Blogs Tagged As:
""

Entries tagged with:

11 result(s) displayed (1 - 11 of 11):

Children's Supplements Found Contaminated With Pollutants

Michael Greger MD | May 24, 2016 | Health

Read More: algae, anchovies, asthma, breast milk, children, cod liver oil, DHA, fish, fish oil, industrial toxins, lung disease, lung health, omega-3 fatty acids, PCBs, persistent organic pollutants, supplements, tuna, vitamin A

A number of case-control studies have found that giving kids cod liver oil supplements may increase their risk of asthma later in life. Case-control studies are done by asking about past behavior in cases (those with asthma) versus controls......

Using Diet to Treat Asthma and Eczema

Michael Greger MD | July 9, 2015 | Health

Read More: asthma, blood pressure, caloric restriction, cancer, carcinogens, cholesterol, eczema, kidney disease, kidney function, kidney health, LDL cholesterol, lung disease, lung health, placebo effect, plant-based diets, side effects, smoking, steroids, Sweden, vegans, vegetarians, weight loss

I previously discussed the power of fruits and vegetables to help prevent and treat asthma and allergies. If adding a few more servings of fruits and vegetables may help asthma, what about a diet centered around plants? Twenty patients......

Treating Asthma With Plants vs. Pills

Michael Greger MD | July 7, 2015 | Health

Read More: allergies, antioxidants, apples, asthma, beans, berries, broccoli, children, citrus, flax seeds, fruit, grapes, Harvard Nurses' Health Study, herbs, inflammation, Japan, lung disease, lung health, nuts, oxidative stress, phytonutrients, polyphenols, protein, respiratory infections, salads, soy, sugar, supplements, tea, tomatoes, vegetables, vitamin C, vitamin E

In my video Treating Asthma With Fruits and Vegetables, I highlighted a landmark study on manipulating antioxidant intake in asthma. The study found that just a few extra fruits and vegetables a day can powerfully reduce asthma exacerbation rates.......

How Fruits and Vegetables Can Treat Asthma

Michael Greger MD | July 2, 2015 | Health

Read More: allergies, alpha-carotene, animal products, antioxidants, asthma, beta carotene, chicken, cholesterol, cryptoxanthin, eczema, eggs, fruit, grains, lung disease, lung health, lutein, lycopene, oxidative stress, peas, phytonutrients, plant-based diets, standard American diet, vegans, vegetables, vegetarians

In my video Preventing Asthma With Fruits and Vegetables, I highlighted an international study of asthma and allergies involving more than a million kids. The study found a consistent inverse relationship between prevalence rates of asthma, allergies, and eczema......

How Fruits and Vegetables Can Prevent Asthma

Michael Greger MD | June 30, 2015 | Health

Read More: air pollution, allergies, animal protein, antibiotics, antioxidants, asthma, biomagnification, breastfeeding, calories, children, chronic diseases, dairy, eczema, eggs, elderly, endocrine disruptors, fermented foods, fruit, immune function, India, industrial toxins, inflammation, lung disease, lung health, meat, organic foods, oxidative stress, persistent organic pollutants, plant protein, plant-based diets, probiotics, protein, respiratory infections, saturated fat, smoking, soda, soy, vegans, vegetables, vegetarians, vitamin C

Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children and the prevalence is increasing around the world. Despite this, most research dollars are spent on adult chronic disease. "One might ask," a group of researchers posited "whether this is......

Nuts May Extend Your Lifespan By About 2 years

Michael Greger MD | May 14, 2015 | Health

Read More: abdominal fat, aging, almonds, blood sugar, body fat, brazil nuts, cancer, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular health, cashews, chestnuts, cholesterol, chronic diseases, diabetes, fat, Harvard, heart disease, heart health, LDL cholesterol, lifespan, longevity, lung disease, lung health, macadamia nuts, mortality, nuts, obesity, olive oil, oxidative stress, peanuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, prediabetes, PREDIMED, smoking, stroke, walnut, weight loss

We've known that increased nut consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of major chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes. But do those who eat nuts actually live longer lives? Clinical trials have shown nuts help......

