NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast

NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast


Latest Episodes

Friday Favorites: The 3,500 Calorie per Pound Rule Is Wrong
November 10, 2023

How many fewer calories do you have to eat every day to lose one pound of body fat?

VSED: The Downsides of Fasting for Ending Life
November 08, 2023

What are the pros and cons of voluntarily stopping eating and drinking to end your life?

VSED: The Benefits of Fasting for Ending Life
November 06, 2023

Even under hospice with excellent palliative care, some spend their last months in uncontrollable suffering. What can be done in places in the United States that outlaw physician-assisted dying?

Friday Favorites: Fasting for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases
November 03, 2023

Fasting, followed by a plant-based diet, is put to the test for autoimmune inflammatory joint disease and autoimmune diseases such as lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, chronic urticaria, mixed connective

How to Die a Good Death
November 01, 2023

Hospice is often framed as giving up, but, ironically, hospice patients sometimes actually live longer

Is It Possible to Reverse Aging and Live Forever?
October 30, 2023

Some animals, like the immortal jellyfish, can effectively live forever, so why cant we?

Friday Favorites: What Are the Best Beverages?
October 27, 2023

A review of reviews on the health effects of tea, coffee, milk, wine, and soda

Caffeine Shampoo and Rosemary Oil for Hair Growth
October 25, 2023

I cover natural topical treatments for hair growth, including pumpkin seed oil, caffeine, green tea, pyrithione zinc, ginger, Chinese knotweed, and rosemary.

Controversy Around FDA’s Approval of Biogen Alzheimer’s Drug, Aducanumab
October 23, 2023

I discuss the safety and efficacy of the newest Alzheimer's drug treatments, aducanumab (Aduhelm) and lecanemab (Leqembi).

Friday Favorites: Why People Gain Weight in the Fall
October 20, 2023

A list of specific recommendations for the prevention of obesity by improving the circadian system health.