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There have been at least eight randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of ginger for pain. You may recall that I’ve previously explored the use of spinach for athletic performance and recovery, attributed to its “anti-inflammatory effects.” Most athletes aren’t using spinach...
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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...
How Much Proof Do We Need to Eat Healthier?
Randomized placebo-controlled trials are considered the gold standard of scientific evidence. In such studies, half...
Were We Wrong About Fiber?
In my video Is the Fiber Theory Wrong?, I present that fiber-containing foods may not...
Dr. Greger on Monk Fruit, Tea Tree Oil, and Organic Meat
We’ve had a blast watching so many people take the Daily Dozen Challenge. Last month,...
Follow the 5-to-1 Rule for Packaged Foods
When people think fiber, they think constipation. And it’s true: If we could get Americans...
Change Your Diet; Change Your Microbiome
If whatever gut flora enterotype we are could play an important role in our risk...
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...
Chlorella May Help Preserve Immune Function During High Intensity Athletic Training
Sedentary women who start walking briskly on a treadmill for 45 minutes a day for...
Find Out If Your Doctor Is on the Take with Just Two Clicks
A long-time editor of a prestigious medical journal started his editorial on physicians’ conflicts of...
Antioxidant Supplements Increase Mortality
In my video Industry Response to Plants Not Pills, I discuss a famous study that...
Plant-Based Diets Put to the Test for Diabetes
My Why Is Meat a Risk Factor for Diabetes? video shows how meat may play...
Risks vs. Benefits of Colonoscopies
Though colonoscopies can cause serious harm in about 1 in every 350 cases, sigmoidoscopies, procedures...
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...
Are You Up for the Challenge?
Take the Daily Dozen Challenge Today we are launching a Daily Dozen Challenge to help...
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 to Treat Fainting
Syncope, otherwise known as fainting, is the sudden, brief loss of consciousness caused by diminished...
How Bad Is Bacon?
How many years of life are lost to potentially preventable cancers? Every year, more than...
