Michael Greger M.D. FACLM April 17th, 2019 My go-to salad dressing, from the How Not to Die Cookbook Dressing 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 1 tablespoon almond butter 1 tablespoon blended peeled lemon 1 tablespoon white miso paste 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley 1 teaspoon salt-free stone-ground mustard 1 ¼-inch piece fresh turmeric,…
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM December 15th, 2017 Volume 39 Dr. Greger whips up some matcha ice cream inspired by a recipe in his How Not to Die Cookbook. This is: Dr. Greger in the Kitchen, where I take the science, and put it into practice. Today, I’m going to share with you my new favorite dessert: matcha…
Do legumes (beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils) just work to prevent disease or can they help treat and reverse it as well? “Legumes [by which they mean all kinds of beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils] are an excellent source of many essential nutrients…vitamins, minerals, fibers, antioxidants…” And, not just an excellent source; perhaps…
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM January 30th, 2019 Volume 45 Is butter—and other saturated fats—bad for you or not? Time magazine famously exhorted people to “Eat Butter,” no doubt selling lots of magazines, but perhaps selling the public short. They followed up with an article doubling down, saying that “The case for eating butter just got stronger,” based on this study:…
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM March 27th, 2019 Volume 46 Genetic differences in caffeine metabolism may explain the Jekyll and Hyde effects of coffee. Three-quarters of American adults drink coffee, about half of which on a daily basis. That comes out to a million tons of coffee every year. Might there be “grounds for concern”? Population studies have…
Chicken, fish, and egg powder in processed foods present greater risk from cholesterol oxidation byproducts, but there are things you can do to reduce exposure. Michael Greger M.D. FACLM June 1st, 2018 Volume 42 “A significant body of evidence indicates that oxidized cholesterol [may be] one of the main triggers of [Alzheimer’s disease].” But, that’s not all.…
ORIGINAL RESEARCH A way to reverse CAD? Tough current medical and surgical treatments manage coronary artery disease, they do little to prevent or stop it. Nutritional intervention, as shown in our study and others, has halted and even reversed CAD. Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr, MD; Gina Gendy, MD; Jonathan Doyle, MCS; Mladen Golubic, MD, PhD;…
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Editorial Is Oil Healthy? Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD In 1898, William osler gave a presentation about angina pectoris. His statement on the rarity of this disorder in 1898 is poignant considering the frequency with which cardiovascular illness is encountered today [1]. scholars debate what has caused a disease that was once considered a rarity…
Cardiovascular disease (CV) is the number one killer in the Western world. But it doesn’t need to be. The truth is that more than 75 percent of cases of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disease events are preventable. In The Whole Heart Solution, America’s Holistic Heart Doc Joel K. Kahn, MD, reveals more than…