Fighting Inflammation with Flaxseeds 

Fighting Inflammation with Flaxseeds 

by | Mar 5, 2024 | Nutrition

Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory, aging-associated oxylipins can be normalized by eating ground flaxseed.  I previously explored the “Potent Antihypertensive Effect of Dietary Flaxseed in Hypertensive Patients” study in my video Flaxseeds for Hypertension. That was...
The Pros of Early Time-Restricted Eating 

The Pros of Early Time-Restricted Eating 

by | Feb 27, 2024 | Nutrition

Calories eaten in the morning count less than calories eaten in the evening, and they’re healthier, too.   Time-restricted feeding, where you limit the same amount of eating to a narrow evening window, has benefits compared to eating in the evening and earlier in the...
What the Science Says About Time-Restricted Eating 

What the Science Says About Time-Restricted Eating 

by | Feb 22, 2024 | Nutrition

Are there benefits to giving yourself a bigger daily break from eating?    The reason many blood tests are taken after an overnight fast is that meals can tip our system out of balance, bumping up certain biomarkers for disease, such as blood sugars, insulin,...
The Neurotoxin in Star Fruit 

The Neurotoxin in Star Fruit 

by | Feb 20, 2024 | Nutrition

Starfruit contains a neurotoxin known as caramboxin that can cause irreversible brain damage at high enough doses.    If someone walks into the emergency room with intractable hiccups, one of the questions the ER physician should ask is: Have you been eating star...
A Look at the 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet 

A Look at the 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet 

by | Feb 15, 2024 | Nutrition

What are the effects of eating only five days a week or following a fasting-mimicking diet five days a month?    Instead of eating every other day, what if you ate five days a week and fasted for the other two? As I discuss in my video The 5:2 Diet and the...