Aloe Is Put to the Test Against Cancer
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – From a case report to a randomized controlled trial, aloe is put to the test against cancer.…
How Effective Is Chemotherapy for Colon, Lung, Breast, and Prostate Cancers?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts– How effective is chemotherapy for colon, lung, breast, and prostate cancers? “Over the last several decades…medicine has waged a major…
Treating the Root Cause of Toenail Fungus
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – Does Tea Tree Oil Work for Nail Fungus? Tea tree essential oil is pitted against the antifungal cream lotrimin…
Stevia and Monk Fruit vs. Aspartame and Splenda
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – The natural plant-based sweeteners stevia and monk fruit (Luo Han Guo) are pitted head-to-head against aspartame and Splenda. A…
How Foods Are Tested for Depression
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – What is the science behind the marketing of foods for antidepressant effects? If you go online, you can see…
Should You Grind Your Chia Seeds?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – The secret to unlocking the benefits of chia seeds may be grinding them up. When recently reviewing the literature…
Heavy Metal Detox Diet
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – What dietary change can simultaneously help detoxify mercury, lead, and cadmium from the body? I’ve previously explored the…
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Guacamole
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – High-fat plant foods—avocados, peanuts, and walnuts—and olive oil are put to the test. In the preface of my book…
Spinach and Berries to Prevent Muscle Soreness
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – What are the effects of spinach and berries on oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle soreness in athletes? Higher fruit…
An Apple a Day May Keep the Pharmacist Away
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – Which would save more lives: eating an apple a day or taking statin drugs? Does an apple a day…
Oxidized Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via NutritionFacts – Oxidized cholesterol can be a hundred times more toxic than regular cholesterol, raising additional concerns about foods such as ghee,…
Sunflower Seeds May Aggravate Acne
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – Should we be concerned about the pimples, cadmium, and “colonic crunch” associated with the consumption of sunflower seeds? A…
Turmeric with Black Pepper: What It’s Good for and How to Take It
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – Historians have gathered evidence showing that people—from long ago and from around the world—have used herbs, often in…
What to Eat to Help with Seasonal Allergies (Hay Fever)
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – What did a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of a food that costs pennies a day for ragweed allergy sufferers…
Do Natural Thymol Cleaning Products Disinfect as Well as Bleach?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – What’s the best household cleaning product to use? Household cleaning products can be hazardous, landing hundreds of thousands of…