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Acid Reflux Medicine May Cause Osteoporosis
Stomach acid–blocking proton pump inhibitor drugs—PPIs with brand names like Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Protonix, and AcipHex—appear to significantly increase the risk of bone fractures. I recently gave a webinar on osteoporosis. We’ll post the recording in a few weeks, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, check out my previous video on osteoporosis, Fall […]
Continue readingFriday Favorites: Are Fortified Kids’ Breakfast Cereals Healthy or Just Candy?
The industry’s response to the charge that breakfast cereals are too sugary. Want a healthier option? Check out Which Is a Better Breakfast: Cereal or Oatmeal? ( ). More on the effects of sugar on the body: • If Fructose Is Bad, What About Fruit? ( ) • How Much Fruit Is Too Much? ( […]
Continue readingThe Benefits of Topical Vitamin C for Reversing Skin Aging
What are the pros and cons of alpha hydroxy acid lotions and chemical peels, as well as the roles of topical antioxidants vitamin E and C, in reversing the signs of aging skin? This is the last video in this four-part series on anti-aging skin products. If you missed any of the others, see: • […]
Continue readingThe Benefits of Topical Niacinamide for Reversing Skin Aging
Niacinamide, a form of vitamin B3 also known as nicotinamide, is a precursor to two potent antioxidants that can help reverse signs of skin aging. This is the third in a four-part series on skin products. If you missed the first two, check out What Is the Most Important Anti-Aging Cream Ingredient? ( ) and […]
Continue readingFriday Favorites: Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal for Weight Loss or Should It Be Skipped?
Is the link between breakfast skipping and obesity cause-and-effect? Breakthroughs in the field of chronobiology—the study of our circadian rhythms—help solve the mystery of the missing morning calories in breakfast studies. *Spoiler Alert* Ironically, breakfast may indeed be the most important meal for weight loss based on chronobiology, the effects of our circadian rhythms. While […]
Continue readingTopical Retinoids to Reverse Skin Aging
Tretinoin, also known as all-trans retinoic acid (sold under a variety of brands including Retin-A), can reverse the signs of aging skin, but at what cost? What Is the Most Important Anti-Aging Cream Ingredient? ( ). That was the question posed and answered in my previous video. In the next two videos, I look at […]
Continue readingWhat Is the Most Important Anti-Aging Cream Ingredient?
Most anti-aging creams may work no better than typical moisturizers. The daily application of sunscreen is considered to be the single most important thing to maintaining youthful skin. This is the first in a four-part series on so-called anti-aging skin products. Stay tuned for: • Topical Retinoids to Reverse Skin Aging ( ) • The […]
Continue readingFriday Favorites: The Healthiest Food Sources of Vitamin B12
What are the best green-light (whole food plant-based) sources of vitamin B12? The reason you have to take most B12-fortified foods three times a day is because it takes your B12 receptors at least about 4 hours to unload their cargo and be ready for the next tiny dose. At huge doses, like in the […]
Continue readingThe Best Diet for Healthy Aging (Updated)
Food for healthy aging: Swapping just 1 percent of plant protein in place of animal protein was associated with significantly less age-related deficit accumulation. Aging is the topic of my forthcoming book, How Not to Age, out in 2023. I can’t wait to share all of what I found! This update has changes to the […]
Continue readingSoy Foods for Menopause Hot Flash Symptoms
Soy can be considered a first-line treatment for menopausal hot flash and night sweat symptoms. If you missed the previous video, see Menopausal Hot Flashes Are Not Inevitable ( ). What about soy and breast cancer? See my video Is Soy Healthy for Breast Cancer Survivors? ( ). I recently did a series on vaginal […]
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