All Videos for Exercise

Best Brain Foods: Greens & Beets Put to the Test

Cocoa and nitrite-rich vegetables, such as green leafies and beets, are put to the test for cognitive function.



Can Saunas Detoxify Lead from the Body?

How much does sweating via sauna or exercise get rid of lead and mercury?



Are There Benefits of Energy Drinks?

The effects of Red Bull and Monster brand energy drinks on artery function and athletic performance.



Benefits of Ginger for Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease

Ground ginger powder is put to the test for weight loss and NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.



Ground Ginger to Reduce Muscle Pain

There’s been at least 8 randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trials of ginger for pain.



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?



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.



Foods to Improve Athletic Performance & Recovery

The effects of spinach and berries on oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle soreness in athletes.



Are Sports Drinks Safe & Effective?

Commercial influences may have corrupted American College of Sports Medicine hydration guidelines.



Coconut Water for Athletic Performance vs. Sports Drinks

Coconut water is tested head-to-head against plain water and sports drinks in athletes.



Do Any Benefits of Alcohol Outweigh the Risks?

What would happen if you effectively randomized people at birth to drink more or less alcohol their whole lives? Would they get more or less heart disease?



Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen Checklist

In my book How Not to Die I center my recommendations around a Daily Dozen checklist of all the things I try to fit into my daily routine.