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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.  

April 6, 2016 · 2 Comments

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

March 23, 2016 · Leave a comment

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

March 16, 2016 · Leave a comment

Video: Laughter as Medicine

What effects do laughing, crying, kissing, cuddling, and sex have on immune function and allergic responses?

March 9, 2016 · Leave a comment

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

February 24, 2016 · Leave a comment

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

February 17, 2016 · Leave a comment

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.

January 27, 2016 · 1 Comment

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

January 20, 2016 · Leave a comment

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

January 13, 2016 · Leave a comment

Video: Big Food Using the Tobacco Industry Playbook

The processed food industries now use tactics similar to those used by cigarette companies to undermine public health interventions.

January 6, 2016 · Leave a comment

Video: What are the Healthiest Foods?

Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which foods best supply nutrients while avoiding disease-promoting components?

December 30, 2015 · 1 Comment

Video: Find out if your doctor takes drug company money

. As Dr. Michael Greger documents in this video, the vast majority of physicians in the United States take gifts from the pharmaceutical industry. Thanks to the Sunshine Act, you … Continue reading

December 16, 2015 · 1 Comment

Video: Kiwi Fruit for the Common Cold

Compared to bananas, does eating kiwi fruit decrease the incidence and severity of upper respiratory tract infections?

December 9, 2015 · 1 Comment

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.

December 2, 2015 · 1 Comment

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