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Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:14 +0000
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We had the pleasure of talking with Alexa Soto about her work, food, Mexican cuisine, and Hispanic Heritage Month. We hope you enjoy this interview […]
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:00:39 +0000
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The Buchinger-modified fasting program is put to the test. A century ago, fasting—“starvation, as a therapeutic measure”—was described as “the ideal measure for the human […]
Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:00:49 +0000
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Where did the idea of therapeutic fasting come from? The story of life on Earth is a story of starvation. Ash from massive volcanoes and […]
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:20 +0000
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The most effective diet for weight loss may also be the most healthful. Why are vegetarian diets so effective in preventing and treating diabetes? Maybe […]
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:00:05 +0000
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I recommend glass, ceramic, porcelain, or stainless steel tableware and wooden or stainless steel cooking utensils. Melamine is used to make a variety of hard […]
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:26 +0000
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What is the best type of pots and pans to use? In my last video, I expressed concerns about the use of aluminum cookware. So, […]
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:00:10 +0000
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DNA damage is assessed in users of aluminum cookware. “Over the last decades, the toxicity of aluminum for humans has been heavily discussed and is […]
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:00:26 +0000
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Those on a healthy plant-based diet who have elevated homocysteine levels despite taking sufficient vitamin B12 may want to consider taking a gram a day […]
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:00:15 +0000
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What are the consequences of having to make your creatine rather than relying on dietary sources? “Almost universally, research findings show a poor vitamin B12 […]
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:00:42 +0000
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Many doctors mistakenly rely on serum B12 levels in the blood to test for vitamin B12 deficiency. There were two cases of young, strictly vegetarian […]
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:00:24 +0000
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Not taking vitamin B12 supplements or regularly eating B12-fortified foods may explain the higher stroke risk found among vegetarians. Leonardo da Vinci had a stroke. […]
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:00:22 +0000
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Might animal protein-induced increases in the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1 help promote brain artery integrity?  In 2014, a study on stroke risk and dietary protein […]
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:00:52 +0000
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How can we explain the drop in stroke risk as the Japanese diet became westernized with more meat and dairy? As Japan westernized, the country’s […]
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:19 +0000
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Just because you’re eating a vegetarian or vegan diet doesn’t mean you’re eating healthfully. “Plant-Based Diets Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Incident Cardiovascular […]
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:46 +0000
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Does eating fish or taking fish oil supplements reduce stroke risk?  In my last video, we started to explore what might explain the higher stroke […]
Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:09 +0000
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Could the apparent increased stroke risk in vegetarians be reverse causation? And what about vegetarians versus vegans?  In the “Risks of Ischaemic Heart Disease and […]
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:00:58 +0000
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The cholesterol-lowering statin drug Lipitor has become the best-selling drug of all time, generating more than $140 billion in global sales. This class of drugs […]
Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:00:07 +0000
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The first study in history on the incidence of stroke in vegetarians and vegans suggests they may be at higher risk. “When ranked in order […]
Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:00:59 +0000
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What should we eat—and not eat—to lower the cardiovascular disease risk factor lipoprotein(a)? Lipoprotein A, also known as Lp(a), is an independent, genetic, and causal […]
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:00:31 +0000
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What could help explain severe coronary disease in someone with a healthy lifestyle who is considered to be at low cardiovascular disease risk? A young […]
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:00:26 +0000
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How do the nutrition and health effects of quinoa compare to other whole grains? “Approximately 90% of the world’s calories are provided by less than […]
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:00:14 +0000
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Implausible explanations for the obesity epidemic serve the needs of food manufacturers and marketers more than public health and an interest in truth. When it […]
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:00:41 +0000
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Like the tobacco industry adding extra nicotine to cigarettes, the food industry employs taste engineers to accomplish a similar goal of maximizing the irresistibility of […]
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:21 +0000
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The power of the “eat more” food environment can overcome our conscious controls. Food and beverage companies frame body weight as “a matter of personal […]
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:00:17 +0000
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We all like to think we make important life decisions, like what to eat, consciously and rationally, but if that were the case, we wouldn’t […]
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:32 +0000
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The unprecedented rise in the power, scope, and sophistication of food marketing starting around 1980 aligns well with the blastoff slope of the obesity epidemic. […]
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:00:10 +0000
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Why are U.S. taxpayers giving billions of dollars to support the likes of the sugar and meat industries? The rise in calorie surplus sufficient to […]
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:29 +0000
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The rise in the U.S. calorie supply responsible for the obesity epidemic wasn’t just about more food, but a different kind of food. The rise […]
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:00:54 +0000
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We have an uncanny ability to pick out the subtle distinctions in calorie density of foods, but only within the natural range. The traditional medical […]
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:00:39 +0000
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Rather than being some kind of disorder or a failure of willpower, weight gain is largely a normal response by normal people to an abnormal […]