All Videos for Cardiovascular Disease

Alzheimer’s and Atherosclerosis of the Brain

Lack of adequate blood flow to the brain due to clogging of cerebral arteries may play a pivotal role in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s dementia.



Alzheimer’s May Start Decades Before Diagnosis

Neurodegenerative brain changes begin by middle age, underscoring the need for lifelong preventive brain maintenance.



The Downside of Green Smoothies

Concerns about smoothies and oxalic acid, nitrate availability, dental erosion, and weight gain are addressed.



Coffee and Mortality

What effect does coffee and tea consumption have on longevity, cancer risk, GERD reflux, bone fractures, glaucoma, sleep quality, and atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat)?



Olive Oil and Artery Function

Does extra virgin olive oil have the same adverse effect on arterial function as refined oils and animal fats?



Fatty Meals May Impair Artery Function

We finally discovered why a single high-fat meal can cause angina chest pain.



Does Chocolate Cause Weight Gain?

Big Candy boasts studies showing that those who eat chocolate weigh less than those who don’t, but what does the best science show?



High Blood Pressure May Be a Choice

Eating a diet low enough in sodium (salt) can prevent the rise in hypertension risk as we age.



Food as Medicine: Preventing and Treating the Most Dreaded Diseases with Diet

Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this new presentation based on the latest in cutting edge research exploring the role diet may play in preventing, arresting, and even reversing some of our most feared causes of death and disability.



How Doctors Responded to Being Named a Leading Killer

What was the medical community’s reaction to being named the third leading cause of death in the United States?



Can Dehydration Affect Our Mood?

The brain shrinkage associated with dehydration may not only play a role in cognitive impairment, but also in levels of energy, alertness, and happiness.



Heart of Gold: Turmeric vs. Exercise

Diet and exercise synergize to improve endothelial function, the ability of our arteries to relax normally.



Can Diabetic Retinopathy Be Reversed?

The reversal of blindness due to hypertension and diabetes with Dr. Kempner’s rice and fruit diet demonstrates the power of diet to exceed the benefits of the best modern medicine and surgery have to offer.



How Many Bowel Movements Should You Have Every Day?

Most people have between 3 bowel movements a day and 3 a week, but normal doesn’t necessarily mean optimal.



The Best Kept Secret in Medicine

Lifestyle changes are often more effective in reducing the rates of heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and premature death than almost any other medical intervention.



How to Treat High Blood Pressure with Diet

The first-line treatment for hypertension is lifestyle modification, which often includes the DASH diet. What is it and how can it be improved?



The Safety of Heme vs. Non-Heme Iron

Heme iron, the type found predominantly in blood and muscle, is absorbed better than the non-heme iron that predominates in plants, but may increase the risk of cancer, stroke, heart disease, and metabolic syndrome.



Physicians May Be Missing Their Most Important Tool

What might happen if nutritional excellence were taught in medical school?



Can Oatmeal Reverse Heart Disease?

Less than 3% of Americans meet the daily recommended fiber intake, despite research suggesting high-fiber foods such as whole grains can affect the progression of coronary heart disease.



How Many Glasses of Water Should We Drink a Day?

Based on the potential benefits of proper hydration such as reduced bladder cancer risk, how many cups of water should we strive to drink every day?



Drugs & the Demise of the Rice Diet

What is the contemporary relevance of Dr. Kempner’s rice and fruit protocol for the reversal of chronic disease?



How to Prevent High Blood Pressure with Diet

High blood pressure, the #1 killer risk factor in the world, may be eliminated with a healthy enough diet.



Cholesterol Crystals May Tear Through Our Artery Lining

Crystallization of cholesterol may be what causes atherosclerotic plaque rupture, the trigger for heart attacks



What Percent of Americans Lead Healthy Lifestyles?

Death row nutrition offers some insight into the standard American diet.



How to Prevent a Stroke

Insufficient intake of fiber-rich foods may lead to the stiffening of our arteries associated with risk of having a stroke.



If White Rice Is Linked to Diabetes, What About China?

Protein consumption can exacerbate the insulin spike from high glycemic foods.



Is Milk Good for Our Bones?

The galactose in milk may explain why milk consumption is associated with significantly higher risk of hip fractures, cancer, and premature death.



Improving on the Mediterranean Diet

What are the four problematic nutritional aspects of even plant-based Mediterranean diets?



Do Flexitarians Live Longer?

Does just reducing one’s intake of meat, dairy, and eggs significantly reduce mortality?



Which Parts of the Mediterranean Diet Extended Life?

Of all the components of a healthy Mediterranean diet, which are associated with a longer lifespan?



PREDIMED: Does Eating Nuts Prevent Strokes?

A randomized controlled trial found that a Mediterranean-type diet can dramatically lower the risk of subsequent heart attacks. How does it compare with plant-based diet data?



The Mediterranean Diet or a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet?

A randomized controlled trial found that a Mediterranean-type diet can dramatically lower the risk of subsequent heart attacks. How does it compare with plant-based diet data?



Why Was Heart Disease Rare in the Mediterranean?

What was it about the diet on the Greek isle of Crete in the 1950s that made it so healthy?



Optimal Cholesterol Level

Why don’t authorities advocate a sufficient reduction in cholesterol down to safe levels?



Lipotoxicity: How Saturated Fat Raises Blood Sugar

The reason those eating plant-based diets have less fat buildup in their muscle cells and less insulin resistance may be because saturated fats appear to impair blood sugar control the most.



The Problem with the Paleo Diet Argument

The Paleolithic period represents just the last two million years of human evolution. What did our bodies evolve to eat during the first 90% of our time on Earth?



Why Prevention Is Worth a Ton of Cure

More people might be open to changing their diet and lifestyle if they knew how little modern medicine has to offer for combating chronic diseases.



The Actual Benefit of Diet vs. Drugs

The medical profession oversells the benefits of drugs for chronic disease since so few patients would apparently take them if doctors divulged the truth.



Flaxseeds for Hypertension

Extraordinary results reported in a rare example of a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of a dietary intervention (flaxseeds) to combat one of our leading killers, high blood pressure.



Turmeric Curcumin vs. Exercise for Artery Function

Those who sit most of the day and are unable to use a standing or treadmill desk, or take frequent breaks from sitting, should consider the regular ingestion of the spice turmeric to protect endothelial function.