Does Heme Iron Cause Cancer?
Laboratory models suggest that extreme doses of heme iron may be detrimental, but what about the effects of nutritional doses in humans? A look at heme’s carcinogenic effects.
View ArticleIs Heme Iron the Reason Meat Is Carcinogenic?
Rectal biopsies taken before and after eating meat determine the potentially DNA-damaging dose of heme.
View ArticleThe Best Diet for Ulcerative Colitis Treatment
Plant-based diets can be 98 percent effective in keeping ulcerative colitis patients in remission, blowing away other treatments.
View ArticleThe Best Diet for Crohn’s Disease Treatment
Switching to a plant-based diet has been shown to achieve far better outcomes than those reported on conventional treatments in both active and quiescent stages in both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative...
View ArticleAre Emulsifiers Like Carboxymethylcellulose and Polysorbate 80 Safe?
Emulsifiers are the most widely used food additive. What are they doing to our gut microbiome?
View ArticleAre Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Tests Valid?
Even if we could accurately diagnose SIBO, if there is no difference in symptoms between those testing positive and those testing negative, then what’s the point?
View ArticleFiber vs. Low FODMAP for SIBO Symptoms
It may not be the number of bacteria growing in your small intestine, but the type of bacteria, which can be corrected with diet.
View ArticleThe Role Meat May Play in Triggering Parkinson’s Disease
What does the gut have to do with developing Parkinson’s disease?
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 ArticleAvoid These Foods to Prevent a Leaky Gut
Avoid these foods for leaky gut prevention: common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier.
View ArticleHow to Heal a Leaky Gut with Diet
The recommended diet for leaky gut treatment. Which foods and food components can boost the integrity of our intestinal barrier?
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Microbiome Healthy with Prebiotic Foods
We co-evolved a symbiosis with our good gut bacteria, but we are not holding up our end of the bargain.
View ArticleHow to Boost FGF21 with Diet for Longevity
Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid eating—to get similar effects?
View ArticleDo the Health Benefits of Peanut Butter Include Longevity?
Why are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter?
View ArticleFewer Than 1 in 5,000 Meet Sodium and Potassium Recommended Intakes
A staggering 99.99 percent of Americans fail to get the minimum recommended potassium intake (despite it being perhaps only half of our natural intake) and stay below the recommended sodium intake...
View ArticleFood for Hair Growth
Hot peppers, soy foods, and pumpkin seeds may help with hair loss.
View ArticleHow to Cultivate a Healthy Gut Microbiome with Food
Our gut flora is determined by what we eat, for good or for ill.
View ArticleDoes the Sweetener Allulose Have Side Effects?
How safe are fourth-generation sweeteners, such as the rare sugar allulose?
View ArticleAntibiotic Resistance Genes in the Guts of Vegetarians vs. Meat-Eaters
Those eating plant-based have a reduced load of antibiotic resistance genes in their gut.
View ArticleThe Potential Harm in Unnecessary Gluten-Free Diets
How might we prevent the inflammation from gluten-free diets?
View ArticleLower Protein Diet Proven to Help Kidney Disease
How might we cut the risk of dialysis and death in half?
View ArticleThe Purported Benefits of Vitamin K2: Should You Take Supplements?
Our body can make vitamin K2 from the K1 in green leafy vegetables.
View ArticleThe Best Diet for Fibromyalgia and Other Chronic Pain Relief
Anti-inflammatory diets can be effective in alleviating chronic pain syndromes.
View ArticleHow Does Oatmeal Help with Blood Sugars?
The prebiotic fiber in oats helps to explain why oatmeal can improve diabetic control.
View ArticleA Case of Stage 3 Cancer Reversal with Fasting
I go over a case report of water-only fasting, followed by a whole food, plant-based diet for follicular lymphoma.
View ArticleFecal Transplants for Ulcerative Colitis, MS, Depression, Bipolar, and...
I go over randomized, controlled trials and case reports of stool transplants for various clinical conditions.
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 ArticleFecal Transplants for Aging and Weight Loss
Does poop from centenarians have anti-aging properties?
View ArticleThe Best Diet for COVID and Long-COVID
Healthy plant-based diets appear to help reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 and getting infected in the first place, even independent of comorbidities.
View ArticleHow to Prevent Wrinkles with Diet
The evidence supports the recommendation to follow a whole food, plant-based diet for healthier looking skin.
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