All Videos for Heart Disease

Does an Apple a Day Really Keep the Doctor Away?

Which would save more lives: eating an apple a day or taking statin drugs?



How to Reduce Cholesterol Oxidation

Chicken, fish, and egg powder in processed foods present greater risk from cholesterol oxidation byproducts, but there are things you can do to reduce exposure.



Oxidized Cholesterol as a Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease

Oxidized cholesterol can be a hundred times more toxic than regular cholesterol, raising additional concerns about foods such as ghee, canned tuna, processed meat, and parmesan cheese.



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?



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 excessive drinking is bad, but light drinkers appear to have lower mortality than abstainers?



The Best Source of Resveratrol

Is there any benefit to resveratrol? If so, should we get it from wine, grapes, peanuts, or supplements?



Dining by Traffic Light: Green Is for Go, Red Is for Stop

In this video, I explain my traffic light system for ranking the relative healthfulness of Green Light vs. Yellow Light vs. Red Light foods.



Women Deserve to Know the Truth About Mammograms

What do nine in ten women say they were never told about mammograms, even though they thought they had the right to know?



Does Marijuana Cause Health Problems?

Every year, cannabis is estimated to result in two million years of healthy life lost due to disability. How much is that compared to alcohol and tobacco?



Understanding the Mammogram Paradox

The mammogram paradox is that women who are harmed the most are the ones who claim the greatest benefit.



Should Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40?

Various health organizations offer clashing mammogram recommendations that range from annual mammograms starting at age 40 to eliminating routine mammograms altogether. Who should you trust?



Soy Phytoestrogens for Menopause Hot Flashes

Does soy food consumption explain why Japanese women appear to be so protected from hot flash symptoms?



Dr. Greger in the Kitchen: My New Favorite Dessert

Dr. Greger whips up some matcha ice cream inspired by a recipe in his How Not to Die Cookbook.



The Best Food for High Cholesterol

Are the apparently amazing benefits of amla—dried Indian gooseberries—too good to be true?



Are Avocados Healthy?

Avocado consumption can improve artery function, but what effect might guacamole have on cancer risk?



Is It Worth Getting an Annual Physical Exam?

What are the risks and benefits of getting a comprehensive annual physical exam and routine blood testing?



Is it Worth Getting Annual Health Check-Ups?

What are the risks and benefits of getting an annual check-up from your doctor?



Dr. Gundry’s The Plant Paradox Is Wrong

A book purported to expose “hidden dangers” in healthy foods doesn’t even pass the whiff test.



How to Reduce Your TMAO Levels

Should we be concerned about high-choline plant foods, such as broccoli, producing the same toxic TMAO that results from eating high-choline animal foods, such as eggs?



What About Coconuts, Coconut Milk, and Coconut Oil MCTs?

Do the medium-chain triglycerides in coconut oil and the fiber in flaked coconut counteract the negative effects on cholesterol and artery function?



Coconut Oil and the Boost in HDL “Good” Cholesterol

The effects of coconut oil are compared to butter and tallow. Even if virgin coconut oil and other saturated fats raise LDL “bad” cholesterol, isn’t that countered by the increase in HDL “good” cholesterol?



Do the Pros of Brown Rice Outweigh the Cons of Arsenic?

Are there unique benefits to brown rice that would justify keeping it in our diet despite the arsenic content?



Cancer Risk from Arsenic in Rice & Seaweed

A daily half-cup of cooked rice may carry a hundred times the acceptable cancer risk of arsenic. What about seaweed from the coast of Maine?



The Effects of Too Much Arsenic in the Diet

Even at low-level exposure, arsenic is not just a class I carcinogen, but may also impair our immune function and increase our risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.



The Benefits of Açai vs. Blueberries for Artery Function

What are the effects of açai berries, cooked and raw blueberries, grapes, cocoa, green tea, and freshly squeezed orange juice on artery function?



How to Treat Heart Failure & Kidney Failure with Diet

One way a diet rich in animal-sourced foods like meat, eggs, and cheese may contribute to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and death is through the production of toxin called TMAO.



What Is the Ideal White Blood Cell Count?

Since white blood cell count is such a strong predictor of lifespan, what should we aim for and how do we get it there?



What Does a Low White Blood Cell Count Mean?

Since white blood cell count is a sign of systemic inflammation, it’s no surprise that those with lower white blood cell counts live longer.



Banning Trans Fat in Processed Foods but Not Animal Fat

After the trans fat oil ban, the only remaining major sources of trans fat will be from meat and dairy.



Controversy Over the Trans Fat Ban

The food industry fought tooth and nail to retain partially hydrogenated oils, even though they were killing 50,000 Americans a year.



Microbiome: We Are What They Eat

What happens to our gut flora when we switch from a more animal-based diet to a more plant-based diet?



How Our Gut Bacteria Can Use Eggs to Accelerate Cancer

The reason egg consumption is associated with elevated cancer risk may be the TMAO, considered the “smoking gun” of microbiome-disease interactions.



Lowering Our Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio to Reduce Stroke Risk

The potassium content in greens is one of two ways they can improve artery function within minutes of consumption.



How Much Should You Exercise?

Physical fitness authorities seem to have fallen into the same trap as the nutrition authorities, recommending what they think may be achievable, rather than simply informing us what the science says and letting us make up our own mind.



Best Food to Counter the Effects of Air Pollution

There is a food that offers the best of both worlds—significantly improving our ability to detox carcinogens like diesel fumes and decreasing inflammation in our airways—all while improving our respiratory defenses against infections.



How to Prevent Blood Sugar & Triglyceride Spikes After Meals

Within hours of eating an unhealthy meal, we can get a spike in inflammation, crippling our artery function, thickening our blood, and causing a fight-or-flight nerve response. Thankfully, there are foods we can eat at every meal to counter this reaction.



Higher Blood Pressure May Lead to Brain Shrinkage

Having hypertension in midlife (ages 40 through 60) is associated with elevated risk of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s dementia later in life—even more so than having the so-called Alzheimer’s gene.



Are the BPA-Free Alternatives Safe?

Do BPA-free plastics, such as Tritan, have human hormone-disrupting effects? And what about BPS and BPF?



Do Men Who Have More Sex Live Longer?

When done right, love may protect your lover’s life.



How to Develop a Healthy Gut Ecosystem

What we eat determines what kind of bacteria we foster the growth of in our gut, which can increase or decrease our risk of some of our leading killer diseases.