Big Food uses our hard-wired drive for dietary diversity against us. How did we evolve to solve the daunting task of selecting a diet that supplies all

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27.08.2025

Hijacking Our Appetites

I debunk the myth of protein as the most satiating macronutrient. The importance of satiety is underscored by a rare genetic condition known as

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25.08.2025

Are Raw Mushrooms Safe to Eat?

Microwaving is probably the most efficient way to reduce agaritine levels in fresh mushrooms. There is a toxin in plain white button mushrooms called

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25.08.2025

Lose 200 Lbs Without Feeling Hungry

I dive into one of the most fascinating series of studies I’ve ever come across. Anyone can lose weight by eating less food. Anyone can be starved thin.

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25.08.2025

What Is “Pine Mouth Syndrome”?

Why do some pine nuts cause a bad taste in your mouth that can last for weeks? The reason I make pesto with walnuts instead of the more traditional pine

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13.08.2025

Why I Don’t Recommend Moringa Leaf Powder

“Clearly, in spite of the widely held ‘belief’ in the health beneﬁts of M. oleifera , the interest of the international biomedical community in the

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08.08.2025

Is Moringa the Most Nutritious Food?

Does the so-called miracle tree live up to the hype? Moringa (Moringa oleifera) is a plant commonly known as the “miracle” tree due to its purported

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08.08.2025

Are Carboxymethylcellulose, Polysorbate 80, and Other Emulsifiers Safe?

Emulsifiers are the most widely used food additives. What are they doing to our gut microbiome? When grocery shopping these days, unless you’re sticking

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01.08.2025

True Health Intiative: Scientific Consensus on a Healthy Diet

The leading risk factor for death in the United States is the American diet. About a decade ago, the American Heart Association (AHA) expressed concern

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30.07.2025

Cleaning Products, Air Fresheners, and Lung Function

There is a reason the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prohibits not only smoking but also scented or fragranced products in its buildings.

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29.07.2025

Boosting BDNF Levels in Our Brain to Treat Depression

We can raise BDNF levels in our brain by fasting and exercising, as well as by eating and avoiding certain foods. There is accumulating evidence that

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29.07.2025

Does Fasting Help Treat Depression?

Caloric restriction can boost levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is considered to play a critical role in mood disorders. For more

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29.07.2025

IBD and Cannabis

Smoking cannabis may help with symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the short term, but it may make the long-term prognosis worse. As this

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16.07.2025

Eating to Downregulate a Gene for Metastatic Cancer

Women with breast cancer should include the “liberal culinary use of cruciferous vegetables.” Both the Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study and the

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11.07.2025

Eating to Help Control Cancer Metastasis

Randomized controlled trials show that lowering saturated fat intake can lead to improved breast cancer survival. The leading cause of cancer-related

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09.07.2025

Dietary Components That May Cause Cancer to Metastasize

Palmitic acid, a saturated fat concentrated in meat and dairy, can boost the metastatic potential of cancer cells through the fat receptor CD36. The

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04.07.2025

Does Black Cumin Seed (Nigella Sativa) Help with Weight Loss?

For three cents a day, black cumin may improve our cholesterol and triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar control, as well as accelerate the

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02.07.2025

Should We Drink Kombucha

What are the risks versus benefits of drinking kombucha? Is Kombucha Tea Good for You? is one of my first videos. It was featured in a blog entry entitled

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27.06.2025

Treating Hashimoto's Disease (Hypothyroidism) Naturally with Diet

What were the results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a daily half teaspoon of powdered black cumin in Hashimoto's patients?

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25.06.2025

Eating with Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism

Is the apparent protection of plant-based diets for thyroid health due to the exclusion of animal foods, the benefits of plant foods, or both? Several

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20.06.2025

A Healthy, Natural Source of Iodine?

How much nori, dulse, or arame approximates the recommended daily allowance for iodine? Dairy milk supplies between a quarter and a half of the daily

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18.06.2025

Vegans and Iodine Deficiency Risk

Most plant-based milks are not fortified with iodine. “Adequate dietary iodine is required for normal thyroid function.” In fact, the two thyroid hormones

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13.06.2025

What About Elderberry, Echinacea, and Cranberries for Colds and the Flu?

How effective are flu shots, elderberries, echinacea, and cranberries? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone

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11.06.2025

Skip the Salt and Shake on Potassium Chloride?

Our overconsumption of salt is 15 times deadlier than diets too high in soda. Is potassium chloride a healthy salt substitute?

