Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ DESCRIPTION: Ground flax seed consumption may decrease breast cancer risk by slowing one's menstrual cycle. It may also control prostate enlargement as effectively as the leading prescription drug. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/just-the-flax-maam/ and I'll try to answer it! Image credit: waferboard/ Flickr https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

What works better against aphthous ulcers? Honey applied with a Q-tip three times a day after meals was compared head-to-head against an over-the-counter soothing pain-relieving paste and a prescription steroid cream. Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ What about preventing canker sores in the first place? In some people, diet may be the culprit. See my video Apthous Ulcer Mystery Solved (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/apthous-ulcer-mystery-solved/). For more flower power, out my videos on hibiscus tea (Hibiscus Tea vs. Plant-Based Diets for Hypertension (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/hibiscus-tea-vs-plant-based-diets-for-hypertension/)), chamomile tea (Chamomile Tea May Not Be Safe During Pregnancy (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/chamomile-tea-may-not-be-safe-during-pregnancy/)), lavender oil (Lavender for Migraine Headaches (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/lavender-for-migraine-headaches/)) and saffron (Saffron for Erectile Dysfunction (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-for-erectile-dysfunction/)). And hey, broccoli florets are just clusters of flower buds. See The Best Detox (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-detox/), Best Food to Counter the Effects of Air Pollution (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/best-food-to-counter-the-effects-of-air-pollution/), and dozens of my other videos on broccoli (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/broccoli/). Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/topical-honey-for-canker-sores and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/topical-honey-for-canker-sores. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages. To find yours, click on the settings wheel on the lower-right of the video and then "Subtitles/CC." Do you have feedback about the translations in this video? Please share it here along with the title of the video and language: https://nutritionfacts.zendesk.com/hc/requests/new To view the subtitles in transcript format, click on the ellipsis button below the video, choose "Open transcript", and select the language you'd like to view them in. Icons created by Made by Made, Juraj Sedlak, and joeartcon from The Noun Project Image credit: PracticalCures.com https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

Most plant-based milks are not fortified with iodine. Are vegans more likely to develop an iodine deficiency? Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org’s free newsletter to receive our B12 infographic that covers the latest research takeaways and Dr. Greger’s updated recommendations: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ This is the first in a four-video series on thyroid function. The next three are: • The Healthiest Natural Source of Iodine (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-healthiest-natural-source-of-iodine) • The Best Diet for Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-diet-for-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism) • Diet for Hypothyroidism: A Natural Treatment for Hashimoto’s Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet-for-hypothyroidism-a-natural-treatment-for-hashimotos-disease) For more on iodine, see: • Too Much Iodine Can Be as Bad as Too Little (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/too-much-iodine-can-be-as-bad-as-too-little/) • Iodine Supplements Before, During, and After Pregnancy (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/iodine-supplements-before-during-and-after-pregnancy/) • Pregnant Vegans at Risk for Iodine Deficiency (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/pregnant-vegans-at-risk-for-iodine-deficiency-2/) • Avoiding Iodine Deficiency (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-iodine-deficiency-2/) Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-vegans-at-risk-for-iodine-deficiency and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-vegans-at-risk-for-iodine-deficiency. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

A review of the best drinks. Are there health benefits to drinking tea, coffee, milk, wine, and soda? Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ Stay tuned for what the exhaustive review of meta-analyses and systematic reviews on major diet-related chronic diseases found for food groups in What Are the Best Foods? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-are-the-best-foods). The alcohol video I mentioned was: Is It Better to Drink a Little Alcohol than None at All? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-it-better-to-drink-little-alcohol-than-none-at-all/) and the Parkinson’s video: Pepper’s & Parkinson’s: The Benefits of Smoking Without the Risks? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/peppers-and-parkinsons-the-benefits-of-smoking-without-the-risks/). I also mentioned Dairy & Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dairy-and-cancer/). What about diet soda? · Diet Soda and Preterm Birth (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet-soda-and-preterm-birth/) · How Diet Soda Could Make Us Gain Weight (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-diet-soda-could-make-us-gain-weight/) · Does Diet Soda Increase Stroke Risk as Much as Regular Soda? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-diet-soda-increase-stroke-risk-as-much-as-regular-soda) What’s so bad about alcohol? See, for example, Can Alcohol Cause Cancer? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-alcohol-cause-cancer) and Do Any Benefits of Alcohol Outweigh the Risks? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Do-Any-Benefits-of-Alcohol-Outweigh-the-Risks). And I’ve got tons on milk: · Preventing Parkinson’s Disease with Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/) · Prostate Cancer and Organic Milk vs. Almond Milk (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-cancer-and-organic-milk-vs-almond-milk/) · Is Milk Good for Our Bones? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-milk-good-for-our-bones) · The Saturated Fat Studies: Set Up to Fail (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-saturated-fat-studies-set-up-to-fail/) · The Saturated Fat Studies: Buttering Up the Public (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-saturated-fat-studies-buttering-up-the-public/) · Childhood Constipation and Cow’s Milk (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/childhood-constipation-and-cows-milk/) · Prevent Cancer from Going on TOR (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/prevent-cancer-from-going-on-tor/) · Saving Lives By Treating Acne with Diet (https://www.nutritionfacts.org/video/saving-lives-by-treating-acne-with-diet/) · Dairy Estrogen and Male Fertility (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dairy-estrogen-and-male-fertility) · Treating Infant Colic by Changing Mom’s Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-infant-colic-by-changing-moms-diet/) · Autism and Casein from Cow’s Milk (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/autism-and-casein-from-cows-milk) · Is Butter Really Back? What the Science Says (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-butter-really-back-what-the-science-says) · How to Treat Reflux in Children with Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-treat-reflux-in-children-with-diet) · Dairy and Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dairy-and-cancer/) · The Effects of Hormones in Dairy Milk on Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effects-of-hormones-in-dairy-milk-on-cancer) My recommendations for the best beverages are water, green tea, and an herbal tea call hibiscus: · Is It Best to Drink Tap, Filtered, or Bottled Water? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-it-best-to-drink-tap-filtered-or-bottled-water/) · Benefits of Green Tea for Boosting Antiviral Immune Function (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/benefits-of-green-tea-for-boosting-antiviral-immune-function/) · Treating Prostate Cancer with Green Tea (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-prostate-cancer-with-green-tea/) · Hibiscus Tea vs. Plant-Based Diets for Hypertension (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/hibiscus-tea-vs-plant-based-diets-for-hypertension/) · Protecting Teeth from Hibiscus Tea (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/protecting-teeth-from-hibiscus-tea/) · How Much Hibiscus Tea Is Too Much? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-much-hibiscus-tea-is-too-much/) Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-are-the-best-beverages and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages. To find yours, click on the settings wheel on the lower-right of the video and then "Subtitles/CC." https://www.NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://www.NutritionFacts.org/subscribe • NEW BOOK - How Not to Diet: https://nutritionfacts.org/how-not-to-diet/