“Does Apple Cider Vinegar Help with Weight Loss?” Vinegar has been used as a weight-loss aid for nearly 200 years, but does it work? Well, like hot sauce, it can be a nearly calorie-free way to flavor foods, and there are all sorts of tasty exotic vinegars out there now like fig, peach, and…
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“Are Beyond Meat Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Healthy?” As the chair of Harvard’s As the nutrition department put it, transitioning global diets towards healthy plant-based dietary patterns would require large-scale public health efforts but could be instrumental in ensuring future human health. In my book How Not to Diet, in the chapter on habit formation,…
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“How to Get the Weight Loss Benefits of Ephedra Without the Risks” Thermogenic drugs like DNP can cause people to overheat to death; they can increase resting metabolic rates by 300% or more. A more physiological spread would range about 10 times less, from a 30% slower metabolism in people with an underactive thyroid…
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“Fasting to Naturally Reverse High Blood Pressure” Medically supervised water-only fasting in the treatment of high blood pressure. A hundred seventy-four consecutive patients were treated in an inpatient setting. First, a few days of fruits and vegetables. This is to kind of clear out the gut so they don’t become constipated, followed by 10…
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“Treatment for High Lp(a) Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis” What could help explain severe coronary disease in someone considered to be at low cardiovascular disease risk with a healthy lifestyle? A young man ends up in the ER with a heart attack, ultimately found to have severe coronary artery disease, yet given his age, blood pressure,…
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Why don’t we give a big, warm welcome to Dr. Michael Greger? [Applause] Surely, if there was some safe, simple, side-effect-free solution to the obesity epidemic, we would know about it by now, right? I’m not so sure. It may take up to 17 years before research findings make it into day-to-day clinical practice. To…
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Why don’t we give a big, warm welcome to Dr. Michael Greger? [Applause] Surely, if there was some safe, simple, side-effect-free solution to the obesity epidemic, we would know about it by now, right? I’m not so sure. It may take up to 17 years before research findings make it into day-to-day clinical practice. To…
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“The Best Time to Workout for Weight Loss” What is the optimal exercise timing for weight loss? Is it better to exercise in the morning or in the evening? Before breakfast or after breakfast? There was a Nobel Prize- winning exercise physiologist who said he always ran a mile every morning before breakfast. Was he…
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“Eat More Calories in the Morning Than the Evening” Why are calories eaten in the morning less fattening than calories eaten in the evening? One reason is that more calories are burned off in the morning due to diet-induced thermogenesis. That’s the amount of energy the body takes to digest and process a meal, given…
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“The Best Diet for Weight Loss and Disease Prevention” Why are vegetarian diets so effective in preventing and treating diabetes? Maybe it’s because of the weight loss. Those eating more plant based tend to be significantly slimmer, and not just based on like looking at a cross-section of the population, but you can do interventional…
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“Benefits of Black Cumin Seed (Nigella Sativa) for Weight Loss” Black cumin, also known as Nigella sativa or simply black seed, is not related to cumin (it’s a member of the buttercup rather than the carrot family). Black cumin is used in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines just like any other regular spice and has…
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In this series, I’ll look at the factors that lead to both overeating and satiety. What food components make us feel full? Why does more variety lead to eating more quantity And what lifestyle approaches can we implement to increase the good food choices and reduce the bad ones, Keep watching to find out 200…
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