Does Getting Enough Sleep Help You Lose Weight?
Even getting just one more hour of sleep a night may help with weight control.
View ArticleVinegar for Blood Sugar Control and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
Apple cider vinegar may help with ovulatory function in those with PCOS.
View ArticleThe Impacts of Plant-Based Diets on Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer
Why do people who eat more plants get less breast and prostate cancer?
View ArticleIs Swimming Good for Weight Loss?
Exercising in cool water or under cool conditions on land can lead to an increase in post-workout calorie intake.
View ArticleA Case of Stage 3 Cancer Reversal with Fasting
I go over a case report of water-only fasting, followed by a whole food, plant-based diet for follicular lymphoma.
View ArticlePlant-Based Diet for Treating and Reversing Stage 3 Kidney Disease
I share a touching story of the power of plant-based eating for chronic kidney failure.
View ArticleFat-Blocking Benefits of Hibiscus Tea
What did a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of hibiscus tea for weight loss find?
View ArticleImproving VO2 Max: A Look at Vegetarian and Vegan Athletes
Plant-based diets improve the performance of athletes and nonathletes alike.
View ArticleThe Best Time to Exercise for Weight Loss
Burn off significantly more body fat exercising before meals, rather than after them.
View ArticleBetter to Exercise Before or After Meals for Weight Loss and Blood Sugar...
If people burn more fat on the days they exercise before eating, rather than afterwards, why doesn’t this translate into more weight loss?
View ArticleHow Hot Peppers May Extend Your Life
Spice can hack your brain by making foods taste saltier.
View ArticleFasting to Detox
How might we help flush the pollutants stored in our fat that come spilling out into our bloodstream during weight loss?
View ArticleFecal Transplants for Aging and Weight Loss
Does poop from centenarians have anti-aging properties?
View ArticleAre Beyond Meat Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Healthy?
The SWAP-MEAT study puts Beyond Meat products to the test.
View ArticleTargeting Angiogenesis to Lose Weight
Expanding body fat releases blood supply-generating factors that may end up hooking up tumors, too.
View ArticleWhich Foods Are the Most Anti-Angiogenic?
For cancer prevention, researchers suggest “constant consumption” of anti-angiogenic foods.
View ArticleMindful Eating vs. Cognitive Defusion for Food Cravings
Of all the mindfulness skills, cognitive defusion appears to be the most effective, simple, and efficient approach to manage food cravings.
View ArticleThe Risks and Benefits of Mindfulness for Weight Loss
Contrary to popular perception, the evidence for even the most well-founded benefits of mindfulness meditation is not entirely conclusive.
View ArticleAcid Reflux Medicine May Cause Osteoporosis
Stomach acid–blocking proton pump inhibitor drugs—PPIs with brand names like Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Protonix, and AcipHex—appear to significantly increase the risk of bone fractures.
View ArticleDiet and Caloric Restriction for Longevity—The Monkey Trials
How can we make sense of the disparate results from the four primate studies on caloric restriction and lifespan?
View ArticleHow Much Licorice Is Safe?
Eating licorice or drinking licorice tea can cause the loss of body fat by blocking the effects of a stress hormone, but at what cost?
View ArticleThe Secret to Weight Loss Through Exercise
Exercise ramps up appetite, helping to explain why calories burned don’t necessarily equal calories lost, so how can we lose weight through physical activity?
View ArticleHow to Preserve Your Sense of Smell
Loss of sense of smell can have serious consequences.
View ArticleHow Much Exercise Does It Take to Improve Aging Cognitive Function?
If the relationship between exercise and dementia prevention is cause-and-effect, as much as 20 percent of Alzheimer’s disease may be attributable to physical inactivity.
View ArticleDoes Drinking More Water Help You Lose Weight?
Those who stay hydrated tend to maintain a healthier body weight, but is it cause and effect?
View ArticleHow Much Water Should You Drink Every Day to Lose Weight?
When we get dehydrated, the shrinkage of our blood volume can lead to the release of angiotensin, which can lead to weight gain.
View ArticleThe Risks and Benefits of Mild Trendelenburg Position to Reduce Body Fat
Other than a “space headache,” what might be the downsides of sleeping at a slight head-down tilt to accelerate fat loss?
View ArticleRegulators Put the Squeeze on Juice Plus+
The Better Business Bureau and Federal Trade Commission explore the claims of Juice Plus+, a multi-level marketing company.
View ArticleDaily Dozen Diet Put to the Test for Weight Loss
What did a pilot study on How Not to Die’s Daily Dozen and How Not to Diet’s 21 Tweaks find?
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