A Plant-Based Diet Helps to Prevent and Manage Asthma, According to New Review
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine via EurekAlert – A plant-based diet can help prevent and manage asthma, while dairy products and high-fat foods raise the risk, according to a new…
Consider the Evidence When You Make Life-or-Death Decisions
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – In the 1940s and ’50s, the American Medical Association was not only saying that “smoking in moderation” wasn’t a problem, but that,…
Health: Vegetarian Diet Linked With Lower Risk of Urinary Tract Infections
Scientific Reports via EurekAlert – A vegetarian diet may be associated with a lower risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), a study in Scientific Reports suggests. UTIs are usually caused…
Gut Microbiome Changes With Cooking of Plant Foods, Says New Study
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News Medical-Net – When researchers from UC San Francisco and Harvard teamed up to find out how the gut microbiome is affected by cooking, they…
Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer
Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. via News Medical-Net – Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. In addition to genetics and environmental factors, the type of food we consume each…
What You Eat May Change the Way That Antibiotics Affect Your Gut
Sally Robertson, B.Sc. via News Medical – Net – “Doctors now know that each antibiotic prescription has the potential to lead to some very harmful microbiome-related health outcomes, but they…
From Adequate Nutrition to Optimum Nutrition
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – We need to shift from the concept of merely getting adequate nutrition to getting optimal nutrition. That is, we shouldn’t just aim…
11 Top Tips to Keep Your Brain Sharp and Young
Dr. Don Colbert – Adding omega-3 fats is a crucial step in reducing inflammation and the risk of degenerative brain disease. To truly make a difference, it takes two steps:…
