Why Drugs and Diet Can Sometimes Fail in Diabetes
“People with type 2 diabetes are at elevated risk for a number of serious health...
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
The Mayo Clinic puts laetrile to the test to see if it is an effective cancer treatment. My video Does Laetrile (Amygdalin or Vitamin B17) Work as an Alternative Cancer Cure? looks at amygdalin and whether it is “quackery or...
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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...
How to Prevent Heart Disease in the Womb
The strategy of trying to prevent heart disease risk in childhood has been described as...
The Spice Proven to Benefit Prediabetes
In my video Turmeric Curcumin for Prediabetes, I talk about “Curcumin extract for prevention of...
Diet Can Trump the Alzheimer’s Gene ApoE
Back in the 1990s, a major susceptibility gene was discovered for Alzheimer’s, called ApoE4. If...
Does Vitamin C Help with Terminal Cancer?
Studies in the 1970s showed an extraordinary survival gain in terminal cancer patients with vitamin...
Vitamin C Pills Put to the Test for Cancer
Vitamin C “is no stranger to controversy, as evidenced by the fact that over 40...
The Vitamin C Cancer Study That Started It All
In 1975, a remarkable case was reported of a 42-year-old man suffering from a malignant...
Don’t Let Their Divide and Conquer Strategy Work
Dietary changes appear to be shifting universally toward a diet dominated by higher intakes of...
Resveratrol Supplements Are Finally Put to the Test
The Magic Bullet for Anti-Aging? “If one searches the Internet for anti-aging interventions, a vast...
What About the French Paradox?
The so-called French Paradox is a term coined back in the 1980s by three Frenchmen...
Were We Wrong About Fiber?
In my video Is the Fiber Theory Wrong?, I present that fiber-containing foods may not...
What’s Your Enterotype?
The human gut has “a diverse collection of microorganisms making up some 1,000 species, with...
Even Modest Lifestyle Changes in Middle Age May Significantly Extend Your Life
In How to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Death, I discuss how public health workers...
Antioxidant Supplements Increase Mortality
In my video Industry Response to Plants Not Pills, I discuss a famous study that...
How to Ease the Pain of Colonoscopy
Peppermint was not “officially” discovered until 1696, but we’ve probably been using it for thousands...
The Best Diet for Depression
Depression affects more than 150 million people worldwide, making it a leading cause of losing...
The Risks and Benefits of Calcium Supplements
There has been an assumption for decades that as a natural element, calcium supplements must...
If Calcium Supplements Aren’t Safe, What About Calcium in Food?
In 12 short years, government panels have gone from suggesting widespread calcium supplementation may be...
How Bad Is Bacon?
How many years of life are lost to potentially preventable cancers? Every year, more than...
The Risks of Fish Oil Supplements
It’s been a bad few years for fish oil, as I discuss in my video,...
The Effect of Animal Protein on the Kidneys
Between 1990 and 2010, some of our leading causes of death and disability remained the...
How Healthy Is the Mediterranean Diet?
The heart of a traditional Mediterranean diet is mainly vegetarian—much lower in meat and dairy...
