BRCA Breast Cancer Genes and Soy
One reason why soy consumption is associated with improved survival and lower recurrence rates in breast cancer patients may be because soy phytonutrients appear to improve the expression of...
View ArticlePhosphate Additives in Meat Purge and Cola
The consumption of phosphorus preservatives in junk food, and injected into meat, may damage blood vessels, accelerate the aging process, and contribute to osteoporosis.
View ArticleEggs and Diabetes
Even just a single egg a week may increase the risk of diabetes—the leading cause of lower-limb amputations, kidney failure, and new cases of blindness.
View ArticleVitamin B12 Necessary for Arterial Health
The cardiovascular benefits of plant-based diets may be severely undermined by vitamin B12 deficiency.
View ArticleWho Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or Turmeric?
Just because something is natural and plant-based doesn’t mean it’s necessarily safe. Those who are pregnant, have gallstones, or are susceptible to kidney stones may want to moderate their turmeric...
View ArticleConvincing Doctors to Embrace Lifestyle Medicine
An editorial by the Director of Yale's Prevention Research Center on putting a face on the tragedy of millions suffering and dying from chronic diseases that could be prevented, treated, and reversed...
View ArticleTreating Asthma and Eczema with Plant-Based Diets
Pilot studies on treating allergic eczema and severe asthma with dietary interventions have shown remarkable results.
View ArticleWhich Type of Protein Is Better for Our Kidneys?
Anti-inflammatory drugs abolish the hyperfiltration and protein leakage response to meat ingestion, suggesting that animal protein causes kidney stress through an inflammatory mechanism.
View ArticleHOW NOT TO DIE: The Role of Diet in Preventing, Arresting, & Reversing Our...
In this “best-of” compilation of his last four year-in-review presentations, Dr. Greger explains what we can do about the #1 cause of death and disability: our diet.
View ArticleHow Not to Die from Kidney Disease
What are the three significant dietary risk factors for declining kidney function?
View ArticleBPA on Receipts: Getting Under Our Skin
Using skin lotion or hand sanitizer before touching thermal paper, such as cash register receipts and printed tickets, can facilitate the absorption of BPA into the body.
View ArticleThe Effects of Low-Level Lead Exposure in Adults
Much of the lead found in adults today was deposited into our skeletons decades ago and is just now leaching out from our bones into our blood. What are the health consequences of having lead levels...
View ArticleHow to Treat Heart Failure & Kidney Failure with Diet
One way a diet rich in animal-sourced foods like meat, eggs, and cheese may contribute to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and death is through the production of toxin called TMAO.
View ArticleHow to Reduce Cholesterol Oxidation
Chicken, fish, and egg powder in processed foods present greater risk from cholesterol oxidation byproducts, but there are things you can do to reduce exposure.
View ArticleGround Ginger to Reduce Muscle Pain
There have been at least eight randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of ginger for pain.
View ArticleOxalates in Spinach and Kidney Stones: Should We Be Concerned?
Even though dietary oxalates may have a limited effect on kidney stone risk in most people, there are some predisposing factors that can put anyone at risk.
View ArticleKidney Stones and Spinach, Chard, and Beet Greens: Don’t Eat Too Much
Given their oxalate content, how much is too much spinach, chard, beet greens, chaga mushroom powder, almonds, cashews, star fruit, and instant tea?
View ArticleNeurotoxicity Effects of Star Fruit
Star fruit contains a neurotoxin known as caramboxin that can cause irreversible brain damage at high enough doses.
View ArticleAre Aluminum Pots, Bottles, and Foil Safe?
DNA damage is assessed in users of aluminum cookware.
View ArticleAnti-Inflammatory Diet for Lupus
Green smoothies are put to the test for the autoimmune disease SLE (lupus).
View ArticleThe Best Type of Vitamin B12: Cyanocobalamin or Methylcobalamin?
For prevention and treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency, cyanocobalamin in chewable, sublingual, or liquid forms (rather than in a multivitamin) is best under most circumstances.
View ArticleFasting for Autoimmune Diseases
Various fasting regimens have been attempted for inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, chronic urticaria, mixed connective-tissue disease, glomerulonephritis, and...
View ArticleCan Vegan Fecal Transplants Lower TMAO Levels?
If the microbiome of those eating plant-based diets protects against the toxic effects of TMAO, what about swapping gut flora?
View ArticlePotassium Chloride Salt Substitute Side Effects
Healthy kidneys are required for potassium excretion. If you aren’t sure if you’re at risk, ask your doctor about getting your kidney function tested.
View ArticleLower Protein Diet Proven to Help Kidney Disease
How might we cut the risk of dialysis and death in half?
View ArticlePlant-Based Diet for Treating and Reversing Stage 3 Kidney Disease
I share a touching story of the power of plant-based eating for chronic kidney failure.
View ArticlePlant-Based Diet for Minimal Change Disease of the Kidney
What are the three reasons plant protein is preferable to animal protein for kidney protection?
View ArticleAre There Any Side Effects to Taking Creatine?
A misinterpretation of lab tests may explain concerns over kidney safety with creatine supplementation.
View ArticleHow Much Licorice Is Safe?
Eating licorice or drinking licorice tea can cause the loss of body fat by blocking the effects of a stress hormone, but at what cost?
View ArticleSide Effects of Metformin as a Life-Extension Drug
As a mild mitochondrial poison, metformin carries a variety of downsides.
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