We had the pleasure of talking with Ale Graf about her work, food, and National Hispanic Heritage Month. We hope you enjoy this interview and her recipe

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08.10.2025

“An Outrageous Assault”: Pelvic Exams by Med Students on Anesthetized Women

Please note: This blog contains descriptions of sexual assault. From Heart Failure, a book I wrote about my time at Tufts University School of Medicine:

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03.10.2025

A Longer Life on Statins?

What are the pros and cons of relative risk, absolute risk, number needed to treat, and average postponement of death when taking cholesterol-lowering

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01.10.2025

The Real Benefits of Statins and Their Side Effects

A Mayo Clinic visualization tool can help you decide if cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are right for you. “Physicians have a duty to inform their

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26.09.2025

Are We Being Misled About the Benefits and Risks of Statins?

What is the dirty little secret of drugs for lifestyle diseases? Drug companies go out of their way—in direct-to-consumer ads, for example—to “present

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24.09.2025

Should You Take Statins?

How can you calculate your own personal heart disease risk to help you determine if you should start on a cholesterol-lowering statin drug? The

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19.09.2025

Are Doctors Knowledgeable About Nutrition?

Do you know more about basic nutrition than most doctors? “A poor diet now outranks smoking as the leading cause of death globally and in the United

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17.09.2025

Fiber or Low FODMAP for SIBO?

It may not be the number of bacteria growing in our small intestine, but the type of bacteria, which can be corrected with diet. When researchers tested

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12.09.2025

The Validity of SIBO Tests

Even if we could accurately diagnose small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), if there is no difference in symptoms between those testing positive

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10.09.2025

Preventing Hair Loss and Promoting Hair Growth

In every grade school class photo, I seem to have a mess of tousled hair on my head. No matter how much my mom tried to tame my hair, it was a little

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05.09.2025

Do Fruits and Vegetables Boost Our Mood?

A randomized controlled trial investigates diet and psychological well-being. “Psychological health can be broadly conceptualized as comprising 2 key

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03.09.2025

Taking Advantage of Sensory-Specific Satiety

How can we use sensory-specific satiety to our advantage? When we eat the same foods over and over, we become habituated to them and end up liking them

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02.09.2025

Dietary Diversity and Overeating

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

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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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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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

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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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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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

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

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

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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Med Students Must Stop Performing Pelvic Exams on Unconscious Women Without Their Consent

Celebrating Food and National Hispanic Heritage Month with Ale Graf

“An Outrageous Assault”: Pelvic Exams by Med Students on Anesthetized Women

A Longer Life on Statins?

The Real Benefits of Statins and Their Side Effects

Are We Being Misled About the Benefits and Risks of Statins?

Should You Take Statins?

Are Doctors Knowledgeable About Nutrition?

Fiber or Low FODMAP for SIBO?

The Validity of SIBO Tests

Preventing Hair Loss and Promoting Hair Growth

Do Fruits and Vegetables Boost Our Mood?

Taking Advantage of Sensory-Specific Satiety

Dietary Diversity and Overeating

Hijacking Our Appetites

Lose 200 Lbs Without Feeling Hungry

What Is “Pine Mouth Syndrome”?

Are Raw Mushrooms Safe to Eat?

Why I Don’t Recommend Moringa Leaf Powder

Are Carboxymethylcellulose, Polysorbate 80, and Other Emulsifiers Safe?

Is Moringa the Most Nutritious Food?

True Health Intiative: Scientific Consensus on a Healthy Diet

Cleaning Products, Air Fresheners, and Lung Function

Does Fasting Help Treat Depression?

Boosting BDNF Levels in Our Brain to 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

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