Circadian Rhythms and Our Blood Sugar Levels
The same meal eaten at the wrong time of day can double blood sugar. We’ve...
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
Does choosing organic over conventional foods protect against cancer? What are the effects of pesticides on cancer risk? In a review updating the evidence on human exposure and toxicity of pesticides, the body of evidence linking pesticide exposure and cancer...
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Lose Weight by Eating More in the Morning
A calorie is not a calorie. It isn’t only what you eat, but when you...
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...
Is Our Life Expectancy Extended by Intermittent Fasting?
Alternate-day modified fasting is put to the test for lifespan extension. Is it true that...
Flavonoid Benefits from Apple Peels
Peeled apples are pitted head-to-head against unpeeled apples (and spinach) in a test of artery...
Restricting Calories for Longevity?
Though a bane for dieters, a slower metabolism may actually be a good thing. We’ve...
Muscle Shrinkage and Bone Loss on Keto Diets?
Ketogenic diets have been found to undermine exercise efforts and lead to muscle shrinkage and...
The Safety of Keto Diets
What are the effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease...
Keto Diet to Effectively Fight Cancer?
What does the science say about the clinical use of ketogenic diets for epilepsy and...
What Is the Best Diet for Diabetes?
The case for plant-based eating to reduce the burden of diabetes has never been stronger....
Does Everyone Get Health Benefits from Coffee?
Genetic differences in caffeine metabolism may explain the Jekyll and Hyde effects of coffee. Three-quarters...
Is Laetrile (Amygdalin or Vitamin B17) an Effective Alternative Cure for Cancer?
The Mayo Clinic puts laetrile to the test to see if it is an effective...
Are Apricot Seeds an Alternative Cancer Cure?
If you choose alternative cancer treatments, do you live longer? In addition to conventional therapies,...
Can Oxidized Cholesterol 27HC Explain Three Breast Cancer Mysteries?
Oxidized cholesterol, which is concentrated in products containing eggs, processed meat, and parmesan cheese, has...
Fiber: An Effective Anti-Inflammatory?
Most Americans get less than half the recommended minimum daily fiber intake, which is problematic...
Can Lutein Supplements Benefit Our Brain Function?
Avocados, greens, and lutein and zeaxanthin supplements are put to the test for improving cognitive...
Fight Aging with Brain-Healthy Foods
What is the best source of lutein, the primary carotenoid antioxidant in the brain? “An...
Coffee Benefits Blocked by Adding Milk?
I open my video Does Adding Milk Block the Benefits of Coffee? with a graph...
How to Eat to Reduce Cancer Risk
What does the best available balance of evidence say right now about what to eat...
How Effective Is Chemotherapy for Colon, Lung, Breast, and Prostate Cancers?
How effective is chemotherapy for colon, lung, breast, and prostate cancers? “Over the last several...
Black Salve Is a Dangerous Scam
Is black salve, a paste made from bloodroot, safe and effective for the treatment of...
Randomized Controlled Trials of Beans
Do legumes—beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils—work only to prevent disease, or can they help...
An Apple a Day May Keep the Pharmacist Away
Which would save more lives: eating an apple a day or taking statin drugs? Does...
