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I've had a question regarding iodine for some time. As far as I know there are few options: - iodised salt - seaweeds - supplement I believe sodium-intake should be minimized, so that's a no. I've also read about many pollutants in...

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If they received "grant money from a kiwifruit company", then why is their study any less biased than those studies you previously referred to that were funded by the salt or dairy or meat companies. Isn't the whole purpose of science to...

I have [had vaginal yeast infections] for years now (comes and goes). For almost a year I am vegan. My diet is nutrition dense, whole foods and no processed foods, but I still have vaginal discharges, sometimes very heavy. I rarely drink...

I've been diagnosed as follows: Papilary renal cell carcinoma. The carcinoma is metastatic (Stage IV). Wondering if you have any subscribers know of anyone who have beaten this type / stage of metastatic cancer using diet? Any advice you have would be...

Please take a look at yet another study ("L-Carnitine in the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis") (http://www.medpagetoday.com/upload/2013/4/12/jmcp_ft88_4_2.pdf)...is this a case where the substance (LCar) itself is beneficial, but the by-products of its beakdown by gut flora are not?...

I would love to see more debate with regard to...cholesterol/saturated fat proponents (Gary Taubes, for example). I don't know how many times people have recommended I read Taubes books....Just look at the reviews on Amazon for Johnny Bowden's The Great Cholesterol Myth!...

Could you please comment on the recent statement by James Watson (DNA discoverer) that antioxidants can actually cause cancer. pprender / Originally Posted in Maxing Out on Antioxidants Answer: The full-text of Jim Watson's article can be found here. As you can see,...

can you provide a link to the data on potassium levels of various foods? Charlene / Originally Posted in Potassium and Autoimmune Disease Answer: The new USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference is now out! Our tax dollars hard at work to analyze...

What about microgreens? vetstud  / Originally Posted in Antioxidants Sprouting Up Answer: USDA researchers recently published a study assessing the nutrition content of 25 commercially available microgreens, seedlings of vegetables and herbs that have gained popularity in upscale markets and restaurants. Just...