The Reason We Need More Antioxidants
Glucose is the primary fuel of the human body. We consume glucose and breathe in...
Tag: phytonutrients
Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
By the turn of the 20th century, rickets, the vitamin D deficiency disease, was rampant, thanks to city life with the shade of buildings and coal soot in the air. The dairy industry jumped at the opportunity to fortify milk...
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What to Eat to Reduce Our Toxic Exposure
It is not very common that a single molecule attracts enough interest to merit international...
Our Immune System Uses Plants to Activate Gut Protection
It might seem that our skin is the first line of defense between our insides...
Can Eating Soy Prevent Breast Cancer?
In my video, Increased Lifespan From Beans, I discuss how beans may be the single...
Improving Attractiveness in Six Weeks
Inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption may kill millions around the globe every year, so the...
Which Seaweed to Help Prevent Breast Cancer?
Sushi lovers, rejoice. Nori seaweed may favorably alter estrogen metabolism by modulating women’s gut flora,...
Berries to Prevent Muscle Soreness
The burning sensation during strenuous exercise may be related to the build-up of lactic acid...
Citrus to Reduce Muscle Fatigue
The lactic acid that makes yogurt tangy is the same lactic acid that builds up...
How Citrus Might Help Keep Your Hands Warm
In 1936, Albert Szent-Györgyi, who won the Nobel Prize for discovering vitamin C, described a...
Foods with Natural Melatonin
We know that inadequate sleeping is associated with changes in diet—people tend to eat worse—but...
Can We Fight the Blues with Greens?
Why does frequent consumption of vegetables appear to cut one’s odds of depression by more...
Starving Tumors of Their Blood Supply
About a third of common cancers may be prevented by eating a healthy, plant-based diet;...
Why Do Vegan Women Have Fewer Female Cancers?
Cervical cancer is now considered a sexually transmitted disease. It was originally suspected as such,...
Ginger and Lemon Balm for Radiation Exposure
The German Medical Association has finally apologized for the profession’s role in the Nazi atrocities,...
Dealing with Air Travel Radiation Exposure
Doctors appear to be causing tens of thousands of cancers with CT scans and dentists...
Tea and Fluoride Risk
If cranberries are so good at keeping bacteria from sticking to the wall of the...
Does Cranberry Juice Work Against Bladder Infections?
How could any bacteria cause a bladder infection without just getting flushed away—literally? Bladder infections...
Preventing Bacterial Vaginosis with Diet
In the same way fermented pickles, kimchi, and sauerkraut foster the growth of good bacteria...
My Testimony Before the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Committee
This week I had the honor of speaking before the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee,...
Mushrooms and Immunity
There’re lots of products that promise to boost your immune system—who wouldn’t want that? Well,...
Strawberries Can Reverse Precancerous Progression
In my last two posts, Which Fruit is Best at Fighting Cancer? and Anti-Cancer Nutrient...
Anticancer Nutrient Synergy in Cranberries
In research I profiled in my video Which Fruit Fights Cancer Better?, cranberries were found...
Which Common Fruit Fights Cancer Better?
Recently, researchers compared the ability of eleven common fruits to suppress cancer cell growth in...
Flax and Breast Cancer Survival
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of flaxseeds in breast cancer patients found that flaxseeds...
