Obesity’s Impacts on Gallstones, Acid Reflux, and Heart Disease
Sufficient, sustained weight loss may cut the risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes in...
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
What happened when topical olive oil was pitted against an ibuprofen-type drug for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis? Fifty million Americans suffer from arthritis, and osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common form, making it a leading cause of disability....
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Obesity’s Impact on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes
Losing weight can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, as well as reverse type 2...
The Best Alternative to Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis
Is there a non-surgical alternative to knee replacement surgery that treats the cause and offers...
Does Fasting Help Autoimmune Diseases?
Various fasting regimens have been attempted for inflammatory autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, ankylosing spondylitis,...
Acne and Vitamin B12
Acne can be triggered in one in ten people who get vitamin B12 injections. “Acne...
Eating an Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Lupus
Green smoothies are put to the test for the autoimmune disease lupus. There are dozens...
The Largest Study on Fasting in the World
The Buchinger-modified fasting program is put to the test. A century ago, fasting—“starvation, as a...
How to Treat High Lp(a), an Atherosclerosis Risk Factor
What could help explain severe coronary disease in someone with a healthy lifestyle who is...
Do Taxpayer Subsidies Play a Role in the Obesity Epidemic?
Why are U.S. taxpayers giving billions of dollars to support the likes of the sugar...
Headache and Migraine Relief from Foods
Plant-based diets are put to the test for treating migraine headaches. Headaches are one of...
How Healthy Are Ancient Grains?
Ancient types of wheat, like kamut, are put to the test for inflammation, blood sugar,...
Brain-Boosting Grapes
Grape juice and whole grapes are put to the test for brain function, including cognitive...
A King’s Breakfast, a Prince’s Lunch, and a Pauper’s Dinner
Harness the power of your circadian rhythms for weight loss by making breakfast or lunch...
Pre-Cut Vegetables and Endotoxins
Endotoxins can build up on pre-cut vegetables and undermine some of their benefits. You may...
Fighting Inflammation with Flaxseeds
Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory, aging-associated oxylipins can be normalized by eating ground flaxseed. I previously...
The Pros of Early Time-Restricted Eating
Calories eaten in the morning count less than calories eaten in the evening, and they’re...
A Look at the 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet
What are the effects of eating only five days a week or following a fasting-mimicking...
How Safe Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting?
Eating every other day can raise your cholesterol. Are there any downsides to fasting...
The Safety of Keto Diets
What are the effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease...
Diabetes Associations Recognize Plant-Based Diets
Plant-based diets are the single most important—yet underutilized—opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced...
What Is the Best Diet for Preventing Colon Cancer?
What would happen within just two weeks after swapping the diets of Americans with those...
Treating Reflux in Kids with Diet
Even those who test negative for cow’s milk allergy may have hypersensitivity reactions to dairy...
Fighting Inflammation and Treating Osteoarthritis with Berries
What did double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials on berries and the first clinical study on the...
Are There Any Benefits of Flaxseed for Weight Loss?
Were the flaxseed studies showing 20 pounds of weight loss just flukes? Canada now allows...
