How Not To Age – Live Presentation
In this live lecture, Dr. Greger offers a sneak peek into his latest book, How Not to Age.
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The Supplement Shown to Slow Age-Related Hearing Loss
Some studies found that higher levels of folate in the blood seem to correlate with better hearing, so researchers decided to put it to the test.
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A 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.
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Does Coffee Inhibit Iron Absorption? What Are the Effects of Having Too Much Iron?
Coffee and common herbal teas impair iron absorption, which may help explain some of their benefits.
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Potential Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency Risks on a Vegan Diet
What is the best way to get the nutrients of concern on a plant-based diet?
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Supplements for Hair Growth
Might biotin or zinc supplements prevent hair loss in men and women?
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Do Vitamin C Supplements Help with Anxiety?
What are the risks and benefits of using vitamin C for depression and anxiety?
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How to Reduce the Glycemic Impact of Potatoes
Broccoli, vinegar, and lemon juice are put to the test to blunt the glycemic index of white potatoes.
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Glycemic Index of Potatoes: Why You Should Chill and Reheat Them
If you eat potatoes when they’re cold, as in potato salad, or chilled and reheated, you can get a nearly 40 percent lower glycemic impact.
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Which Foods Are Anti-Inflammatory?
Foods that reduce inflammation. What does an anti-inflammatory diet look like?
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Avoid 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.
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The Benefits of Moringa: Is It the Most Nutritious Food?
Does the so-called miracle tree live up to the hype?
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Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe?
The reasons why fasting longer than 24 hours, and particularly three or more days, should only be done under the supervision of a health professional and preferably in a live-in clinic.
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Are Keto Diets Safe?
The effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease risk.
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Does Pressure Cooking Preserve Nutrients?
How Dr. Greger pressure steams his greens.
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Berries for Inflammation and Osteoarthritis Treatment
Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials on berries and the first clinical study on the effects of berries on arthritis.
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Kidney Stones and Spinach, Chard, and Beet Greens: Don’t Eat Too Much
Given their oxalate content, how much is too much spinach, chard, beet greens, chaga mushroom powder, almonds, cashews, star fruit, and instant tea?
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How to Cook Greens
Dark green leafy vegetables are the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. What’s the best way to prepare them?
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Do Apricot Seeds Work as an Alternative Cancer Cure?
Do those who choose alternative cancer treatments live longer?
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Best Food for Periodontal Disease and Gingivitis
What would happen if you stopped brushing your teeth but ate healthier?
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Dietary Supplements for Autism
Vitamin C, vitamin D, and omega-3 fish oil supplements put to the test to improve the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.
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Best Supplement for Canker Sores
Vitamin C, turmeric, beta-glucan fiber, and vitamin B12 are put to the test for recurring canker sores (aphthous ulcers).
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Yellow Bell Peppers for Male Infertility & Lead Poisoning?
Daily supplementation with 1,000 mg of vitamin C was put to the test to see if it could improve male fertility and lower lead levels.
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Can Vitamin C Help with Lead Poisoning?
Those who have higher vitamin C levels tend to have less lead in their bloodstream, but what happens when people are given vitamin C supplements to put it to the test?
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Treating Bacterial Vaginosis with Vaginal Vitamin C
Vitamin C is pitted head-to-head against antibiotics for bacterial vaginal infections.
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Do Vitamin C Supplements Prevent Colds but Cause Kidney Stones?
What are the benefits and risks of taking vitamin C supplements?
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What Is the Optimal Vitamin C Intake?
Experiments showing how much vitamin C our body absorbs and excretes can give us a sense of how many vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables we should be eating each day.
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Should We Take DHA Supplements to Boost Brain Function?
Overt omega-3 deficiency is rare, but do short-term experiments on cognitive function suggest there might be an optimal DHA dose?
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Is Canned Fruit as Healthy?
Perhaps dietary guidelines should stress fresh, frozen, and dried fruit—rather than canned.
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What’s the “Natural” Human Diet?
What can our nutrient requirements, metabolism, and physiology tell us about what we should be eating?
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Sodium and Arterial Function: A-Salting Our Endothelium
A salted meal can impair artery function within 30 minutes by suppressing a key detoxifying antioxidant enzyme in our body.
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The Optimal Dose of Vitamin D Based on Natural Levels
Why do some recommend thousands of units of supplemental vitamin D when the Institute of Medicine set the recommended daily intake at just 600 to 800 units?
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Citrus Peels and Cancer: Zest for Life?
The reason eating citrus fruits appears to protect against cancer may be because of DNA repair enzyme-boosting powers of a compound concentrated in the peel.
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Which Fruits and Vegetables Boost DNA Repair?
Every hour, there are 800 incidents of DNA damage in our bodies. Which foods help us patch back up: apples, broccoli, celery, choy sum, lemons, lettuce, oranges, persimmons, or strawberries?
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Specific Receptors for Specific Fruits and Vegetables
Dietary diversity is important because each plant family has a unique combination of phytonutrients that may bind to specific proteins within our body.
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Preventing Gout Attacks with Diet
If the uric acid crystals that trigger gout come from the breakdown of purines, should gout patients avoid even healthy, purine-rich foods, such as beans, mushrooms, and cauliflower?
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Which Foods Increase Happiness?
Certain foods are linked not only to increased happiness, but also to greater “eudaemonic” well-being—feelings of engagement, creativity, meaning, and purpose in life.
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The Role of Vitamin C in the Treatment of Terminal Cancer
What can we conclude about the role of IV vitamin C after 33 years of trials involving at least 1,600 patients?
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Vitamin C Supplements for Terminal Cancer Patients
If studies from the 1970s showed cancer patients treated with vitamin C lived 4 times longer and sometimes even 20 times longer, why isn’t it standard practice today?
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Intravenous Vitamin C for Terminal Cancer Patients
Studies in the 1970s with terminal cancer patients appeared to show an extraordinary survival gain with vitamin C, a simple and relatively nontoxic therapy.
