Video: What are the most nutritious cooking methods?
Which are the gentlest cooking methods for preserving nutrients? Which vegetables have more antioxidants cooked than raw? Dr. Michael Greger investigates the latest research to find out.
Video: Is Gluten Sensitivity Real?
Despite the gluten-free trend, the wheat protein gluten is beneficial for most people. Less than 1% of people in the United States suffer from celiac disease, which requires the elimination … Continue reading
Dr. Michael Greger: Drugs vs. Lifestyle for Preventing Diabetes
In just one decade, the number of people with diabetes has more than doubled. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, by 2050, one out of every three … Continue reading
Video: Laughter as Medicine
What effects do laughing, crying, kissing, cuddling, and sex have on immune function and allergic responses?
Video: How to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Death
Sudden Cardiac Death occurs half a million times a year in America. Many people die of their first heart attack without ever knowing that they had heart disease. However, diet … Continue reading
Video: How Doctors Have Responded to Being Named a Leading Killer
In numerous studies over the last 35 years published in leading medical journals, mistakes in medical treatment have been named as the third leading cause of death — behind heart … Continue reading
Video: Everything in Moderation? Even Heart Disease?
Health authorities appear to have taken the patronizing view that the public can’t handle the truth and would rather the science be watered down.
Video: Are Green Smoothies Good For You?
Smoothies (and blended soups and sauces) offer a convenient way to boost both the quantity and quality of fruit and vegetable intake by reducing food particle size to help maximize … Continue reading
Dr. Michael Greger: How much longer do fruit and vegetable eaters live?
Researchers reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that they followed people and their diets over time to create a dose-response curve between fruit and vegetable consumption and mortality. Subjects who … Continue reading
Video: What are the Healthiest Foods?
Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which foods best supply nutrients while avoiding disease-promoting components?
Video: Kiwi Fruit for the Common Cold
Compared to bananas, does eating kiwi fruit decrease the incidence and severity of upper respiratory tract infections?
Video: Boosting Natural Killer Cell Activity with Blueberries
Dr. Michael Greger explains how blueberry consumption may double the population of our cancer fighting immune cells, and the spices cardamom and black pepper may boost their activity as well.