Benefits of Brewer’s Yeast for Diabetes
A half-teaspoon a day of brewer’s yeast is put to the test in a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial.
All Videos for Blood Pressure
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Does Tea Tree Oil Work for Nail Fungus?
Tea tree essential oil is pitted against the antifungal cream lotrimin for the treatment of fungal nail infection, but what about treating the underlying cause?
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Benefits of Beans for Peripheral Vascular Disease
Do legumes (beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils) just work to prevent disease or can they help treat and reverse it as well?
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Benefits of Blueberries for Blood Pressure May Be Blocked by Yogurt
Researchers try to tease out what’s in dairy that interferes with the health benefits of berries and tea.
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The Benefits of Kale & Cabbage for Cholesterol
Dinosaur kale and red cabbage are put to the test.
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Is It Better to Drink a Little Alcohol than None at All?
Even if alcohol causes cancer and there is no “French paradox,” what about the famous J-shaped curve, where yes, excessive drinking is bad, but light drinkers appear to actually have lower mortality than abstainers?
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Is Aloe Effective for Blood Pressure, Inflammatory Bowel, Wound Healing, and Burns?
The risks and benefits of aloe vera.
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How Much Lead Is in Organic Chicken Soup (Bone Broth)?
Lead from occupational exposures, shooting ranges, eggs and bone broth is reviewed.
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Are Avocados Fattening?
Avocado Board-funded studies suggest avocados may facilitate weight loss, but compared to what?
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Dr. Greger in the Kitchen: My New Favorite Beverage
Dr. Greger blends up a vegetable smoothie inspired by a recipe in his How Not to Die Cookbook.
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Saffron vs. Memantine (Namenda) for Alzheimer’s
The spice saffron is pitted head-to-head against the leading drug for severe Alzheimer’s disease.
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Amla vs. Drugs for Cholesterol, Inflammation, & Blood-Thinning
Indian gooseberry extracts put to the test head-to-head against cholesterol-lowing statin drugs and the blood thinners aspirin and Plavix.
