets during pregnancy healthful or harmful? That question was answered about 40 years...
Proof That Lifelong Cholesterol Reduction Prevents Heart Disease
“It is well accepted that coronary atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive disease that begins early...
How to Lower Your Sodium Intake
Reduction of salt consumption by just 15 percent could save the lives of millions. If...
The Benefits of Wakame Seaweed Salad on Blood Pressure
I used to think of seaweed as just a beneficial whole-food source of minerals like...
How Not to Die from High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is the number-one risk factor for death in the world. In the...
Do DHA Supplements Improve Brain Function?
The concept of vitamins was first described by none other than Dr. Funk. In his...
