by | Aug 26, 2021 | Nutrition
All digital downloads, shirts, and outreach material on DrGreger.org are 20 percent off until tomorrow, August 27! Proceeds go to support NutritionFacts.org. We are thrilled to debut our new diversity shirt! We have long stressed the importance of dietary diversity....
by | Aug 24, 2021 | Nutrition
Does soy food consumption explain why Japanese women appear to be so protected from hot flash symptoms? When women hit menopause and their ovaries shut down, the estrogen level in their body drops 95 percent. This is good news for the endometrium, the lining of the...
by | Aug 19, 2021 | Nutrition
What are the effects of sodium and calcium intake on blood lead levels in pregnant and breastfeeding women? Although our skeleton “has predominantly been considered a storage site for sequestering absorbed lead, bone is not simply an inert storage site. Once...
by | Aug 17, 2021 | Nutrition
The lead trapped in our skeleton can leach back into our bloodstream when we temporarily or permanently lose bone due to pregnancy, weight loss, menopause, or osteoporosis. The half-life of lead in the bloodstream is only about a month. In other words,...
by | Aug 12, 2021 | Nutrition
What role does diet and baby powder play in the development of fibroids and ovarian cancer? If you randomly select a group of women and ultrasound their uterus, most of them have fibroid tumors by age 50—and by most, I mean more than 80 percent of black women and...
by | Aug 10, 2021 | Nutrition
What did the National Academies of Sciences’ 468-page report conclude about cannabis? When some misinformed people hear of the grand opening of a new plant-based medical practice, one plant in particular may come to mind. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about cannabis...
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