Stool Size Matters
Larger bowel movements are associated with lower risk of appendicitis, colon cancer, constipation, and diverticulitis.
View ArticleSay No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants
A study of 15,000 American vegetarians suggests their lower chronic disease rates translate into fewer surgeries (including hysterectomies) and medications (including aspirin, sleeping pills,...
View ArticleChamomile Tea May Not Be Safe During Pregnancy
For the same reason aspirin should be avoided in pregnancy, chamomile has such powerful anti-inflammatory properties that regular consumption may result in a serious fetal heart problem—premature...
View ArticleUprooting the Leading Causes of Death
For those of you unfamiliar with my work, every year I read through every issue of every English-language nutrition journal in the world—so you don’t have to. Every year my presentations are brand-new...
View ArticleMore than an Apple a Day: Preventing the Most Common Diseases
Dr. Greger has scoured the world's scholarly literature on clinical nutrition, and developed this brand-new live presentation on the latest in cutting-edge research on how a healthy diet can affect...
View ArticleOne in a Thousand: Ending the Heart Disease Epidemic
Many of our most common diseases found to be rare, or even nonexistent, among populations eating plant-based diets.
View ArticleDiet and Hiatal Hernia
Straining at stool over time may force part of the stomach up into the chest, contributing to GERD acid reflux disease. This may explain why hiatal hernia is extremely rare among populations eating...
View ArticleShould You Sit, Squat, or Lean During a Bowel Movement?
Squatting and leaning can help straighten the anorectal angle, but a healthy enough diet should make bowel movements effortless regardless of positioning.
View ArticlePutrefying Protein and “Toxifying” Enzymes
Certain gut bacteria can “retoxify” carcinogens that your liver successfully detoxified, but these bacteria can be rapidly suppressed by simple dietary changes.
View ArticleLose Two Pounds in One Sitting: Taking the Mioscenic Route
Our physiology evolved for millions of years eating a plant-based diet. What would happen if researchers tried to recreate our ancestral diet in the lab?
View ArticleHOW NOT TO DIE: The Role of Diet in Preventing, Arresting, & Reversing Our...
In this “best-of” compilation of his last four year-in-review presentations, Dr. Greger explains what we can do about the #1 cause of death and disability: our diet.
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