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Chocolate Is Finally Put to the Test

Michael Greger MD | October 10, 2017 | Health

Read More: beans, bell peppers, beverages, body fat, Brussels sprouts, calories, candy, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular health, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, dark chocolate, exercise, fruit, grains, heart disease, heart health, industry influence, junk food, legumes, lentils, music, National Confectioners Association, nuts, obesity, phytonutrients, processed food, saturated fat, seeds, split peas, sugar, vegetables, weight gain, weight loss

Botanically speaking, seeds are small embryonic plants--the whole plant stuffed into a tiny seed and surrounded by an outer layer packed with vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals to protect the seedling plant's DNA from free radicals. No wonder they're so......

How to Cook Broccoli

Michael Greger MD | February 9, 2016 | Health

Read More: breast cancer, breast health, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cancer, cauliflower, collard greens, cooking methods, cruciferous vegetables, enzymes, greens, kale, mustard greens, mustard powder, mustard seeds, radishes, spices, sulforaphane, vegetables, women's health

When I used to teach medical students at Tufts, I gave a lecture about this amazing new therapeutic called "iloccor-B." I'd talk about all the new science, all the things it could do, its excellent safety profile. Just as......

Bile Binding Beets

Michael Greger MD | January 19, 2016 | Health

Read More: antioxidants, asparagus, beets, bell peppers, breast cancer, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular health, carrots, cauliflower, cholesterol, collard greens, cooking methods, cruciferous vegetables, detoxification, eggplant, enzymes, fiber, green beans, heart disease, heart health, kale, mustard greens, okra, oxidative stress, peppers, phytonutrients, plant-based diets, raw food, spinach, steaming, turnips, vegans, vegetables, vegetarians

In my video Breast Cancer and Constipation, I discussed how fruits and veggies bind carcinogenic bile acids in our gut. Since bile acids are absorbed back into our systems, they may increase our risk of not only colon cancer......

Our Immune System Uses Plants To Activate Gut Protection

Michael Greger MD | September 30, 2014 | Health

Read More: Ah receptor, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cruciferous vegetables, energy, fish oil, greens, immune function, inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, kale, medications, phytonutrients, processed food, standard American diet, ulcerative colitis, vegetables

It might seem that our skin is the first line of defense between our insides and the outside world, but our greatest interface with our environment is actually through the lining of our intestines, which covers thousands of square......

Cancer and the Animal-to-Plant Protein Ratio

Michael Greger MD | July 24, 2014 | Health

Read More: A/V ratio, aging, animal products, animal protein, bladder cancer, bladder disease, bladder health, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cance, cauliflower, chicken, cruciferous vegetables, Dr. Dean Ornish, eggs, fruit, Harvard, kale, men's health, metastases, mortality, plant protein, plant-based diets, poultry, prostate cancer, prostate health, protein, PSA, r cancer survival, turkey, vegans, vegetable protein, vegetables, vegetarians

It is now eight years since the famous Ornish study was published, suggesting that 12 months on a strictly plant-based diet could reverse the progression of prostate cancer. For those unfamiliar with that landmark Ornish study, see Cancer Reversal......

Broccoli Boosts Liver Detox Enzymes

Michael Greger MD | July 18, 2013 | Health

Read More: breast cancer, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, caffeine, carcinogens, cruciferous vegetables, detox, detoxifying enzymes, enzymes, fruits, heterocyclic amines, liver, liver health, phase II enzyme system, phytonutrients, plant-based diet, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

Researchers just found out that the boost in detoxifying enzymes triggered by cruciferous vegetable consumption may last for weeks! Last spring in my post The Best Detox I described this amazing phenomenon in which a phytonutrient produced by broccoli......

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