Anti-Inflammatory Diets Improve Inflammation
A CNN review article noted that anti-inflammatory diets improve inflammation. This is important for medical conditions that also have inflammation attached to it. For instance, rheumatoid arthritis,...
View ArticleUltraprocessed Food Leads to Premature Aging
An article in the medical journal “Medical News Today” found that ultraprocessed food leads to premature aging. What are ultraprocessed foods? The NOVA Food Classification System explains what...
View ArticleRed Meat and Processed Meat Can Become a Cause of Diabetes
A clinical study at the end of 2023 showed that red meat and processed meat can become a cause of diabetes. The authors published the results of this study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition...
View ArticleA Plant-based Diet Helped Prostate Cancer Patients Significantly
A new study in JAMA Network Open showed that a plant-based diet helped prostate cancer patients significantly. Briefly, in this study physicians followed 2062 men with localized prostate cancer for a...
View ArticleCancer in younger Adults is due to Accelerated Aging
Recent research showed that cancer in younger adults is due to accelerated aging. Researchers presented a paper at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024. They...
View ArticleLearn about Longevity from the Blue Zones
People who live in blue zones often turn 100 or older, so we can learn about longevity from the blue zones. The 5 most often cited blue zones are in Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica;...
View ArticleHow healthy are Carbohydrates?
A recent review article asked: how healthy are carbohydrates? The three food components that occur in natural food are carbohydrates, fats and protein. Among the carbohydrates it is important to...
View ArticleEffects of a Plant-centered Diet on Cardiovascular Disease in Midlife
A study followed younger patients for 32 years looking for the effects of a plant-centered diet on cardiovascular disease in midlife. The researchers determined the heart attack and stroke rates when...
View ArticleWhat can Happen to Your Body Over Months of Isolation
A recent article by CNN describes what can happen to your body over months of isolation at home. The article is rather negative showing all the possible things that can go wrong. I have been isolated...
View ArticleKey Factors for Centenarians
A study from Washington State University (WSU) showed some of the key factors for centenarians to survive. The publication of the study goes back to June 17, 2020. In general, it was common knowledge...
View ArticleMediterranean Diet Reduces Heart Attacks and Strokes in Diabetes
A recent publication came to the conclusion that a Mediterranean diet reduces heart attacks and strokes in diabetes. This Canadian and Spanish study compared prospective cohort studies and randomized...
View ArticleThe Quality of Food is Important
Many authors wrote books about food; the quality of food is important. Recently I came across a book review regarding the book “The Way We Eat Now” by Bee Wilson. In the March 2020 edition of the...
View ArticleEat Right for a Long Life
Dr. Felice Gersh gave a talk at a conference in Las Vegas stressing the importance to eat right for a long life. This was at the 27th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine in Las Vegas from Dec....
View ArticleHow Healthy Is Food From The Supermarket?
I am asking the question here: “how healthy is food from the supermarket?” We tend to assume that food we buy at the supermarket would be safe to eat. Think again, because below I will explain why it...
View ArticleThe Best Ways To Prevent Cancer
Cancer is the second leading cause of death, that’s why it is important to learn about the best ways to prevent cancer. Generally speaking you want to remove cancer-producing substances (carcinogens)...
View ArticleReplace Red Meat And Processed Red Meat
A new study has shown that you can save lives when you replace red meat and processed red meat. The replacement was with fish, poultry or protein from vegetables. The study appeared in the British...
View ArticleUltraprocessed Food Kills
The British Medical Journal published two papers that showed that ultraprocessed food kills. The first paper showed that highly processed food causes heart attacks and strokes. Another paper in the...
View ArticleMore Obesity In Rural Areas
A new study was published May 2019 in the magazine Nature showing that there is now more obesity in rural areas. In the mid 1980’s when the first reports came out about obesity, this was not the case....
View ArticleThe Foods That Are Killing Us
There is an article in a CNN report talking about the foods that are killing us. This review is based on an article in the Lancet. The Lancet study was based on a global review of eating habits in 195...
View ArticleWhere Does Fat Go With Weight loss?
People often wonder where does fat go with weight loss? This question recently came up in a CNN conversation. The answer was originally researched by Dr. Ruben Meerman and Professor Andrew Brown. Dr....
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