How to Reduce Exposure to Alkylphenols Through Your Diet

Michael Greger MD | April 28, 2015 | Health

Read More: alkylphenols, allergies, anchovies, animal fat, asthma, biomagnification, breast cancer, breast disease, breast health, breast milk, breastfeeding, cancer, chicken, cod liver oil, eczema, endocrine disruptors, EPA, estrogen, Europe, fat, fish, fish oil, hormones, industrial toxins, infants, Japan, lard, lung disease, lung health, mackerel, memory, milk, persistent organic pollutants, phytoestrogens, plastic, poultry, pregnancy, salmon, seafood, soy, turkey, xenoestrogens

Alkylphenols are industrial chemicals that are found in hair products, spermicides, cleaning products and detergents. They are considered endocrine disruptors. For more information on alkylphenols, check out my video Alkylphenol Endocrine Disruptors and Allergies. Concern about alkylphenols first surfaced......

A Low Methionine Diet May Help Starve Cancer Cells

Michael Greger MD | July 8, 2014 | Health

Read More: animal products, beans, beef, bladder cancer, bladder disease, bladder health, breast cancer, breast cancer survival, breast disease, breast health, cancer, cancer survival, chemotherapy, chicken, colon cancer, colon health, dairy, dogs, eggs, fish, fruit, fungicides, grains, insects, leukemia, lung cancer, lung disease, lung health, meat, medications, metastases, methionine, milk, nuts, ovarian cancer, ovary health, pesticides, plant-based diets, poultry, prostate cancer, prostate health, rectal cancer, red meat, skin cancer, skin health, smoking, tobacco, vegans, vegetables, vegetarians, women's health

When designing an antibiotic, we can't create a drug that destroys DNA because that's something that both humans and bacteria share in common. It would kill bacteria, but it might kill us, too. Instead, many antibiotics work by attacking......

Handling Poultry Tied to Liver/Pancreatic Cancers

Michael Greger MD | July 1, 2014 | Health

Read More: alcohol, American Academy of Pediatrics, beverages, cancer, cancer survival, cancer viruses, CDC, chicken, children, EPA, industry influence, liver cancer, liver disease, liver health, lung cancer, lung disease, lung health, mesothelioma, mold, mortality, pancreas health, pancreatic cancer, penis cancer, penis health, poultry, poultry viruses, poultry workers, salami, salami brusher's disease, smoking, tobacco, turkey, virus, wart viruses, warts

Thousands of Americans continue to die from asbestos exposure decades after many uses were banned since the cancers can take years to show up. We are now in the so-called "third wave" of asbestos-related disease. The first wave was......

Avoid Butter-Flavored Microwave Popcorn

Michael Greger MD | May 29, 2014 | Health

Read More: artificial flavors, bronchiolitis obliterans, butter, butter flavor, diacetyl, FDA, food additives, industry influence, lung disease, lung health, microwaving, mortality, Orville Redenbacher, phosgene, popcorn, popcorn lung, safety limits, smoking

What does chemical warfare and microwave popcorn have in common? The poison gas phosgene, first used extensively as a chemical warfare agent during World War I, can cause a horrific lung disease......

Head Shrinking from Grilling Meat

Michael Greger MD | July 23, 2013 | Health

Read More: bacon, barbeque, BBQ, birth weight, carcinogens, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cooking meat, COPD, DNA, fetal development, frying meat, lung cancer, lung disease, lung health, meat fumes, mutations, newborns, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pregnant women, respiratory tract cancer, restaurants, young children

A year ago I posted a two minute video entitled Carcinogens in the Smell of Frying Bacon, in which I described the ability of the fumes generated by frying meat to mutate DNA. This helped explain both the increased......

Blogs

Blogs Tagged As: ""

Entries tagged with:

Blogs Tagged As:
""