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Epigenetic Clocks for Testing Your Biological Age
Epigenetic clocks have become established as robust measures of chronological age, surpassing telomere length as the best age predictor. In addition to predicting time-to-death, epigenetic clocks also appear to foretell healthspan indicators, such as cognitive decline, frailty, arthritis, and the progression of diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. What are telomeres? See What to Eat to […]
Continue readingHow to Prevent Skin Cancer with Diet
A randomized controlled trial found that a low-fat diet can result in a ten-fold lower skin cancer rate. If you missed the previous video, see The Best Supplement to Prevent Skin Cancer ( ). Does Sunscreen Cause or Prevent Skin Cancer? ( ). Check out the video to find out. I also have an older […]
Continue readingFriday Favorite: How to Treat Periodontitis with Diet
Plant-based diets are put to the test in the treatment of periodontal disease. Check out Best Foods for Halitosis and Gingivitis ( ) ! For more on diet and oral health, see: • Don’t Use Antiseptic Mouthwash ( ) • Plant-Based Diets: Oral Health ( ) • Plant-Based Diets: Dental Health ( ) • What’s […]
Continue readingThe Best Supplement to Prevent Skin Cancer
Oral nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, has been shown to prevent skin cancers in high-risk patients and cause precancerous lesions to disappear. The skin aging video I mentioned is The Benefits of Topical Niacinamide for Reversing Skin Aging ( ). In the next video, I look at How to Prevent Skin Cancer with Diet […]
Continue readingIs FDA-Approved Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Safe?
As of 2019, there are urine-free FDA-approved bioidentical hormones that skirt the standardization concerns of compounded preparations. Are they any safer? I recently produced a bunch of videos on menopause symptoms. Check out: • Menopausal Hot Flashes Are Not Inevitable ( ) • Soy Foods for Menopause Hot Flash Symptoms ( ) • Dietary Approach […]
Continue readingFriday Favorite: Benefits of Garlic for Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold
Raw garlic is compared to roasted, stir-fried, simmered, and jarred garlic. The other video I mentioned is Benefits of Garlic Powder for Heart Disease ( ). What else can garlic do? • Inhibiting Platelet Activation with Garlic & Onions ( ) • Garlic & Raisins to Prevent Premature Birth ( ) • Cancer, Interrupted: Garlic […]
Continue readingHow to Prevent Wrinkles with Diet
The evidence supports the recommendation to follow a whole food, plant-based diet for healthier looking skin, and for preventing and reducing wrinkles. The other videos I mentioned: • The Best Diet for Healthy Aging ( ) • How to Naturally Reduce Wrinkles with Food ( ) • How to Convert Into an Equol Producer ( […]
Continue readingDoes Increasing Protein Intake Slow Age-Related Muscle Mass Loss?
Adding extra protein to the diets of older men and women is put to the test for slowing the loss of muscle mass. There is something that can help when added to a progressive strength-training regimen. See What Is Creatine? Can It Treat Sarcopenia (Muscle Loss with Age)? ( ) and Are There Any Side […]
Continue readingFriday Favorite: How to Treat Reflux in Children with Diet
Dairy products can cause hypersensitivity reactions even in those who test negative for cow’s milk allergy. The video I mentioned was Treating Reflux in Babies with Diet ( ). I previously covered the maternal diet effects on breast-fed babies in Treating Infant Colic by Changing Mom’s Diet ( ) and Infant Seizures Linked to Mother’s […]
Continue readingDoes Astragalus Have Benefits for Life Extension and Fighting Cancer?
One of the most popular herbs in traditional Chinese medicine, astragalus root is marketed as a "life-prolonging" tonic. Are there independently verified benefits? What is telomerase? Find out in What to Eat to Prevent Telomere Shortening ( ) For more on the effects of plants on cancer, check out: • The Impacts of Plant-Based Diets […]
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