All Videos for Supplements

The Risks of Shark Cartilage Supplements

Why are millions of dollars spent on shark cartilage supplements?



The Best Source of Resveratrol

Is there any benefit to resveratrol? If so, should we get it from wine, grapes, peanuts, or supplements?



How Much Lead Is in Organic Chicken Soup (Bone Broth)?

Let’s review lead from occupational exposures, shooting ranges, eggs, and bone broth.



Does Chocolate Cause Acne?

What are the effects of dairy products, sugar, and chocolate on the formation of pimples?



Lead in Calcium Supplements

Do calcium citrate and calcium carbonate have as much lead as calcium supplements derived from dolomite and animal bone?



Benefits of Nutritional Yeast for Cancer

How can the beta glucan fiber in brewer’s, baker’s, and nutritional yeast improve wound healing and, potentially, anti-cancer immunity?



Best Food to Counter Stress-Induced Immune Suppression

How might we improve immune function in children and adults under physical or psychological stress?



How to Convert Into an Equol Producer

Certain gut bacteria can supercharge the benefits of soy foods, resulting in even more bone protection, better control of menopausal symptoms, and lower prostate cancer risk, but how can we foster the growth of these good bacteria?



Should Pregnant Women Take Calcium Supplements to Lower Lead Levels?

What are the effects of sodium and calcium intake on blood lead levels in pregnant and breastfeeding women?



Tomato Sauce vs. Prostate Cancer

What happened when cancer patients were given three quarters of a cup of canned tomato sauce every day for three weeks?



Lycopene Supplements vs. Prostate Cancer

High doses of lycopene—the red pigment in tomatoes—were put to the test to see if it could prevent precancerous prostate lesions from turning into full-blown cancer.



Culture Shock – Questioning the Efficacy and Safety of Probiotics

In certain medical conditions, probiotic supplements may actually make things worse.



Eczema Treatment with Evening Primrose Oil, Borage Oil vs. Hempseed Oil

Are there dietary supplements that can help with atopic dermatitis?



Best Foods for Autism

The sulforaphane found in five cents’ worth of broccoli sprouts has been shown to benefit autism in a way no drug ever has in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.



Dr. Gundry’s The Plant Paradox Is Wrong

A book purported to expose “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?



Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 2

What happens when metastatic prostate cancer patients were taught to increase intake of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans, and to decrease consumption of meat, dairy, and junk?



The Role of Soy Foods in Prostate Cancer Prevention & Treatment

Soy is put to the test for the treatment of prostate cancer.



The Best Supplement for Fibromyalgia

Vitamin D supplements are put to the test for fibromyalgia.



Yellow Bell Peppers for Male Infertility & Lead Poisoning?

Daily supplementation with 1,000 mg of vitamin C was put to the test to see if it could improve male fertility and lower lead levels.



Can Vitamin C Help with Lead Poisoning?

Those who have higher vitamin C levels tend to have less lead in their bloodstream, but what happens when people are given vitamin C supplements to put it to the test?



Best Foods for Lead Poisoning: Chlorella, Cilantro, Tomatoes, Moringa?

All plants produce “phytochelatins” to bind up heavy metals to protect themselves from the harmful effects, so what if we ate the plants?



How to Lower Lead Levels with Diet: Thiamine, Fiber, Iron, Fat, Fasting?

Iron, zinc, oil, and even doughnuts are put to the test to see if they can block lead absorption.



Best Supplements for Prostate Cancer

What would happen if you secretly gave cancer patients four of the healthiest foods?



Treating Bacterial Vaginosis with Vaginal Vitamin C

Vitamin C is pitted head-to-head against antibiotics for bacterial vaginal infections.



Benefits of Rosemary for Brain Function

A half teaspoon of dried rosemary can improve cognitive function.



Dangers of Dietary Supplement Deregulation

The majority of dietary supplement facilities tested were found noncompliant with good manufacturing practices guidelines.



Should Vitamin D Supplements Be Taken to Prevent Falls in the Elderly?

A daily dose of 4,000 IU of vitamin D is recommended for elders at high risk for falling to improve muscle strength and balance, though there is something that works even better.



How to Develop a Healthy Gut Ecosystem

What we eat determines what kind of bacteria we foster the growth of in our gut, which can increase or decrease our risk of some of our leading killer diseases.



Do Vitamin C Supplements Prevent Colds but Cause Kidney Stones?

What are the benefits and risks of taking vitamin C supplements?



Best Foods to Reduce Stroke Risk

What are the protective components of dietary patterns and foods associated with lower risk of cerebrovascular disease, or stroke?



The Effect of Animal Protein on Stress Hormones, Testosterone, and Pregnancy

What happened to women who were randomized to eat more meat and dairy during pregnancy? What effect does animal protein consumption have on cortisol and testosterone levels in men?



Black Raspberry Supplements Put to the Test

Less than half of herbal supplements tested from a dozen companies were found to be authentic.



Vitamin D for Asthma

Vitamin D supplements are put to the test in childhood asthma.



Should We All Take Aspirin to Prevent Cancer?

The aspirin compounds naturally found in plant foods may help explain the lower cancer rates among those eating plant-based diets.



What Is the Optimal Vitamin C Intake?

Experiments showing how much vitamin C our body absorbs and excretes can give us a sense of how many vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables we should be eating each day.



Who Shouldn’t Eat Soy?

How can soy foods have it both ways with pro-estrogenic effects in some organs that can protect bones and reduce hot flash symptoms, yet also anti-estrogenic effects in others that protect against breast and endometrial cancer?



Food Synergy

Combining certain foods together may be more beneficial than eating them separately.



Gut Microbiome – Strike It Rich with Whole Grains

What can we eat to increase good gut bacteria richness in our colon?



Do Vitamin D Supplements Reduce the Risk of Dying from Cancer?

Sun exposure is associated with lower rates of 15 different cancers and improved cancer survival. What happened when vitamin D supplements were put to the test?