The Benefits and Dangers of Chlorella
I explain why I no longer consume chlorella.
All Videos for Nausea
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Side Effects of Metformin as a Life-Extension Drug
As a mild mitochondrial poison, metformin carries a variety of downsides.
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Is Soy Milk the Most Nutritious Non-Dairy Milk?
Soy milk is compared to dairy milk and other plant-based milks.
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Fasting Before and After Chemotherapy Put to the Test
Do the benefits of short-term fasting during cancer therapy found in the lab translate into the clinical setting?
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Does the Sweetener Allulose Have Side Effects?
How safe are fourth-generation sweeteners, such as the rare sugar allulose?
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The Healthiest Type of Potato
Are yellow-fleshed potatoes healthier than white? And, what about the glycoalkaloid toxins?
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Prunes: A Natural Remedy for Constipation
Prunes, figs, and exercise are put to the test as natural home remedies for constipation.
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Is Gastric Balloon Surgery Safe and Effective for Weight Loss?
Sham surgery trials have shown us that some of our most popular surgeries are themselves shams.
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The Complications of Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery
The extent of risk from bariatric weight-loss surgery may depend on the skill of the surgeon.
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Fasting for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
More than half of IBS sufferers appear to have a form of atypical food allergy.
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Kombucha’s Side Effects: Is It Bad for You?
What are the risks versus benefits of drinking kombucha?
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Would Zinc Lozenges Help with COVID-19?
Zinc may help slow the replication of other coronaviruses, but what about SARS-CoV-2?
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COVID-19 Symptoms vs. the Flu, a Cold, or Allergies
What does the clinical course of COVID-19 look like for both those who survive and those who don’t?
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Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe?
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.
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Is Fiber an Effective Anti-Inflammatory?
Most Americans get less than half the recommended minimum fiber intake a day and the benefits of fiber go way beyond bowel regularity.
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The Best Diet for Upset Stomach
What to avoid and what to eat to help with dyspepsia.
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Are Acid-Blocking Drugs Safe?
Do the benefits outweigh the risks for acid-blocker drugs (proton pump inhibitors like Nexium/Prilosec/Prevacid)? What about baking soda?
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Do Cell Phones Cause Salivary Gland Tumors?
What effect does mobile phone radiation have on your parotid gland?
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Is Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Real?
There have been at least 46 studies involving more than a thousand people to see if those suffering from electrosensitivity are deluding themselves.
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Ground Ginger to Reduce Muscle Pain
There have been at least eight randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of ginger for pain.
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Is Marijuana Addictive?
The evidence clearly indicates that long-term marijuana use can lead to addiction, but are there negative consequences?
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The Institute of Medicine Report on the Health Effects of Marijuana
What did the 2017 National Academies of Sciences’ 468-page report conclude about cannabis?
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Saffron for Erectile Dysfunction
What are the effects of both oral and topical application of the spice saffron for impotence in men?
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Ginger for Osteoarthritis
A quarter- to a half-teaspoon a day of powdered ginger can be as pain-relieving as ibuprofen, without the risk of damage to the intestinal lining.
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Morning Sickness May Protect Mother and Child
Why do those eating plant-based diets appear to suffer less from morning sickness?
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Club Soda for Stomach Pain and Constipation
Is carbonated water good or bad for heartburn, dyspepsia, and bowel regularity?
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Ginger for Nausea, Menstrual Cramps, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Powdered ginger can be a highly effective, cheap, easy-to-use, safer treatment for nausea, migraine headaches, and menstrual blood loss and pain. Does it also work for IBS intestinal cramping?
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Natural Treatments for Morning Sickness
Can cannabis and ginger be considered safe and effective treatments for hyperemesis gravidarum (severe morning sickness during pregnancy)?
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Striking with the Root: Turmeric Curcumin and Ulcerative Colitis
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found a dramatic effect of the anti-inflammatory spice pigment curcumin against inflammatory bowel disease.
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Does Apple Cider Vinegar Help with Weight Loss?
CT scans confirm that daily vinegar consumption can lead to a significant loss of abdominal fat.
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Fennel Seeds for Menstrual Cramps and PMS
Fennel seeds can work as effectively as drugs like ibuprofen for painful periods, and an eighth of a teaspoon of ginger powder three times a day can cut menstrual bleeding in half.
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How to Prevent Fainting
Syncope (fainting) triggered by standing, strong emotions, or common phobias to blood, injections, and injuries can be easily prevented with a number of safe, simple, effective exercises.
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Stomach Stapling Kids
Bariatric weight-loss surgery (like Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) is increasingly performed in children as young as five years old.
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Peppermint Aromatherapy for Nausea
Is the relief of nausea and vomiting after surgery from sniffing peppermint extract due to the mint, the alcohol vapors, or just the controlled breathing?
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Do Antidepressant Drugs Really Work?
Freedom of Information Act documents show drug companies hid critical findings from doctors and the public.
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How to Prevent Prediabetes from Turning into Diabetes
Approximately 1 in 3 Americans have prediabetes, but only about 1 in 10 knows it. What works better at preventing it from turning into full-blown diabetes—drugs or diet and exercise?
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Cayenne Pepper for Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Chronic Indigestion
Chronic red pepper powder ingestion may be an effective treatment for IBS and chronic dyspepsia (indigestion), both of which can arise from food poisoning.
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Can Cranberry Juice Treat Bladder Infections?
Cranberries may reduce the recurrence of urinary tract infections, but their role in treating infections is limited.
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The Lie That Heals: Should Doctors Give Placebos?
About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?
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Bug Appétit: Barriers to Entomophagy
Consumer acceptance is the main barrier to the consumption of edible insects.
