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Strokes remain a leading cause of death in the United States. The plaque in our arteries (including the arteries in our brain) is built out of cholesterol. Eggs and brains themselves are the two most concentrated sources of cholesterol. This is one reason why one of the leading experts on strokes said you can eat all the eggs you want—but only if you’re dying from a terminal disease! To minimize risk of stroke, the following appear to be helpful: sleep 7 hours a night, drink green tea, and eat a potassium-rich plant based diet. Moderate alcohol consumption appears to increase the risk of a bleeding stroke but reduce the risk of clotting strokes. Dr. Greger covers strokes in his full-length presentation, Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death, where he explores the role diet may play in preventing, treating, and even reversing our top 15 killers.

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A book purported to expose the “hidden dangers’ in healthy foods doesn’t even pass the whiff test.

How to Reduce Your TMAO Levels

Should we be concerned about high-choline plant foods, such as broccoli, producing the same toxic TMAO that results from eating high-choline animal foods, such as eggs?

What About Coconuts, Coconut Milk, and Coconut Oil MCTs?

What About Coconuts, Coconut Milk, & Coconut Oil MCTs?

Do the medium-chain triglycerides in coconut oil, and the fiber in flaked coconut, counteract the negative effects on cholesterol and artery function?

Do the Pros of Brown Rice Outweigh the Cons of Arsenic?

Are there unique benefits to brown rice that would justify keeping it in our diet despite the arsenic content?

Cancer Risk from Arsenic in Rice and Seaweed

Cancer Risk from Arsenic in Rice & Seaweed

A half-cup of cooked rice a day may carry a hundred times the acceptable cancer risk of arsenic. What about Maine coast seaweed?

The Effects of Too Much Arsenic in the Diet

Even at low-level exposure, arsenic is not just a class I carcinogen, but may impair our immune function and increase our risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

How to Treat Heart Failure and Kidney Failure with Diet

How to Treat Heart Failure & Kidney Failure with Diet

One way a diet rich in animal-sourced foods—meat, eggs, and cheese—may contribute to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and death is through the production of toxin called TMAO.