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Flashback Friday: How to Block Breast Cancer’s Estrogen-Producing Enzymes
What happens to hormone levels in women and men randomized to drink soy milk?
Ochratoxin in Breakfast Cereals
One of the few food contaminants found at higher levels in those eating plant-based diets are mycotoxins, fungal toxins in moldy food ingredients, such as oats.
The Dangerous Effects of Heavy Metal Music
How might we moderate the rare but very real risk of headbanging?
Flashback Friday: Coconut Water and Depression
What is the science behind the marketing of foods for antidepressant effects?
Flashback Friday: Dr. Greger in the Kitchen: My New Favorite Dessert
Dr. Greger whips up some matcha ice cream inspired by a recipe in his How Not to Die Cookbook.
The Effects of Obesity on Dementia, Brain Function, and Fertility
Weight loss can decrease dementia risk and improve mental performance and infertility.
The Effects of Obesity on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes
Losing weight can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, and reverse type 2 diabetes.
Flashback Friday: Should Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40?
Various health organizations offer clashing mammogram recommendations that range from annual mammograms starting at age 40 to eliminating routine mammograms altogether. Who should you trust?
The Best Knee Replacement Alternative for Osteoarthritis Treatment
Is there a nonsurgical alternative to knee replacement surgery that instead treats the cause and offers only beneficial side effects?
Fasting for Autoimmune Diseases
Various fasting regimens have been attempted for inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, chronic urticaria, mixed connective-tissue disease, glomerulonephritis, and multiple sclerosis,