All Videos for Longevity

The Negative Effects and Benefits of Plant-Based Diets

What are the pros and cons of plant-based eating?



Plant-Based Diet for Treating and Reversing Stage 3 Kidney Disease

I share a touching story of the power of plant-based eating for chronic kidney failure.



Dietary Guidelines: “Eat as Little Dietary Cholesterol as Possible”

Why do the official federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting the intake of dietary cholesterol (found mostly in eggs) as much as possible?



The Harms Associated with Eating More Southern-Style Food

Diet appears to mediate the majority of the racial health gap.



Diet and Lifestyle for Cancer Prevention and Survival

What kind of diet should cancer patients eat?



The Purported Benefits of Vitamin K2: Should You Take Supplements?

Our body can make vitamin K2 from the K1 in green leafy vegetables.



How to Avoid the Boomerang Effect of Remedy Messaging

How can mandating healthy eating messaging on fast-food ads ironically make things worse?



The Potential Harm in Unnecessary Gluten-Free Diets

How might we prevent the inflammation from gluten-free diets?



Is Allulose a Healthy Sweetener?

Are rare sugars like allulose a healthy alternative for traditional sweeteners?



The Best Diet for Healthy Aging

Swapping just 1 percent of plant protein in place of animal protein was associated with significantly less age-related deficit accumulation.



The Role of Kimchi and H. Pylori in Stomach Cancer

What explains the Achilles’ heel in certain Asian diets?



How Much Does Meat Affect Longevity?

If you care about your health so much that it would be unthinkable to light up a cigarette before and after lunch, maybe you should order a bean burrito instead of a meaty one.



How Big Meat Manipulated the Science

Big Meat downplays the magnitude of meat mortality.



The Health Risks vs. Benefits of Meat Consumption

The meat industry’s own study concluded that meat consumption increased the risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and premature death.



Failing GRADE for Annals of Internal Medicine Meat Studies

The meat industry comes up with a perversion of evidence-based medicine.



How Big Sugar Undermines Dietary Guidelines

International Life Sciences Organization, a nonprofit, is accused of being a front group for Coca-Cola and other junk food giants.



The Impacts of Weight Bias in Health Care

How might weight stigma be a vicious cycle?



Are the Health Benefits of Nuts Limited to Those Eating Bad Diets?

Do nut eaters live longer simply because they swap in protein from plants in place of animal protein?



Animal Protein vs. Plant-Based Protein

I discuss a public health case for modernizing the definition of protein quality.



Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Effective?

Is potassium chloride win-win by decreasing sodium intake and increasing potassium intake?



Natural Dietary Remedy for Insomnia

Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds.



Ultra-Processed Junk Food Put to the Test

What happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and fiber content in the first randomized controlled trial?



Do the Health Benefits of Peanut Butter Include Longevity?

Why are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter?



How to Boost FGF21 with Diet for Longevity

Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid eating—to get similar effects?



Life Extension with FGF21

What can we do to boost the longevity hormone FGF21?



How to Keep Your Microbiome Healthy with Prebiotic Foods

We co-evolved a symbiosis with our good gut bacteria, but we are not holding up our end of the bargain.



How to Increase Your Life Expectancy 12 to 14 Years

What can physicians do to promote healthy, life-extending, lifestyle changes?



How to Reduce the Glycemic Impact of Potatoes

Broccoli, vinegar, and lemon juice are put to the test to blunt the glycemic index of white potatoes.



Glycemic Index of Potatoes: Why You Should Chill and Reheat Them

If you eat potatoes when they’re cold, as in potato salad, or chilled and reheated, you can get a nearly 40 percent lower glycemic impact.



Do Potatoes Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Death?

Do potato eaters live longer or shorter lives than non-potato eaters?



Which Foods Are Anti-Inflammatory?

Foods that reduce inflammation. What does an anti-inflammatory diet look like?



Foods That Cause Inflammation

Inflammatory markers can double within six hours of eating a pro-inflammatory meal. Which foods are the worst?



Pesticides and Cancer Risk

Does choosing organic over conventional foods protect against cancer? The effects of pesticides on cancer risk.



Are PCSK9 Inhibitors for LDL Cholesterol Safe and Effective?

Those with genetic mutations that leave them with an LDL cholesterol of 30 live exceptionally long lives. Can we duplicate that effect with drugs?



Can Cholesterol Get Too Low?

Why might healthy lifestyle choices wipe out 90 percent of our risk for having a heart attack, whereas drugs may only reduce risk by 20 to 30 percent?



Should We Be Concerned About Aflatoxin?

Is “toxic mold syndrome” a real thing? And, what do we do about toxic mold contamination of food?



Should We Be Concerned About the Effects of Ochratoxin?

The overall cost-benefit ratio for mycotoxins depends on which food is contaminated.



White Button Mushrooms for Prostate Cancer

What can reishi mushrooms, shiitake mushroom extracts, and whole powdered white mushrooms do for cancer patients?



Hospitals with 100 Percent Plant-Based Menus

The American Medical Association has passed a resolution encouraging healthy plant-based food options be available in hospitals.



Lifestyle and Disease Prevention: Your DNA Is Not Your Destiny

Treating the underlying cause of chronic lifestyle diseases.