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25/11/2023

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998707?ecd=wnl_tp10_daily_231125_MSCPEDIT_etid6084314&uac=463448PZ&impID=6084314

The findings support the current dietary recommendations of limiting consumption of red meat and highlight the importance of alternative sources of protein, according to the researchers.

21/10/2022

https://m.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org/photos/a.505323302817517/6279987525351037/?type=3

Berries may slow brain aging by as much as two and a half years. Eating just one cup of blueberries a day has been shown to improve long-term memory in older adults. You can even correlate the cognitive improvements with enhanced brain activation by using state-of-the-art brain scan technology to actually visualize the improved blood flow to those same regions of the brain caused by the blueberry consumption.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on children compared about one cup of blueberries to two cups and none at all. What did the researchers find? Blueberries improved cognitive performance, and the more berries, the better. And, the improvements weren't seen after 12 weeks of eating berries, but within hours of just a single meal with blueberries.

If you eat blueberries week after week, you also get chronic benefits, such as reduced artery stiffness and a boost in your natural killer cells, which are one of your body’s natural first lines of defense against viral infections and cancer.

Berries are some of the most healthful foods we should include in our daily routine. This is why they have their own special category in Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen checklist. Download the free Daily Dozen app today, and start ticking off your daily servings of berries.

Learn more and see the study references on http://NutritionFacts.org:
"Benefits of Blueberries for the Brain" at http://bit.ly/2l5GumS
"Benefits of Blueberries for Artery Function" at https://bit.ly/2MemEmF
Daily Dozen at https://nutritionfacts.org/daily-dozen/

15/10/2022

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-can-alcohol-cause-cancer/?utm_source=NutritionFacts.org&utm_campaign=ca2206ae5e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_7_26_2022_12_48_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_40f9e497d1-ca2206ae5e-25732829&mc_cid=ca2206ae5e&mc_eid=1a9bab184f

If even light drinking can cause cancer, why don’t doctors warn their patients about it?

11/10/2022

So important!

Studies going back half a century found that those eating meat one or more days a week had significantly higher rates of diabetes, and the more frequently meat was eaten, the more frequently disease occurred. Even at the same weight, those eating plant-based diets had but a fraction of the diabetes rates.

By 2015, the clinical practice guidelines from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology explicitly endorse a plant-based diet as their general recommendation for patients with diabetes, and the American Diabetes Association lists it as one of the dietary patterns acceptable for managing the condition. The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA), however, has really taken the lead by not only accepting, but recommending, plant-based diets for disease management.

A plant-based diet beat out the conventional American Diabetes Association diet in a head-to-head, randomized, controlled clinical trial without restricting portions. Indeed, there was no calorie- or carb-counting at all. A review of all such studies found that people following plant-based diets have improved reductions in blood sugars, body weight, and cardiovascular risk factors, compared to individuals who include animal products in their diets.

Watch the following videos to learn more:
"Plant-Based Diets and Diabetes" at https://bit.ly/3pG4tLn
"Plant-Based Diets Recognized by Diabetes Associations" at http://bit.ly/2yppChm
"Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes" at http://bit.ly/2MfOguo

11/09/2022

Berries may slow brain aging by as much as two and a half years. Eating just one cup of blueberries a day has been shown to improve long-term memory in older adults. You can even correlate the cognitive improvements with enhanced brain activation by using state-of-the-art brain scan technology to actually visualize the improved blood flow to those same regions of the brain caused by the blueberry consumption.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on children compared about one cup of blueberries to two cups and none at all. What did the researchers find? Blueberries improved cognitive performance, and the more berries, the better. And, the improvements weren't seen after 12 weeks of eating berries, but within hours of just a single meal with blueberries.

If you eat blueberries week after week, you also get chronic benefits, such as reduced artery stiffness and a boost in your natural killer cells, which are one of your body’s natural first lines of defense against viral infections and cancer.

Berries are some of the most healthful foods we should include in our daily routine. This is why they have their own special category in Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen checklist. Download the free Daily Dozen app today, and start ticking off your daily servings of berries.

Learn more and see the study references on https://bit.ly/3ekYbIJ:
"Benefits of Blueberries for the Brain" at http://bit.ly/2l5GumS
"Benefits of Blueberries for Artery Function" at https://bit.ly/2MemEmF
Daily Dozen at https://bit.ly/3axjw2x

11/09/2022

08/05/2022

Researchers test antimutagenic agents on people who smoke because they voluntarily have carcinogens coursing through their veins from ci******es. One study compared the antimutagenic effect of curcumin between smokers and nonsmokers.

When the urine of cigarette smokers was added to bacteria, the number of DNA mutations shot up dramatically. The urine of nonsmokers, however, caused far fewer DNA mutations, which makes sense because they have fewer chemicals running through their systems. What happens if turmeric is eaten every day for a month? Not much for nonsmokers, but, for those who do smoke, the mutagenic potential of their urine noticeably decreased in just 15 days and dropped even more by day 30.

This was the result of less than one teaspoon a day of plain turmeric, just the spice you can buy at your local market, indicating that dietary turmeric is an effective antimutagen.

There’s an even more effective antimutagen than turmeric, though, and that’s not smoking. The DNA-damaging power of smokers’ urine exceeded that of nonsmokers even after eating turmeric for a month.

Watch the video "Carcinogen-Blocking Effects of Turmeric" at http://bit.ly/2M6wOsb for more.

08/05/2022

Just a few small servings of nuts a week may increase our lifespan and lower cancer risk.

01/05/2022

What happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and fiber content in the first randomized controlled trial?

09/04/2022

An entire issue of a cardiology journal dedicated to plant-based nutrition explores the role an evidence-based diet can play in the reversal of congestive heart failure.

02/04/2022

Are you ready for a shocker? Alcohol lies to us. Our friends lie to us. The media? You guessed it – they lie to us too. The shocking part is how deeply we believe those lies while we easily write off what is true.

Out of the lies we believe – the myth that alcohol makes us happy is a top one. I’m not sure what kind of a genie in a bottle you believe in, but the idea that a known depressant can make us happy sounds just ludicrous to me. Yet I believed it. Alcohol lies to us with its initial rush that lifts us up for a quick moment, but the reality is, that the high from alcohol lasts about 20 minutes. From there on – it’s all downhill. If you think about it, if alcohol truly makes you happy – wouldn’t it leave you feeling good the next day too?

Never did I wake up with a hangover and think – “Man, I wish I had drank more last night!” Yet when I do the things that truly make me happy – spending time with friends, laughing with my kids, or that feeling when the roller coaster flips you upside down – I want more of it because it feels good.

For more myths about alcohol, join us in The Alcohol Experiment at alcoholexperiment.com

15/03/2022

This is important info

Commercial influences may have corrupted the American College of Sports Medicine’s hydration guidelines. If you had to name the greatest medical advance