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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?



Treating Hepatitis C with Chlorella

Improvements in natural killer cell immune function may explain both the anti-cancer benefits of exercise as well as the apparent anti-virus effects of the green algae chlorella.



Inhibiting Platelet Aggregation with Berries

The number one killer of Americans may be not eating enough fruit. Even if we just met the recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake we could save more than 100,000 people a year. One of the mechanisms by which plant foods protect us is by keeping our platelets from becoming activated.



What’s the Best Mouthwash?

There’s a cheap concoction one can make at home that safely wipes out cavity-forming bacteria on our teeth better than chlorhexidine mouthwash and also reduces their plaque-forming ability.



From Table to Able: Combating Disabling Diseases with Food

Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this new presentation based on the latest in cutting-edge research exploring the role diet may play in preventing, arresting, and even reversing some of our leading causes of death and disability.



Diabetics Should Take Their Pulses

There’s a reason that professional diabetes associations recommend bean, chickpea, split pea, and lentil consumption as a means of optimizing diabetes control.



Topical Application of Turmeric Curcumin for Cancer

For accessible cancers such as skin, mouth, and vulva, the spice turmeric can be applied in an ointment. Note: there’s an image of ulcerating breast cancer from 3:03 to 3:09 that viewers may find disturbing.



Turmeric Curcumin & Colon Cancer

What role might the spice turmeric play in both the prevention of precancerous polyps, and the treatment of colorectal cancer?



Watermelon for Sore Muscle Relief

Watermelon found to reduce muscle soreness after an intense workout—without the gut leakiness that occurs within hours of taking anti-inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen.



Gout Treatment with a Cherry on Top

How do sweet cherries compare to the drug allopurinol and a low-purine diet for the treatment of the painful inflammatory arthritis gout?



Anti-Inflammatory Life Is a Bowl of Cherries

Sweet red Bing cherries may act as a selective COX-2 inhibitor, reducing inflammation without the damage to our stomach and gut lining caused by NSAID drugs like ibuprofen.



Fruits, Veggies, and Longevity: How Many Minutes Per Mouthful?

The first study to gauge how much longer we live based on the number of fruits and vegetables we eat suggests that a daily salad could add years to our lifespan.



Statin Cholesterol Drugs and Invasive Breast Cancer

Reducing cholesterol levels may inhibit breast cancer development, but the long-term use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs is associated with more than double the risk of both types of breast cancer: invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma.



Treating Asthma and Eczema with Plant-Based Diets

Pilot studies on treating allergic eczema and severe asthma with dietary interventions have shown remarkable results.



Caloric Restriction vs. Animal-Protein Restriction

The lifespan extension associated with dietary restriction may be due less to a reduction in calories, and more to a reduction in animal protein (particularly the amino acid leucine, which may accelerate aging via the enzyme TOR).



Fully Consensual Heart Disease Treatment

When doctors withhold dietary treatment options from cardiac patients, they are violating the cornerstone of medical ethics, informed consent.



Phytates for the Treatment of Cancer

Do the anticancer effects of phytates in a petri dish translate out into clinical studies on cancer prevention and treatment?



Back to Our Roots: Curry and Cancer

Dramatically lower cancer rates in India may in part be attributable to their more plant-based, spice-rich diet.



Orange Aromatherapy for Anxiety

The smell of sweet orange essential oil may have anxiety-reducing properties without the potentially addictive, sedating, and adverse effects of Valium-type benzodiazepine drugs.



Who Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or Turmeric?

Just because something is natural and plant-based doesn’t mean it’s necessarily safe. Those who are pregnant, have gallstones, or are susceptible to kidney stones may want to moderate their turmeric consumption.



Turmeric Curcumin and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Randomized controlled trial comparing the safety and efficacy of drugs versus curcumin, the yellow pigment in the spice turmeric, for the treatment of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis.



Which Spices Fight Inflammation?

An elegant experiment is described in which the blood of those eating different types of spices—such as cloves, ginger, rosemary, and turmeric—is tested for anti-inflammatory capacity.



Phytates for the Prevention of Osteoporosis

Women who consume the most high-phytate foods (whole grains, beans, and nuts) appear to have better bone density.



Tell Your Doctor if You Eat Grapefruit

The role white and pink (red) grapefruit may play in weight loss and cholesterol control, as well as the suppression of drug-clearance enzymes within the body.



Breast Cancer Survival Vegetable

Simple changes in diet and lifestyle may quadruple a woman’s survival rate from breast cancer.



Treating Multiple Sclerosis with the Swank MS Diet

A plant-based diet may not only be the safest treatment for multiple sclerosis; it may also be the most effective.



Treating ADHD Without Stimulants

Exercise has been shown to be effective in controlling attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder symptoms, and carries only positive side effects.



Pistachio Nuts for Erectile Dysfunction

Men eating pistachio nuts experienced a significant improvement in blood flow through the penis accompanied by significantly firmer erections in just three weeks—perhaps due to pistachios’ antioxidant, arginine, and phytosterol content.



Reducing Muscle Soreness with Berries

Anti-inflammatory phytonutrients in berries may explain why cherries can speed recovery after a marathon—by reducing muscle pain in long-distance runners.



Infant Seizures Linked to Mother’s Spirulina Use

Contamination of spirulina supplements with toxins from blue-green algae raises safety concerns.



Safety of Noni & Mangosteen Juice

Multilevel marketing companies accused of using exaggeration and pseudoscience to promote potentially dangerous products, such as Metabolife and Hydroxycut, by designing studies that appear to purposely mislead consumers.



Dietary Treatment for Painful Menstrual Periods

Women suffering with dysmenorrhea who switch to a plant-based diet experience significant relief in menstrual pain intensity and duration.



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.



Tart Cherries for Insomnia

The melatonin content in certain plant foods such as almonds, raspberries, and goji berries may explain the improvement in sleep quality associated with tart cherry consumption.



Fighting the Blues with Greens?

Natural monoamine oxidase enzyme inhibitors in fruits and vegetables may help explain the improvement in mood associated with switching to a plant-based diet.



More than an Apple a Day: Preventing the Most Common Diseases

Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition, and developed this brand-new live presentation on the latest in cutting-edge research on how a healthy diet can affect some of our most common medical conditions.



Reducing Radiation Damage with Ginger & Lemon Balm

A component of cooked ginger root protects human white blood cells in vitro against radiation-induced genetic damage, and lemon balm tea appears to protect radiology staff against radiation-induced oxidative stress.



Can Cranberry Juice Treat Bladder Infections?

Cranberries may reduce the recurrence of urinary tract infections, but their role in treating infections is limited.



Bacterial Vaginosis and Diet

A more plant-based diet may help prevent vaginal infections, one of the most common gynecological problems of young women.



Lavender for Migraine Headaches

A placebo-controlled clinical trial of lavender essential oil aromatherapy shows it to be an effective migraine therapy.