Fish Consumption and Suicide
The mercury content in fish may help explain links found between fish intake and mental...
Health and Nutrition Videos
Friday Favorites: How Many Steps Should We Get Every Day?
The official exercise recommendations are a “trade-off between optimizing health outcomes and minimizing requirements for individuals,” but what does the science say is best?
Watch Latest Video
Can Dehydration Affect Our Mood?
The brain shrinkage associated with dehydration may not only play a role in cognitive impairment,...
Heart of Gold: Turmeric vs. Exercise
Diet and exercise synergize to improve endothelial function, the ability of our arteries to relax...
Does Fiber Really Prevent Diverticulosis?
The parable of the tiny parachute explains the study that found no relationship between dietary...
Diverticulosis: When Our Most Common Gut Disorder Hardly Existed
More than two-thirds of Americans over age 60 have diverticulosis, but it was nearly unknown...
Preventing Brain Loss with B Vitamins?
One week on a plant-based diet can significantly drop blood levels of homocysteine, a toxin...
Flame-Retardant Pollutants and Child Development
PBDE fire-retardant chemicals in the food supply may contribute to attention and cognitive deficits in...
Peppermint Oil for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Peppermint essential oil should be considered the first-line treatment for IBS.
Can Diabetic Retinopathy Be Reversed?
The reversal of blindness due to hypertension and diabetes with Dr. Kempner’s rice and fruit...
Should You Sit, Squat, or Lean During a Bowel Movement?
Squatting and leaning can help straighten the anorectal angle, but a healthy enough diet should...
How Many Bowel Movements Should You Have Every Day?
Most people have between 3 bowel movements a day and 3 a week, but normal...
The Best Kept Secret in Medicine
Lifestyle changes are often more effective in reducing the rates of heart disease, hypertension, heart...
