There is a window of time in which sufficient physical activity can help mediate some of the damage caused by eating an unhealthy meal. I’ve previously discussed studies…
Read more Can Exercise Counteract a High-Fat Meal? | NutritionFacts.orgWhat happens within hours of eating a high-fat meal? We are only as old as our arteries. What can we do to preserve arterial function as we age?…
Read more How a Single Meal Can Cripple Your Arteries and Lungs | NutritionFacts.orgOverrated “precision medicine” may just be serving vested interests, and consumer DNA testing can be useless—or even worse. Today, you can get your DNA sequenced—the letters of your…
Read more Is Personalized Genetic Testing Worth It? | NutritionFacts.orgWhy are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter? According to the largest study of risk factors for death in human history, a poor diet causes…
Read more Are Nuts and Peanut Butter Linked to a Longer Life? | 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.orgLet’s talk about treating weight loss, cholesterol, and PCOS with diet. What can an eighth of a teaspoon a day of onion powder do for body fat, and…
Read more Can Onions Help with Weight Loss, Cholesterol, and PCOS? | NutritionFacts.orgPeople with genetic mutations that leave them with an LDL cholesterol of 30 mg/dL live exceptionally long lives. Can we duplicate that effect with drugs? Data extrapolated from…
Read more How Low Can LDL Cholesterol Go on PCSK9 Inhibitors? | NutritionFacts.orgWhy might healthy lifestyle choices wipe out 90% of our risk for having a heart attack, while drugs may only reduce risk by 20% to 30%? On the…
Read more How to Beat Heart Disease Before It Starts | NutritionFacts.orgShoveling snow? Over-exertion and cold temps can raise your heart risks ON SATURDAY. TIP OFF FOR THAT GAME IS EIGHT. MIGHT HAVE TO DIG OUT IF YOU’RE HEADED…
Read more Shoveling snow? Over-exertion and cold temps can raise your heart risksHow 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.orgU.S. consumers who have had their fill of finding protein added to everything from cereal to ice cream are about to meet the next big food fad: fiber.…
Read more Fiber is something most people could use more of. But experts advise caution with ‘fibermaxxing’There is another reason to avoid palm oil and question the authenticity of extra-virgin olive oil. The most commonly used vegetable oil in the world today is palm…
Read more 3-MCPD in Refined Cooking Oils | NutritionFacts.orgHaving a “normal” cholesterol level in a society where it’s normal to die from a heart attack isn’t necessarily a good thing. “Consistent evidence” from a variety of…
Read more Ideal vs. Normal Cholesterol Levels | NutritionFacts.orgThe spice cumin can work as well as orlistat, the “anal leakage” obesity drug. In my video Friday Favorites: Benefits of Black Cumin for Weight Loss, I discussed…
Read more Lose Weight with Cumin and Saffron? | NutritionFacts.orgWhat are the pros and cons of relative risk, absolute risk, number needed to treat, and average postponement of death when taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs? In response to…
Read more A Longer Life on Statins? | NutritionFacts.orgA Mayo Clinic visualization tool can help you decide if cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are right for you. “Physicians have a duty to inform their patients about the risks…
Read more The Real Benefits of Statins and Their Side Effects | NutritionFacts.orgWhat 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 pharmaceutical drugs as a preferred…
Read more Are We Being Misled About the Benefits and Risks of Statins? | NutritionFacts.orgHow can you calculate your own personal heart disease risk to help you determine if you should start on a cholesterol-lowering statin drug? The muscle-related side effects from…
Read more Should You Take Statins? | NutritionFacts.org“Clearly, in spite of the widely held ‘belief’ in the health benefits of M. oleifera [moringa], the interest of the international biomedical community in the medicinal potential of…
Read more Why I Don’t Recommend Moringa Leaf Powder | NutritionFacts.org
