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Treating Kidney Failure Through Diet

“Treating Kidney Failure Through Diet” One of the important functions of our kidneys is to filter out excess phosphorus from our bloodstream. And so, when our kidney function declines, phosphorus can build up in our bodies, and cause something called metastatic calcification— where your heart valves, muscles, and other parts of your body can build…

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The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100

The Okinawa Diet Living to 100, The dietary guidelines recommend that we try to choose meals or snacks that are high in nutrients, but lower in calories to reduce the risk of chronic disease By this measure. The healthiest foods on the planet, the most nutrient-dense, are vegetables containing the most nutrient bang for our…

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Nutrient-Dense Approach to Weight Management

“Nutrient-Dense Approach to Weight Management” We know that vegetarians tend to be slimmer, but there’s this perception that veg diets may be somehow deficient in nutrients. So how’s this for a simple study— let’s just analyze the diets of 13,000 people and compare the nutrient intake of those eating meat to the one of those…

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Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet?

“Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet?” Dr. Walter Kempner introduced the first comprehensive dietary program to treat chronic kidney disease, and in doing so also revolutionized the treatment of other disorders, including obesity. Kempner was Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Duke, where he came up with the so-called “rice diet,” which basically consisted of…

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Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet?

  Can Morbid Obesity Be Reversed Through Diet? Dr Walter Kempner introduced the first comprehensive dietary program to treat chronic kidney disease and, in doing so also revolutionized the treatment of other disorders, including obesity. Kempner was Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Duke, where he came up with the so-called rice diet, which consisted of…

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Preventing Brain Loss with B Vitamins?

  “Preventing Brain Loss with B Vitamins?” By our 70s, one in five of us will suffer from cognitive impairment, and within 5 years half will progress to dementia, in a progression from cognitive impairment without dementia, to dementia and death. The earlier we can slow or stop this process, the better. Although an effective…

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Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 2

  “Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 2” Dr. Ornish and colleagues were able to show an apparent reversal in the progression of early stage localized prostate cancer with a plant-based diet and lifestyle program, and researchers at the University of Massachusetts and elsewhere showed a similar diet may help slow the progression of…

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Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 1

“Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 1” Dr. Dean Ornish showed that a plant- based diet and lifestyle program could reverse the progression of prostate cancer by making men’s bloodstream nearly 8 times better at suppressing cancer cell growth, but this was for early-stage, localized, watch-and-wait prostate cancer. What about more advanced-stage life-threatening diseases? There…

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How Plant-Based to Lower IGF-1?

“How Plant-Based to Lower IGF-1?” Just a few days of walking and eating whole healthy plant foods, our IGF-1 levels drop low enough to reverse cancer cell growth. What if we stick with it? Going to some Pritikin spa and getting healthy for two weeks is one thing, but what about the long-term? Does your…

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