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Perhaps Ugandans had more than 50 times fewer varicose veins for the same reason they had 50 times less heart disease and up to 50 times less colon cancer.
Which fruits have anti-inflammatory effects and which do not?
Greens, apples, tomato paste, and grapes are put to the test as edible skin care candidates.
Those who buy vitamin E supplements may in effect be paying to live a shorter life.
How can you mediate the phytonutrient-destroying enzyme in avocados, bananas, and mushrooms?
The evidence supports the recommendation to follow a whole food, plant-based diet for healthier looking skin.
Which might actually make cognition worse: Centrum multivitamin, vitamin C, beta carotene, Souvenaid, zinc, or calcium supplements?
Which foods can increase collagen deposition and prevent wrinkles?
Even just a single extra serving of fruits and vegetables per day is associated with lower bone fracture risk.
What are the pros and cons of alpha hydroxy acid lotions and chemical peels, as well as the roles of topical antioxidants vitamin E and C, in reversing the signs of aging?
In this live lecture, Dr. Greger offers a sneak peek into his latest book, How Not to Age, a New York Times Best Seller.
Some studies found that higher levels of folate in the blood seem to correlate with better hearing, so researchers decided to put it to the test.
I go over a case report of water-only fasting, followed by a whole food, plant-based diet for follicular lymphoma.
Coffee and common herbal teas impair iron absorption, which may help explain some of their benefits.
What is the best way to get the nutrients of concern on a plant-based diet?
Might biotin or zinc supplements prevent hair loss in men and women?
What are the risks and benefits of using vitamin C for depression and anxiety?
Broccoli, vinegar, and lemon juice are put to the test to blunt the glycemic index of white potatoes.
If you eat potatoes when they’re cold, as in potato salad, or chilled and reheated, you can get a nearly 40 percent lower glycemic impact.
Foods that reduce inflammation. What does an anti-inflammatory diet look like?
Avoid these foods for leaky gut prevention: common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier.
Does the so-called miracle tree live up to the hype?
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.
The effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease risk.
How Dr. Greger pressure steams his greens.
Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials on berries and the first clinical study on the effects of berries on arthritis.
Given their oxalate content, how much is too much spinach, chard, beet greens, chaga mushroom powder, almonds, cashews, star fruit, and instant tea?
Dark green leafy vegetables are the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. What’s the best way to prepare them?
Do those who choose alternative cancer treatments live longer?
What would happen if you stopped brushing your teeth but ate healthier?
Vitamin C, vitamin D, and omega-3 fish oil supplements put to the test to improve the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.
Vitamin C, turmeric, beta-glucan fiber, and vitamin B12 are put to the test for recurring canker sores (aphthous ulcers).
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.
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?
Vitamin C is pitted head-to-head against antibiotics for bacterial vaginal infections.
What are the benefits and risks of taking vitamin C supplements?
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.
Overt omega-3 deficiency is rare, but do short-term experiments on cognitive function suggest there might be an optimal DHA dose?
Perhaps dietary guidelines should stress fresh, frozen, and dried fruit—rather than canned.
What can our nutrient requirements, metabolism, and physiology tell us about what we should be eating?
