Tag Archives: vegetarians

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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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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Flashback Friday: Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death

“Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death” In past years, I’ve addressed the most pressing dietary issues of our time, like what’s the healthiest variety of apple, or what’s the most nutritious nut or dried fruit, or what’s the best bean, what’s the best berry? What’s the best bowel movement? We had fun. People got to…

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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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