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.
All Videos for Legumes
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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?
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Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 2
What happens when metastatic prostate cancer patients were taught to increase intake of whole grains, vegetables, fruit, and beans, and to decrease meat, dairy, and junk?
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Lowering Our Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio to Reduce Stroke Risk
The potassium content of greens is one of two ways it can improve artery function within minutes of consumption.
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The Effects of Avocados & Red Wine on Meal-Induced Inflammation
Whole plant sources of sugar and fat can ameliorate some of the postprandial inflammation caused by the consumption of refined carbs and meat.
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Paleo Diet Studies Show Benefits
What happens when Paleolithic-type diets are put to the test?
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Increasing Protein Intake After Age 65
What is the optimal source and amount of protein for senior citizens?
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The Hispanic Paradox: Why Do Latinos Live Longer?
Despite less education on average, a higher poverty rate, and more limited access to health care, U.S. Hispanics tend to live the longest. Why?
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Slow Your Beating Heart: Beans vs. Exercise
A cup a day of beans, chickpeas, or lentils for three months may slow resting heart rate as much as exercising for 250 hours on a treadmill.
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Brown, Black, Purple & Red Unlike White on Rice
White rice is missing more than fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Phytonutrients such as gamma oryzanol in brown rice may help explain the clinical benefits, and naturally pigmented rice varieties may be even healthier.
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Alzheimer’s Disease, Copper, and Saturated Fat
If copper is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, what about healthy, whole plant food sources such as nuts, seeds, beans, and whole grains?
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The Five to One Fiber Rule
A guideline is suggested for how to read food labels for grain products such as bread and breakfast cereals.
