august 1, 2012 Human Neurotransmitters in Plants The consumption of certain fruits is suggested as a potential treatment for depression, given the...
august 2, 2012 The Wrong Way to Boost Serotonin Tryptophan is the precursor to the "happiness hormone" serotonin, so why not take tryptophan supplements...
august 3, 2012 A Better Way to Boost Serotonin Contrary to popular belief, the consumption of animal foods may actually decrease tryptophan levels in...
august 6, 2012 The Best Way to Boost Serotonin The secret to naturally boosting serotonin levels in the brain may include eating foods such...
august 7, 2012 The True Shelf Life of Cooking Oils Cooking oil manufacturer "best-by" dates are put to the test by comparing the development of...
august 8, 2012 Black vs. English Walnuts A dramatic difference exists between the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of black walnuts versus English...
august 9, 2012 Diet Versus Drugs for High Cholesterol Though official recommendations are to first treat high cholesterol with dietary change, many physicians jump...
august 10, 2012 Nuts and Bolts of Cholesterol Lowering A pooled analysis of studies on nut consumption, cholesterol levels, and risk of death from...
august 13, 2012 How Fiber Lowers Cholesterol Fiber bulks, speeds, and dilutes the intestinal waste stream to facilitate the removal of excess...
august 14, 2012 How Phytosterols Lower Cholesterol Phytosterols are plant-based cholesterol look-alikes in nuts and seeds that help maximize our body’s excretion...
august 15, 2012 Optimal Phytosterol Dose Those eating plant-based diets get the most phytosterols, but there's still room for improvement to...
august 16, 2012 Optimal Phytosterol Source Whole food sources of phytosterols, such as seeds and nuts, are likely superior to supplements,...
august 17, 2012 Frutos secos y obesidad: el peso de la evidencia El consumo de frutos secos parece no ocasionar el aumento de peso esperado.
august 20, 2012 Solving the Mystery of the Missing Calories A few theories have been proposed as to why nuts don't appear to contribute to...
august 21, 2012 Testing the Pistachio Principle If the fecal fat losses associated with undigested pieces of nuts (due to inadequate chewing),...
august 22, 2012 Testing the Dietary Compensation Theory An elegant study is presented, testing the appetite-suppressing effects of walnuts.
august 23, 2012 Testing the Fat-Burning Theory Finally, there’s a solution to the mystery of why nuts don't seem to make people...
august 24, 2012 Fat Burning Via Arginine The arginine content of nuts may explain their metabolism-boosting effects—though, in a list of the...
august 27, 2012 Fat Burning via Flavonoids Flavonoid phytonutrients (found concentrated in citrus, berries, red onions, beans, green tea, grapes, and cocoa)...
august 28, 2012 Fawning over Flora The good bacteria in our gut can digest the fiber we eat, and turn it...
august 29, 2012 Boosting Good Bacteria in the Colon Without Probiotics Certain good bacteria in our gut can turn the fiber we eat into an anti-inflammatory,...
august 30, 2012 Tipping Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes Certain phytonutrients may tip the balance of healthy gut bacteria in favor of flora associated...
august 31, 2012 The Ice Diet The water content of plant foods may help explain why those eating plant-based diets are,...
september 3, 2012 Diet vs. Exercise for Weight Loss When asked whether food and beverage consumption, or physical activity, was more important, the majority...
september 4, 2012 Meat and Weight Gain in the PANACEA Study In one of the largest nutrition studies ever, total meat consumption was significantly associated with...
september 5, 2012 Cattlemen’s Association Has Beef with Study Meat consumption is not only associated with weight gain, but specifically abdominal obesity, which is...
september 6, 2012 Circunferencia de la cintura menor que la mitad de tu altura Las proporción cintura-altura puede ser un mejor indicador de enfermedad que el índice de masa...
september 7, 2012 Tightening the Bible Belt Researchers set out to replicate the "Daniel Fast"—the biblical nutrition trial outlined in Daniel 1:8-16.
september 10, 2012 Biblical Daniel Fast Put to the Test Within a matter of weeks, participants placed on the vegan diet outlined by the prophet...
september 11, 2012 Diet Pills Do Fat a Lot of Good Common slimming supplements are found to be ineffective, whereas a diet centered on whole plant...
september 12, 2012 To Snack or Not to Snack? A review of the best available science examining the impact of eating frequency on both...
september 13, 2012 Extra Virgin Olive Oil vs. Nuts The short-term effect of replacing refined olive oil with extra virgin olive oil, walnuts, or...
september 14, 2012 Slimming the Gecko A workplace dietary intervention study at GEICO corporate headquarters demonstrates the power of plant-based eating.
september 17, 2012 Engineering a Cure Lifestyle medicine pioneer Nathan Pritikin, who reversed his own heart disease through diet and went...
september 18, 2012 Ex Vivo Cancer Proliferation Bioassay Two weeks on a plant-based diet appears to significantly enhance cancer defenses against breast cancer...
september 19, 2012 Is It the Diet, the Exercise, or Both? Whose blood is better at killing cancer cells? People who eat a standard diet and...
september 20, 2012 Some Prostates Are Larger Than Others Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH—an enlarged prostate gland—affects 80% of older men, but like many...
september 21, 2012 Próstata versus una dieta basada en vegetales Todos los varones deberían considerar comer una dieta sana para la próstata, que incluye legumbres...
september 24, 2012 Prostate vs. a Plant-Based Diet Eating a plant-based diet may protect against BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy, an enlarged prostate).
september 25, 2012 IGF-1 as One-Stop Cancer Shop Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) is a natural human growth hormone instrumental in normal growth during...
september 26, 2012 Cancer-Proofing Mutation Congenital IGF-1 deficiency can lead to Laron Syndrome (a type of dwarfism); but with such...
september 27, 2012 The Answer to the Pritikin Puzzle Lower cancer rates among those eating a plant-based diet may be a result of reduced...
september 28, 2012 How Plant-Based to Lower IGF-1? Those eating vegan had significantly lower IGF-1 levels and higher IGF-binding proteins than those just...
october 1, 2012 Protein Intake and IGF-1 Production Animal protein consumption triggers the release of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1.
october 2, 2012 Higher Quality May Mean Higher Risk The reason animal proteins trigger the release of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1 more than...
october 3, 2012 Animalistic Plant Proteins While animal proteins increase levels of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1, and most plant proteins...
october 4, 2012 Too Much Soy May Neutralize Benefits Vegans consuming 7 to 18 servings of soy foods a day may end up with...
october 5, 2012 How Much Soy Is Too Much? To maintain the low IGF-1 levels associated with a plant-based diet, one should probably eat...
october 8, 2012 Plant-Based Bodybuilding Lower levels of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1 in those eating vegan is not expected...
october 9, 2012 Las lecciones del Paleolítico Se presenta un argumento evolutivo de una dieta a base de vegetales en comparación con...
october 10, 2012 Modern Meat Not Ahead of the Game Since chronic inflammation underlines many disease processes, and saturated fat appears to facilitate the endotoxic...
october 11, 2012 Filled Full of Lead Standard rifle bullets disperse tiny lead fragments throughout the flesh of wild game, raising public...
october 12, 2012 Good Grub: The Healthiest Meat Of all animals, the bodies of insects may have the lowest saturated fat content.
october 15, 2012 Bug Appétit: Barriers to Entomophagy Consumer acceptance is the main barrier to the consumption of edible insects.
october 16, 2012 Eating Green to Prevent Cancer Chlorophyll, the most ubiquitous plant pigment in the world, may protect our DNA against mutation...