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Friday Favorites: Onions Put to the Test for Losing Weight, Lowering Cholesterol, and Treating PCOS
Let’s discuss weight loss, cholesterol, and PCOS treatment with diet. What can a daily eighth of a teaspoon of onion powder do for body fat, and what can raw red onion do for cholesterol? The previous video I mentioned is Are Onions Beneficial for Testosterone, Osteoporosis, Allergies, and Cancer? ( ). New subscribers to our […]
Continue readingPros and Cons of Raw Food Diets
Is there an advantage to eating a raw plant-based diet over a diet of raw and cooked whole plant foods? This video was scripted and narrated by our Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Kristine Dennis. For more on raw food, see: • Is It Safe to Eat Raw Mushrooms? ( ) • Raw Food Nutrient Absorption […]
Continue readingPerceptions of Childhood Obesity and Diet Quality
One reason kids may not be eating more healthfully is that their parents vastly overestimate the quality of their child’s diet. For even more on weight control, go to your local public library and check out my book, How Not to Diet ( ), available in print, e-book, and audio. (All proceeds I receive from […]
Continue readingFriday Favorites: Animal Protein vs. Plant-Based Protein
I discuss a public health case for modernizing the definition of protein quality. The benefits of caloric restriction may arise from the drop in animal protein intake. See Caloric Restriction vs. Animal Protein Restriction ( ) for more on this. I also discuss branched-chain amino acids in Are BCAA (Branched-Chain Amino Acids) Healthy? ( ). […]
Continue readingPesticide Exposure and Hypospadias Birth Defects in Vegetarians
What role do vegetarian diets and organic foods play in the prevention or promotion of a birth defect called hypospadias? This video was scripted and narrated by our Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Kristine Dennis. For more on food during pregnancy, see: • Bacon, Eggs, and Gestational Diabetes During Pregnancy ( ) • Animal Protein, Pregnancy, […]
Continue readingFood Poisoning: Causes and Prevention
Why do contaminated poultry products cause the most foodborne deaths? For more on food poisoning, check out: • Food Poisoning Bacteria Cross-Contamination ( ) • Norovirus Food Poisoning from Pesticides ( ) • Salmonella in Chicken and Turkey: Deadly but Not Illegal ( ) • Urinary Tract Infections from Eating Chicken ( ) There are […]
Continue readingHow to Slow Cancer Growth
At this very moment, many of us have tumors growing inside our bodies, so we cannot wait to start eating and living more healthfully. My next major book project after How Not to Hurt is going to be cancer. In fact, it’s going to be 18 books, one for each of the cancers that kill […]
Continue readingHow to Get Enough Polyphenols for Life Extension
Is the link between flavonoid consumption and longevity cause-and-effect, and are all sources of flavonoids equally healthy? I have more than 200 videos on longevity. Check out the topic page ( ). For even more on longevity, go to your local public library and check out my book, How Not to Age ( ), available […]
Continue readingFriday Favorites: Are Baruka Nuts the Healthiest Nut?
How do barukas, also known as baru almonds, compare with other nuts? In my Daily Dozen checklist ( ), I recommend eating a quarter cup of nuts or seeds or two tablespoons of nut or seed butter each day. Why? See: • Four Nuts Once a Month ( ) • Which Nut Fights Cancer Better? […]
Continue readingHormesis from Low-Dose Radiation
Our bodies are exposed to about 20,000 hits of radiation from cosmic rays every second. Is that good or bad? Salutary ways like what?! I have an entire section on hormesis in my longevity book. Go to your local public library and check out How Not to Age ( ), available in print, e-book, and […]
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