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Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Safe and Effective? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Healthy kidneys are required for potassium excretion. If you aren’t sure if you’re at risk, ask your doctor about getting your kidney function…
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Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Worth Trying? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Is potassium chloride a win-win by decreasing sodium intake and increasing potassium intake? Of all the terrible things about our diets, high dietary…
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Protect Your Arteries from Saturated Fat with These Foods | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] If you’re going to have something unhealthy, is there anything you can eat with it to help mitigate the damage it may cause?…
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Which legumes are best at inhibiting the matrix metalloproteinase enzymes that allow cancer to become invasive? Although we’re spending billions of dollars on…
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A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How can we avoid the breakdown products of pesticides that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease as much as if you carried…
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Does Less Protein Increase FGF21 for Longevity? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid eating—to get similar effects? Over a century ago,…
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How Prebiotic Foods Keep Your Microbiome Healthy | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] We co-evolved a symbiosis with our good gut bacteria, but we aren’t holding up our end of the bargain. If you look at…
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Which Foods Help a Leaky Gut? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What is the recommended diet for treating leaky gut? Which foods and food components can boost the integrity of our intestinal barrier? Our…
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Keeping Better Score of Your Diet | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of people’s diets? Well, “what could be more nutrient-dense…
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How to Beat Heart Disease Before It Starts | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Why might healthy lifestyle choices wipe out 90% of our risk for having a heart attack, while drugs may only reduce risk by…
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Can Vegan Fecal Transplants Lower TMAO Levels? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] If the microbiome of those eating plant-based diets protects against the toxic effects of TMAO, what about swapping gut flora? “Almost 2,500 years…
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Fungal Toxins for Breakfast? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] One of the few food contaminants found at higher levels in those eating plant-based diets are mycotoxins, fungal toxins in moldy food ingredients,…
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Plant-Based Hospital Menus | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The American Medical Association passed a resolution encouraging hospitals to offer healthy plant-based food options. “Globally, 11 million deaths annually are attributable to…
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Treat the Cause | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Treat the underlying cause of chronic lifestyle diseases. It’s been said that more than 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates declared, “Let food be thy…
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Ideal vs. Normal Cholesterol Levels | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Having a “normal” cholesterol level in a society where it’s normal to die from a heart attack isn’t necessarily a good thing. “Consistent…
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Fasting and Plant-Based Diets for Migraines and Traumatic Brain Injuries | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What effects do fasting and a plant-based diet have on TBI and migraines? An uncontrolled and unpublished study purported to show a beneficial…
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Might Meat Trigger Parkinson’s Disease? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What does the gut have to do with developing Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is an ever-worsening neurodegenerative disorder that results in death and…
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A Longer Life on Statins? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] 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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Fiber or Low FODMAP for SIBO? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] It may not be the number of bacteria growing in our small intestine, but the type of bacteria, which can be corrected with…
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Boosting BDNF Levels in Our Brain to Treat Depression | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] We can raise BDNF levels in our brain by fasting and exercising, as well as by eating and avoiding certain foods. There is…