Risks and Benefits of Nicotinic Acid (NA), a NAD+ Booster
Given niacin’s decades of use as a cholesterol drug, we have a good idea of its safety profile.
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The Best Way to Boost NAD+: Supplements vs. Diet (webinar recording)
The pros and cons of all the NAD+ supplements and what are the ways to boost NAD+ naturally with diet and lifestyle?
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The Downside to Banana Smoothies for Polyphenol Absorption
An enzyme in bananas can destroy some of the phytonutrients in berries and cocoa, but there is a way to reduce the effect.
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Centrum Multivitamin, Vitamin C, Beta Carotene, Souvenaid, Zinc, or Calcium Supplements for Preventing Alzheimer’s?
Which might actually make cognition worse: Centrum multivitamin, vitamin C, beta carotene, Souvenaid, zinc, or calcium supplements?
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Can Vitamin E or Selenium Supplements Prevent or Treat Alzheimer’s?
The Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease by Vitamin E and Selenium trial randomized more than 7,500 older men to take vitamin E, selenium, both, or neither (just placebos) for five years.
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Dietary Sources of the “Longevity Vitamin” Ergothioneine
It may be even more important to include mushrooms (or tempeh) in our diet as we age.
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Are Beer, Bananas, and B Vitamins Mosquito Repellents?
What happens when mosquitos put on beer goggles?
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Potential Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency Risks on a Vegan Diet
What is the best way to get the nutrients of concern on a plant-based diet?
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Which Foods Are Anti-Inflammatory?
Foods that reduce inflammation. What does an anti-inflammatory diet look like?
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The Complications of Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery
The extent of risk from bariatric weight-loss surgery may depend on the skill of the surgeon.
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Benefits of Quinoa for Lowering Triglycerides
How do the nutrition and health effects of quinoa compare to whole grains?
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Kids’ Breakfast Cereals as Nutritional Façade
Plastering front-of-package nutrient claims on cereal boxes is an attempt to distract from the incongruity of feeding our children multicolored marshmallows for breakfast.
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Are Fortified Kids’ Breakfast Cereals Healthy or Just Candy?
The industry’s response to the charge that breakfast cereals are too sugary.
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Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe?
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.
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Are Keto Diets Safe?
The effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease risk.
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Best Foods for Halitosis and Gingivitis
The best and worst foods for bad breath and gum inflammation.
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Do Chia Seeds Help with Belly Fat?
The secret to unlocking the benefits of chia seeds may be grinding them up.
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How to Cook Rice to Lower Arsenic Levels
Boiling rice like pasta reduces arsenic levels, but how much nutrition is lost?
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Treating Bacterial Vaginosis with Vaginal Vitamin C
Vitamin C is pitted head-to-head against antibiotics for bacterial vaginal infections.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Food Synergy
Combining certain foods together may be more beneficial than eating them separately.
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Should We Take DHA Supplements to Boost Brain Function?
Overt omega-3 deficiency is rare, but do short-term experiments on cognitive function suggest there might be an optimal DHA dose?
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Iodine Supplements Before, During, and After Pregnancy
What is the evidence that all pregnant women should follow the American Thyroid Association’s recommendation to take a daily iodine supplement?
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Reductionism and the Deficiency Mentality
How the food, drug, and supplement industries have taken advantage of the field of nutrition’s reductionist mindset
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Kiwifruit for the Common Cold
Compared to bananas, does eating kiwifruit decrease the incidence and severity of upper respiratory tract infections?
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Telomeres: Cap It All Off with Diet
Is the reversal of cellular aging Dr. Dean Ornish demonstrated with lifestyle changes due to the plant-based diet, the exercise or just to the associated weight loss?
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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?
