Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds. “There is a perception that time spent asleep…
Read more A Surprising Vegetable Approach to Insomnia | NutritionFacts.orgWhat happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and fiber content in the first randomized controlled trial? In the United States, “junk food” is often…
Read more Can Ultra-Processed Foods Be Fixed by Tweaking Their Nutrients? | NutritionFacts.orgFasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid eating—to get similar effects? Over a century ago, fasting was hailed not only…
Read more Does Less Protein Increase FGF21 for Longevity? | NutritionFacts.orgWhat can we do to boost the longevity hormone FGF21? In the year 2000, a new human hormone was discovered. It was the 21st documented fibroblast growth factor,…
Read more How to Boost Your Longevity Hormone | NutritionFacts.orgAs many as 37% of breast cancer cases may be attributable to exposure to the bovine leukemia virus. The incidence of breast cancer continues to increase worldwide. In…
Read more Could Bovine Leukemia Virus be a Cause of Breast Cancer? | NutritionFacts.orgWhat did randomized, controlled human trials find about the ways we may—or may not—benefit from eating onions? Onions are potentially a good source of antioxidants, which, interestingly, are…
Read more Peeling Back the Onion Claims | NutritionFacts.orgWalnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts are put to the test for erectile and sexual function, sperm count, and semen quality. In 2013, I posted a video based on a…
Read more Nuts, Sperm, and Sex: The Surprising Connection | NutritionFacts.orgCommon drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier, causing a leaky gut. Intestinal permeability, the leakiness of our gut, may be a new…
Read more Could Your Pills and Food Be Causing a Leaky Gut? | NutritionFacts.orgHow do barukas, also known as baru almonds, compare with other nuts? There is a new nut on the market called baru almonds, branded as “barukas” or baru…
Read more How Healthy Are Baruka Nuts? | NutritionFacts.orgWhat can reishi mushrooms, shiitake mushroom extracts, and whole, powdered white mushrooms do for cancer patients? “A regular intake of mushrooms can make us healthier, fitter, and happier,…
Read more Prostate Cancer and Mushrooms | NutritionFacts.orgDid the five randomized controlled trials of reishi mushrooms in cancer patients show benefits in terms of tumor response rate, survival time, or quality of life? Can mushrooms…
Read more Cancer Survival and Medicinal Mushrooms | NutritionFacts.orgChlorohydrin contaminates hydrolyzed vegetable protein products and refined oils. In 1978, chlorohydrins were found in protein hydrolysates. What does that mean? Proteins can be broken down into amino…
Read more Chlorohydrin 3-MCPD in Bragg’s Liquid Aminos | NutritionFacts.orgMicrowaving is probably the most efficient way to reduce agaritine levels in fresh mushrooms. There is a toxin in plain white button mushrooms called agaritine, which may be…
Read more Are Raw Mushrooms Safe to Eat? | NutritionFacts.orgEmulsifiers are the most widely used food additives. What are they doing to our gut microbiome? When grocery shopping these days, unless you’re sticking to the produce aisle,…
Read more Are Carboxymethylcellulose, Polysorbate 80, and Other Emulsifiers Safe? | NutritionFacts.orgMight 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 found that greater…
Read more What About Animal Protein and Vegetarians’ Stroke Risk? | NutritionFacts.orgAre the apparent adverse effects of heavy cannabis use on the bone just due to users being thinner? It’s been recognized for decades that cigarette smoking can have…
Read more Does Marijuana Affect Weight Gain or Bone Density? | NutritionFacts.orgRaw garlic is compared to roasted, stir-fried, simmered, and jarred garlic. Garlic lowers blood pressure, regulates cholesterol, and stimulates immunity. I’ve talked before about its effect on heart…
Read more Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold with Garlic | NutritionFacts.orgAre there benefits to giving yourself a bigger daily break from eating? The reason many blood tests are taken after an overnight fast is that meals can tip our…
Read more What the Science Says About Time-Restricted Eating | NutritionFacts.orgIn my childhood home, an often-repeated phrase was “All disease begins in the gut.” My dad, a health nut, used this mantra to justify his insistence that our…
Read more ‘Gut Health’ Has a Fatal FlawAlternate-day modified fasting is put to the test for lifespan extension. Is it true that alternate-day calorie restriction prolongs life? Doctors have anecdotally attributed improvements in a variety…
Read more Is Our Life Expectancy Extended by Intermittent Fasting? | NutritionFacts.org
