Legumes such as lentils, chickpeas, beans and split peas may reduce cholesterol so much that consumers may be able to get off their cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, but to profoundly alter heart disease risk we may have to more profoundly alter our diet.
Researchers find exercise often works just as well as drugs for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, and the prevention of diabetes. Exercise is medicine.
Do the anticancer effects of phytates in a petri dish translate out into clinical studies on cancer prevention and treatment?
Women who consume the most high-phytate foods (whole grains, beans, and nuts) appear to have better bone density.
The consumption of phosphorus preservatives in junk food, and injected into meat, may damage blood vessels, accelerate the aging process, and contribute to osteoporosis.
The decades-old dogma that the acid-forming quality of animal protein leads to bone loss has been called into question.
For the same reason aspirin should be avoided in pregnancy, chamomile has such powerful anti-inflammatory properties that regular consumption may result in a serious fetal heart problem—premature constriction of the fetal ductus arteriosus, which allows the fetus to “breathe” in the womb.
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in our diet are thought to accelerate the aging process.
Soy milk should be shaken before pouring to get at the calcium that settles to the bottom.
The best available science on protein intake and osteoporosis risk.
The bone mineral density of vegans compared to omnivores.
The cholesterol-raising compounds of coffee are removed by a plain paper filter.
