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Recall that back in 2019, the prestigious international medical journal Lancet issued a call for curbing meat consumption. The EAT-Lancet Commission invoked the alleged health benefits of reducing intake of animal protein and claimed plant-based eating could help save the planet. The food…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
September 24 Causal associations of alcohol consumption with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality among Chinese males Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Sep2;116(3):771-779 Pre-pregnancy fat intake to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 116, Issue 3,…read more
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August 27 Obsessively watching the news can make you mentally and physically sick studyfinds.org August 24, 2022 Before we push the new Omicron vaccine, let’s see the data By Marty Makary, MD, sensiblemed.substack.com The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with a substantial…read more
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Here you have it—a succinct rundown of the key nutrients you need to optimize cardiovascular health in simple, understandable terms, courtesy of our friends at Protocol for Life Balance. The research speaks volumes for nutritional support of heart health. –Dr….read more
Categories:Heart Health Sponsored Supplements
“Top Biden administration officials are weighing a plan to let all adults get a second round of coronavirus booster shots”—Politico, July 11 “Currently, many Americans are under-vaccinated, meaning they are not up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines,” said Dr….read more
Categories:COVID-19
A frequent theme on social media these days is vintage photos from the 60s and 70s—the era when I was growing up—depicting beachgoers with mostly normal bodies. Obesity was uncommon. Then things changed: Since 1980, obesity prevalence among US adults…read more
Categories:Metabolic Syndrome Microbiome Nutrition and Weight Obesity
Q: How do you advise a 70-year-old to start a healthier life when they have horrible eating habits and are a certified couch potato? A: The simple answer? You don’t advise them to do anything. Unless of course, they’re looking…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition
Q: I’m a healthy 61-year-old female with an ongoing vitamin D deficiency. My doctor has given me 25,000 IU vitamin D per week over a 10-week period a few times over the last 18 months and my levels continue to…read more
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July 30 Dementia risk climbs with intake of ultra-processed foods Neurology, July 27, 2022, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200871 Fast food diet before pregnancy can impact breast milk and baby’s health, say scientists Acta Physiologica, 2022; DOI: 10.1111/apha.13861 Cocoa shown to reduce blood pressure…read more
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Summer is here, and that means warm, lazy days at the beach, in the park, or on the patio. Many of us are facing the onslaught of UV rays without a basecoat of skin pigment, rendering us more susceptible to…read more
Categories:Skin and Hair Supplements
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about protein. Protein bars are all the rage.…
Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance…
In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
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