Do Healthy Fast-Food Options Lead to Healthier Choices?
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Friday Favorites: How Effective Is Chemotherapy? And How Much Does It Improve Survival?
Most chemo drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration without evidence of benefit on survival or quality of life. If you put together all the new chemo drugs that had been approved over a dozen years, the average overall survival benefit is only 2.1 months.
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How Much Cancer Does Processed Meat Cause?
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IARC: Processed Meat Like Bacon Causes Cancer
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Flashback Friday: Is Ginger Beneficial in a Diabetic Diet?
Ground ginger and ginger tea are put to the test for blood sugar control.
Should You Get Personalized Genetic Risk Testing?
Overrated “precision medicine” may just be serving vested interests, and consumer DNA testing can be...
Do the Health Benefits of Peanut Butter Include Longevity?
Why are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter?
Flashback Friday: Benefit of Dates for Colon Health
Seven dates a day for three weeks are put to the test in a randomized...
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Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid...
Life Extension with FGF21
What can we do to boost the longevity hormone FGF21?
