Healthy Eating

Could something as simple and delicious as drinking green tea reduce your risk of cancer? According to new research, the answer is yes! A new meta-analysis of 43 studies has shown that drinking green tea reduces the risk of cancer by 9% and taking EGCG in a green tea extract reduces it by 28%. EGCG is the most abundant antioxidant found in green tea. As exciting as these results are, they were more spectacular for certain cancers. The risk of prostate cancer was reduced by a

Migraine headaches are ridiculously common. They can cause intense, throbbing pain; nausea; vomiting and sensitivity to light and sound that can seriously affect your quality of life. This new study suggests that getting more of one simple vitamin could help. This study compared levels of vitamin B12 in people who suffered from migraines to the levels in people who didn’t. The migraine group was further divided into people who suffered chronic migraine and people whose migrai

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the world. Diet is a key factor that is in your control. This meta-analysis of 17 studies of 639,539 people found that people who eat the most cruciferous vegetables are a significant 17% less likely to get colon cancer. Significant benefit begins at 20g a day. At an optimal 40- 60g a day, the benefits rises to a 26% reduction in risk. BMC Gastroenterology. 2025;25,575.

Pecans are appreciated for their delicious taste alone or in pies, but they may be underappreciated, compared to other nuts, like almonds and walnuts, for their health benefits. This new review of the research should take care of that! Pecans are one of the few tree nuts that are native to North America. They were an important food for the continent’s indigenous people. Pecans are loaded in healthy unsaturated fats, fiber, protein and minerals, especially potassium, phosphoru

This systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 controlled studies found that chamomile significantly reduces inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membrane lining the digestive tract as well as pain, validating its traditional reputation as a natural anti-inflammatory and wound healing herb. Pharm Biol. 2025 Jul 15;63(1):490–502.

Abdominal pain is unnecessarily common. In the United States, 89% of adults suffer gas-related symptoms. Nearly 1 in 7 experience bloating frequently. As this new study shows, natural help is on the way. This new study looked at a combination of a wide variety of probiotics combined with a prebiotic. Less known than probiotics, prebiotics promote the growth and function of probiotics. In this study, the polyphenol-based prebiotic was pomegranate extract. Probiotics are well e

There is more and more evidence that healthy diet can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Recent research has suggested that getting more anthocyanins, a kind of flavonoid antioxidant, in your diet can prevent cognitive decline. This meta-analysis put the claim to the test. Anthocyanins are plant flavonoids abundantly found in red, blue and purple fruits, vegetables and flowers, including blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, grapes, cherries, red cabbage an

Though people are living longer, the proportion of years spent in good health remains the same. Recent research has shown that dietary flavonoids delay biological aging (J Transl Med. 2023;21(1):492). A massive new study has added to the evidence that flavonoids help people to age more healthily. People with the most flavonoids in their diet had 15% lower risk of developing frailty, 12% lower risk of developing impaired physical function and 12% lower risk of developing poor

Despite all the research on the myriad benefits of flaxseeds, this study is the first meta-analysis of flaxseed’s effects on prediabetics and type 2 diabetics. What did it find? Flaxseeds are loaded in fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, both of which could help diabetics. This meta-analysis of 7 controlled studies put the powerful seed to the test. The studies used 13-40 grams a day of ground flaxseed, and most of the studies lasted 12 weeks. The results showed that flaxseed sign

Peanuts get a lot of bad press. Here’s some really good press. Eating peanuts improves your memory, and now we might know why. A new single-blind, controlled study has shown that eating 60g a day of unsalted, roasted peanuts with the skin for 8 weeks significantly improved verbal memory in healthy adults whose average age was 67 years. And the improvement was significant: delayed recall improved by 5.8%. This is not the first time peanuts have been shown to improve memory. A

Chronic kidney disease is more common than you’d think. More than 1 in 7 American adults have chronic kidney disease, and it is a leading cause of death in the US. Could something as simple as vitamin C help? People with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk for vitamin C deficiency, and that lower vitamin C is associated with an increased risk of death. A just published study has found that the highest vitamin C levels are found in people free of chronic kidney diseas

Getting a good night’s sleep is not easy for a lot of people. But the solution might be a lot easier than you think. People have reported getting better sleep when they eat better quality diets, including eating more fruit and vegetables. But this new study is the first to use objective measures to test that observation. The results were spectacular both for the impact of diet on sleep and for the immediacy of the results. The 34 people in the study were younger American adul

Epidemiological studies consistently show that people who eat plant based diets live longer (Maturitas. 2022 Nov:165:47-51). Research has...