The Best Diet for Colon Cancer Prevention
What would happen within just two weeks if you swapped the diets of Americans with that of healthier eaters?
All Videos for Bile Acids
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Dairy and Cancer
How do we explain the increased risk of prostate cancer but the decreased risk of colon cancer associated with dairy consumption?
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Getting Starch to Take the Path of Most Resistance
How might beans, berries, and intact (not just whole) grains reduce colon cancer risk?
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How to Change Your Enterotype
What happens to our gut flora microbiome when we’re on plant-based versus animal-based diets?
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Are Green Smoothies Bad for You?
Eating intact grains, beans, and nuts (as opposed to bread, hummus, and nut butters) may have certain advantages for our gut flora and blood sugar control, raising questions about blending fruits and vegetables.
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How to Reduce Carcinogenic Bile Acid Production
The consumption of animal fat appears to increase the growth of gut bacteria that turn our bile acids into carcinogens.
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Preventing Brain Loss with B Vitamins?
One week on a plant-based diet can significantly drop blood levels of homocysteine, a toxin associated with cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. Without vitamin B12 supplementation, though, a long-term plant-based diet could make things worse.
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Peppermint Oil for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Peppermint essential oil should be considered the first-line treatment for IBS.
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Why Do Plant-Based Diets Help Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis may be triggered by autoimmune friendly fire against a urinary tract infection bacteria called Proteus mirabilis, which could help explain why sufferers randomized to a plant-based diet experience such remarkable benefit.
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Stool pH & Colon Cancer
Fermentation of fiber in the gut may help explain the dramatic differences in colorectal cancer incidence around the world.
