October 9, 2015 Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease High-tech advances, such as PET scanning, offer new insight into the role cholesterol plays in...
October 7, 2015 Sprinkling Doubt: Taking Sodium Skeptics with a Pinch of Salt Is the sodium debate a legitimate scientific disagreement or a “controversy” manufactured by industry?
October 5, 2015 Treating Ulcerative Colitis with Diet If the avoidance of sulfur-rich proteins and food additives can help prevent inflammatory bowel disease,...
October 2, 2015 The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100 What would happen if you centered your diet around vegetables, the most nutrient-dense food group?
September 30, 2015 Oxygenating Blood with Nitrate-Rich Vegetables Vegetables such as beets and arugula can improve athletic performance by improving oxygen delivery and...
September 28, 2015 Whole Beets vs. Juice for Improving Athletic Performance What is the latest science on the performance-enhancing qualities of nitrate-rich vegetables?
September 25, 2015 Alzheimer’s and Atherosclerosis of the Brain Lack of adequate blood flow to the brain due to clogging of cerebral arteries may...
September 23, 2015 Alzheimer’s May Start Decades Before Diagnosis Neurodegenerative brain changes begin by middle age, underscoring the need for lifelong preventive brain maintenance.
September 21, 2015 Caution: Anti-Inflammatory Foods in the Third Trimester For the same reason that anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen are advised against during...
September 18, 2015 Plant-Based Diets for Improved Mood and Productivity The most comprehensive controlled trial of diet and mood finds that a plant-based nutrition program...
September 16, 2015 Music for Anxiety: Mozart vs. Metal What physiologic effects does classical music have compared to new age music, grunge rock, techno,...
September 14, 2015 Diet and Climate Change: Cooking Up a Storm While epidemics of chronic disease are currently by far our leading causes of death, global...