Benefits of Flaxseeds for Inflammation
Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory, aging-associated oxylipins can be normalized by eating ground flaxseed.
Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory, aging-associated oxylipins can be normalized by eating ground flaxseed.
Star fruit contains a neurotoxin known as caramboxin that can cause irreversible brain damage at high enough doses.
The reasons why fasting longer than 24 hours, and particularly three or more days, should only be done under the supervision of a health professional and preferably in a live-in clinic.
Peeled apples are pitted head-to-head against unpeeled apples and spinach in a test of artery function.
Though a bane for dieters, a slower metabolism may actually be a good thing.
Ketogenic diets found to undermine exercise efforts and lead to muscle shrinkage and bone loss.
The effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease risk.
The clinical use of ketogenic diets for epilepsy and cancer: what does the science say?
Plant-based diets as the single most important, yet underutilized, opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced epidemic of disease and death.
The case for using a plant-based diet to reduce the burden of diabetes has never been stronger.
Genetic differences in caffeine metabolism may explain the Jekyll and Hyde effects of coffee.
The Mayo Clinic puts amygdalin to the test to see if it is an effective cancer treatment.
Do those who choose alternative cancer treatments live longer?
Oxidized cholesterol (concentrated in products containing eggs, processed meat, and parmesan cheese) has cancer-fueling estrogenic effects on human breast cancer.
Most Americans get less than half the recommended minimum fiber intake a day and the benefits of fiber go way beyond bowel regularity.
Avocados, greens, and lutein and zeaxanthin supplements are put to the test for improving cognitive function.
What is the best source of lutein, the primary carotenoid antioxidant in the brain?
Dairy is compared to other foods for cardiovascular (heart attack and stroke) risk.
Do the benefits outweigh the risks for acid-blocker drugs (proton pump inhibitors like Nexium/Prilosec/Prevacid)? What about baking soda?
The effects of Red Bull and Monster brand energy drinks on artery function and athletic performance.
Shorten labor time by hours, with less induction and less postpartum bleeding, with a humble fruit.
How to choose the healthiest coffee, and the effects of adding milk vs. soymilk.
What does the best available balance of evidence say right now about what to eat and what to avoid to reduce your risk of cancer?
How effective is chemotherapy for colon, lung, breast, and prostate cancers?
Is black salve, a paste made from bloodroot, safe and effective for the treatment of skin cancer?
Do legumes—beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils—work only to prevent disease, or can they help treat and reverse it as well?
Which would save more lives: eating an apple a day or taking statin drugs?
Commercial influences may have corrupted the American College of Sports Medicine’s hydration guidelines.
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?
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?
If even light drinking can cause cancer, why don’t doctors warn their patients about it?
Are the health benefits associated with apple consumption simply due to other healthy behaviors among apple-eaters?
In this video, I explain my traffic light system for ranking the relative healthfulness of Green Light vs. Yellow Light vs. Red Light foods.
Fact boxes can quantify benefits and harms in a clear and accessible format.
If doctors don’t understand health statistics, how can they possibly properly counsel patients?
“Early” detection is actually really late. Without mammograms, breast cancer may not be caught for an average of 22.8 years. With mammograms, though, breast cancer may only grow and spread for…21.4 years.
After you watch this video, you’ll know more than an estimated 97 percent of doctors about a critical concept called lead-time bias.
What do nine in ten women say they were never told about mammograms, even though they thought they had the right to know?
Nine out of ten women don’t realize that some breast cancers would never have caused any problems or even become known in one’s lifetime. This is an issue ductal carcinoma in situ has brought to the forefront.
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?