Let’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.orgWomen with breast cancer should include the “liberal culinary use of cruciferous vegetables.” Both the Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study and the Women’s Health Initiative study showed that women…
Read more Eating to Downregulate a Gene for Metastatic Cancer | NutritionFacts.orgFor three cents a day, black cumin may improve our cholesterol and triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar control, as well as accelerate the loss of body…
Read more Does Black Cumin Seed (Nigella Sativa) Help with Weight Loss? | NutritionFacts.orgWhat were the results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a daily half teaspoon of powdered black cumin in Hashimoto’s patients? “Autoimmune thyroiditis, also known as Hashimoto’s…
Read more Treating Hashimoto’s Disease (Hypothyroidism) Naturally with Diet | NutritionFacts.orgWhy 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…
Read more Statins and Muscle Pain Side Effects | NutritionFacts.orgIs it possible to reverse type 1 diabetes if caught early enough? The International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention has already had its share of miraculous disease…
Read more Treat Type 1 Diabetes with a Plant-Based Diet? | NutritionFacts.orgThe most effective diet for weight loss may also be the most healthful. Why are vegetarian diets so effective in preventing and treating diabetes? Maybe it is because…
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