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Friday 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 […]
Continue readingFriday Favorites: What Are the Best Foods?
A review of reviews on the health effects of animal foods versus plant foods. This reminds me of my What Are the Healthiest Foods? ( ) video, helpful for some broad takeaways. If you missed the previous video, check out What Are the Best Beverages? ( ). PS: The omega-3s video I mentioned is: Should […]
Continue readingMenopausal Hot Flashes Are Not Inevitable
Why do 85 percent of menopausal women suffer hot flashes in some countries but only 15 percent in others? I continue with this topic in the next video, Soy Foods for Menopause Hot Flash Symptoms ( ). Also see Dietary Approach to Naturally Treating Menopause Symptoms ( ). I recently did a series on vaginal […]
Continue readingDoes Prevagen Really Work?
Why did the makers of Prevagen settle a class action lawsuit in 2020 with the FTC over deceptive business practices and false advertising? A couple of weeks ago, I released a video on a controversial Alzheimer’s drug that used the same scam: Controversy Around FDA’s Approval of Biogen Alzheimer’s Drug, Aducanumab ( ). With supplements […]
Continue readingFriday Favorites: The 3,500 Calorie per Pound Rule Is Wrong
How many fewer calories do you have to eat every day to lose one pound of body fat? If it were just a matter of your weight settling at the point at which your reduced calorie intake matches your reduced calorie output, it would take years for your weight loss to plateau. Instead, it often […]
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