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06.06.2025

Chemical Safety, Cultivated Meat, and Our Health

More than 95 percent of human exposure to industrial pollutants like dioxins and PCBs comes from fish, other meat, and dairy. By cultivating muscle meat

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04.06.2025

Antibiotic Resistance, Cultivated Meat, and Our Health

Medically important antibiotics are being squandered by animal agriculture to compensate for typical factory farming practices. Cultivating muscle meat

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30.05.2025

Celebrating Food, Culture, and AAPI Month with Remy Morimoto Park

We had the pleasure of talking with Remy Morimoto Park about food, culture, and AAPI Month. We hope you enjoy this interview and her recipes for Crunchy

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28.05.2025

Food Safety and Cultivated Meat

What are the direct health implications of making clean meat—that is, meat without animals? In a 1932 article in Popular Mechanics entitled “Fifty Years

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23.05.2025

Statins and Muscle Pain Side Effects

Why is the incidence of side effects from statins so low in clinical trials while appearing to be so high in the real world? “There is now overwhelming

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21.05.2025

Eating to Treat Crohn’s Disease

Switching to a plant-based diet has been shown to achieve far better outcomes than those reported on conventional treatments for both active and quiescent

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16.05.2025

Eating to Keep Ulcerative Colitis in Remission

Plant-based diets can be 98 percent effective in keeping ulcerative colitis patients in remission, far exceeding the efficacy of other treatments. “One of

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14.05.2025

Foods That Disrupt Our Microbiome

Eating a diet filled with animal products can disrupt our microbiome faster than taking an antibiotic. If you search online for “Crohn’s disease and diet”

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09.05.2025

Skincare as You Age Infographic

When I dove into the scientific research for my book How Not to Age, I uncovered the best ways we can care for our skin as we mature. What are the most

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07.05.2025

Treating Fatty Liver Disease with Diet

What are the three sources of liver fat in fatty liver disease, and how can we get rid of it? Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the most

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03.05.2025

Bird Flu: Emergence, Dangers, and Preventive Measures

A pandemic triggered by a bird flu virus could leave hundreds of millions dead. What can we do about it?

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02.05.2025

Inhospitable Hospital Food

What do hospitals have to say for themselves about serving meals that appear to be designed to inspire repeat business? “Hospital food needs a

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30.04.2025

Gaming the System: Cardiologists, Heart Stents, and Upcoding

Cardiologists can criminally game the system by telling patients they have much more serious, unstable diseases than they really have—fraud that results

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25.04.2025

Why Use Stents When They Don’t Work?

Again and again, studies have shown that doctors tend to make clinical decisions for patients based on how much they themselves will get paid. In 2007, we

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23.04.2025

Do Heart Stents Benefit Angina Chest Pain?

Sham surgery trials prove that procedures like non-emergency stents offer no benefit for angina pain—only risk to millions of patients. Angioplasty and

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18.04.2025

The Risks vs. Benefits of Angioplasty and Heart Stents

What do physicians and stent companies have to say for themselves, given that they promote expensive, risky procedures with no benefit? “Percutaneous

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Dietary Diversity and Overeating

Hijacking Our Appetites

Are Raw Mushrooms Safe to Eat?

Lose 200 Lbs Without Feeling Hungry

What Is “Pine Mouth Syndrome”?

Why I Don’t Recommend Moringa Leaf Powder

Is Moringa the Most Nutritious Food?

Are Carboxymethylcellulose, Polysorbate 80, and Other Emulsifiers Safe?

True Health Intiative: Scientific Consensus on a Healthy Diet

Cleaning Products, Air Fresheners, and Lung Function

Boosting BDNF Levels in Our Brain to Treat Depression

Does Fasting Help Treat Depression?

IBD and Cannabis

Eating to Downregulate a Gene for Metastatic Cancer

Eating to Help Control Cancer Metastasis

Dietary Components That May Cause Cancer to Metastasize

Does Black Cumin Seed (Nigella Sativa) Help with Weight Loss?

Should We Drink Kombucha

Treating Hashimoto's Disease (Hypothyroidism) Naturally with Diet

Eating with Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism

A Healthy, Natural Source of Iodine?

Vegans and Iodine Deficiency Risk

What About Elderberry, Echinacea, and Cranberries for Colds and the Flu?

Skip the Salt and Shake on Potassium Chloride?

Chemical Safety, Cultivated Meat, and Our Health

Antibiotic Resistance, Cultivated Meat, and Our Health

Celebrating Food, Culture, and AAPI Month with Remy Morimoto Park

Food Safety and Cultivated Meat

Statins and Muscle Pain Side Effects

Eating to Treat Crohn’s Disease

Eating to Keep Ulcerative Colitis in Remission

Foods That Disrupt Our Microbiome

Skincare as You Age Infographic

Treating Fatty Liver Disease with Diet

Bird Flu: Emergence, Dangers, and Preventive Measures

Inhospitable Hospital Food

Gaming the System: Cardiologists, Heart Stents, and Upcoding

Why Use Stents When They Don’t Work?

Do Heart Stents Benefit Angina Chest Pain?

The Risks vs. Benefits of Angioplasty and Heart Stents

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