If oatmeal is so powerful that it can clear up some of the ravages of chemotherapy just applied to the skin (see my video Oatmeal Lotion for Chemotherapy-Induced Rash), what might it do if we actually ate it? Oats are reported to possess varied drug-like activities like lowering blood cholesterol and blood sugar, boosting our immune […]

Intake of saturated fats and added sugars, two of the primary components of a modern Western diet, is linked with the development of Alzheimer’s disease. There has been a global shift in dietary composition, from traditional diets high in starches and fiber, to what has been termed the Western diet, high in fat and sugar, […]

A hundred years ago, the New York Times reported on a rather sophisticated study for the time: 4,600 cases of cancer appearing over a seven year period, suggesting that the increased consumption of animal foods was to blame. A century later, the latest review on the subjects concluded that mortality from all causes put together, […]

Medical myths and dogmas die hard. Researchers creating a new body of knowledge for prevention and control of heart disease had to disprove a bunch of doozies. For example, we used to think that heart disease, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure were just inevitable consequences of aging. All these are now bygone notions, refuted […]

Up to half of Alzheimer’s cases may be attributable to just seven risk factors shown in my video, Preventing Alzheimer’s with Lifestyle Changes, which include diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, exercise, smoking, depression, and mental exercise; and that’s not including diet because there are so many dietary factors that researchers couldn’t fit them into their […]

In 1903, Thomas Edison predicted that the doctor of the future will give no medicine, but instead “instruct his patient in the care of the human frame in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.” A hundred and one years later, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine was born. Lifestyle docs like myself […]

People going on low carb diets may not see a rise in their cholesterol levels. How is that possible? Because weight loss by any means can drop our cholesterol. We could go on an all-Twinkie diet and lower our cholesterol as long as we didn’t eat too many. A good cocaine habit could do it. […]

In my video Food Antioxidants and Cancer, I talked about how antioxidants from whole plants are associated with lower cancer risk. It turns out that total antioxidant capacity of diet may also be protective against stroke, the world’s leading cause of death after heart disease. This is in contradiction to all the antioxidant supplement studies […]

Treatment of type 2 diabetes and closely associated conditions such as fatty liver disease has been a great challenge for scientists so far. However, with Danish funding, the researchers from Yale School of Medicine have now developed an agent that can …

We are urging your readers, in Coeliac UK Awareness Week (May 11-17), to ask “is it coeliac disease?” if they are suffering from any of these symptoms – stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, regular bouts of diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, ongoing …

The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease. Learn how you can change your lifestyle to avoid being at risk!

In March this year, a new antibody that targets the plaque showed impressive results in human trials in the US, reversing plaque build up in the brain and reducing cognitive decline. Biogen, the company behind the drug B11B037, will now … “You can …

In March this year, a new antibody that targets the plaque showed impressive results in human trials in the US, reversing plaque build up in the brain and reducing cognitive decline. Biogen, the company behind the drug B11B037, will now … “You can …

Yale researchers developed a controlled-release oral therapy that reversed type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease in rats, according to a study published on Feb. 26 by Science. Existing therapies for type 2 diabetes, and the closely associated …

Vanamala is also interested in the effects of production and processing—what he calls farm-to-fork operations—on anti-inflammatory and anti–cancer components in foods. His research group uses analytical techniques such as gas/liquid chromatography …

A newly published study reveals how scientists from Yale University developed a controlled-release oral therapy that reversed type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease in rats. Existing therapies for type 2 diabetes, and the …

A new study compares the effects of a vegan diet vs. the American Heart Association diet on obese children with high cholesterol. Plant-based, low-fat wins the day.