Preventing Allergies in Adulthood
The longest running study on vegetarians suggests that those eating plant-based diets have lower rates...
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Friday Favorites: Dietary Sources of the “Longevity Vitamin” Ergothioneine
As we age, it may be even more important to include mushrooms (or tempeh) in our diet.
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Preventing Childhood Allergies
What is responsible for the rising prevalence of atopic diseases, such as food allergies, asthma,...
Avoiding Glycotoxins in Food
500 foods were tested for advanced glycation end products (AGEs).
Glycotoxins
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in our diet are thought to accelerate the aging process.
How to Help Prevent Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
What dietary behaviors may cut the odds of developing of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)...
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Ticking Time Balloons
A million Americans have a silent aneurysm in their abdominal aorta (AAA) that may become...
Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, & Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero
The intake of trans fats, which come mostly from junk food and animal products; saturated...
Fast Food: Do You Want Fries with That Lipitor?
Cardiologists suggest that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs be given out free with fast food meals
Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Purely a Question of Diet
To achieve the cholesterol level necessary to prevent heart attacks, most people must take cholesterol-lowering...
Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Agribusiness Sees It Differently
The average "bad" cholesterol (LDL) level in people having heart attacks is in the "near-optimal"...
Heart Attacks & Cholesterol: Dying Under Normal Circumstances
Most people hospitalized with heart attacks have cholesterol levels considered "desirable" under the current recommendations....
The Risks and Benefits of Neti Pot Nasal Irrigation
Though nasal irrigation with salt water has been found to an effective and inexpensive treatment...
