
Is Ginger Beneficial in a Diabetic Diet?
Ground ginger and ginger tea are put to the test for blood sugar control.
Ground ginger and ginger tea are put to the test for blood sugar control.
Seven dates a day for three weeks are put to the test in a randomized controlled trial.
Oxidized cholesterol (concentrated in products containing eggs, processed meat, and parmesan cheese) has cancer-fueling estrogenic effects on human breast cancer.
The relationship between the consumption of eggs and other cholesterol-rich foods and cancers of the colon, breast, endometrium, pancreas, and throat.
Ground ginger powder is put to the test for weight loss and NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Some studies on mice show cannabis makes cancer better; other studies on mice show it makes cancer worse. What did the one and only human clinical trial to date find?
On a puff-by-puff basis, cannabis smoke deposits four times more tar in the lungs than tobacco, but does this translate into increased cancer risk?
Over-the-counter melatonin (“anti-gonad hormone”) supplements tend not to contain what they say they do, and the contaminants could be dangerous.
New data suggest even paper-filtered coffee may raise “bad” LDL cholesterol.
Blueberries can significantly improve cognitive performance within hours of consumption.
The natural plant-based sweeteners stevia and monk fruit (Luo Han Guo) are pitted head-to-head against aspartame and Splenda.
What is the science behind the marketing of foods for antidepressant effects?
The secret to unlocking the benefits of chia seeds may be grinding them up.
What role do antibiotics play in the development and treatment of autism spectrum disorder?
Dinosaur kale and red cabbage are put to the test.
Why are millions of dollars spent on shark cartilage supplements?
What evidence is there that our meat-sweet diets play a cause-and-effect role in dementia?
Is there any benefit to resveratrol? If so, should we get it from wine, grapes, peanuts, or supplements?
I discuss the risks and benefits of aloe vera.
What are the effects of smoking, pesticides, vaccine mercury, and air pollution on autistic spectrum disorder risk?
How can the beta glucan fiber in brewer’s, baker’s, and nutritional yeast improve wound healing and, potentially, anti-cancer immunity?
What does a review of the evidence on the effects of coconut oil on weight loss and belly fat find?
Simple kitchen experiments can confirm that microwaves leak from microwave ovens during operation, but do they pose a health risk?
What role does diet and baby powder play in the development of fibroids and ovarian cancer?
The casomorphins—breakdown products of casein, a milk protein, with opiate-like activity—in bovine milk appear to have opposite effects than those from human breast milk on infant development, but what about A2 cow’s milk?
Extracts of amla (Indian gooseberry) were pitted head-to-head against cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and the blood thinners aspirin and Plavix.
Do mobile phones cause brain tumors? Whenever a trillion-dollar industry is involved—whether it’s Big Food, Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, or Big Telecom—there’s so much money that the science can get manipulated.
How can we properly cook beans?
What are the effects of açai berries, cooked and raw blueberries, grapes, cocoa, green tea, and freshly squeezed orange juice on artery function?
Those who have higher vitamin C levels tend to have less lead in their bloodstream, but what happens when people are given vitamin C supplements to put it to the test?
Are there any benefits of garlic powder for treating mild-to-moderate lead poisoning?
All plants produce “phytochelatins” to bind up heavy metals to protect themselves from the harmful effects, so what if we ate the plants?
Getting food into your stomach within a few hours of lead exposure can suppress the absorption of lead by 90 percent or more—but which foods are particularly protective?
Iron, zinc, oil, and even doughnuts are put to the test to see if they can block lead absorption.
How should we parse the conflicting human data on intake of aspartame (Nutrasweet) and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukemia, and pancreatic cancer?
What role do soy phytoestrogens play in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer?
Using skin lotion or hand sanitizer before touching thermal paper, such as cash register receipts and printed tickets, can facilitate the absorption of BPA into the body.
Why might exposure to bovine proteins increase the risk of childhood-onset autoimmune type 1 diabetes?
Even when journalists do their due diligence, they still run the risk of deceiving their readers thanks to medical journals’ own spin.
The majority of U.S. dairy herds are infected with a cancer-causing virus, but until recently, human testing for exposure was not sufficiently sensitive.