How Many Poppy Seeds Are Too Many?
Soaking and cooking poppy seeds can lower their morphine and codeine levels—but those undergoing drug...
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How Not to Die Documentary
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the publication of How Not to Die, a documentary about my life and work.
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Nutrient-Dense Approach to Weight Management
Americans eating meat-free diets average higher intakes of nearly every nutrient, while maintaining a lower...
Preserving Immune Function in Athletes with Nutritional Yeast
Athletes who overtrain may put excessive stress on their bodies, and become more susceptible to...
Enhanced Athletic Recovery without Undermining Adaptation
Might the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of plant-based diets undermine some of the benefits of...
Chronic Headaches and Pork Tapeworms
Chronic headaches such as migraines or “tension” headache symptoms may be a sign of pork...
Eggs, Choline, and Cancer
Choline may be the reason egg consumption is associated with prostate cancer progression and death.
Eggs and Choline: Something Fishy
Too much choline—a compound concentrated in eggs and other animal products—can make bodily secretions smell...
BOLD Indeed: Beef Lowers Cholesterol?
The beef industry designed a study to show that a diet containing beef was able...
Tell Your Doctor if You Eat Grapefruit
The role white and pink (red) grapefruit may play in weight loss and cholesterol control,...
Testing Your Diet with Pee and Purple Cabbage
Plant-based diets tend to be alkaline-forming. This may help protect muscle mass, and reduce the...
Alkaline Diets, Animal Protein, and Calcium Loss
The decades-old dogma that the acid-forming quality of animal protein leads to bone loss has...
Breast Cancer Survival Vegetable
Simple changes in diet and lifestyle may quadruple a woman’s survival rate from breast cancer.
