The improvement of arterial function on a whole food, plant-based diet is so pronounced that cardiac patients can achieve a 90% reduction in angina attacks.
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Wait a second, though. The Ornish program involves a number of other healthy lifestyle interventions such as exercise. How do we know it was the diet? That’s precisely the topic of my next video, Plant-Based Treatment for Angina (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-treatment-for-angina).
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DESCRIPTION: Evidence-based medicine may ironically bias medical professionals against the power of dietary intervention.
This is one of my favorite videos of the year so far. If you're not familiar with Dr. Esselstyn's work I touch on it in:
• Fully Consensual Heart Disease Treatment (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fully-consensual-heart-disease-treatment/)
• Cavities and Coronaries: Our Choice (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cavities-and-coronaries-our-choice/)
• One in a Thousand: Ending the Heart Disease Epidemic (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/one-in-a-thousand-ending-the-heart-disease-epidemic/)
Sadly, medical students learn little about these powerful tools:
• Doctors Know Less Than They Think About Nutrition (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/doctors-know-less-than-they-think-about-nutrition/)
• Medical School Nutrition Training (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/medical-school-nutrition-education/)
If you haven't heard of Pritikin, I introduce him here: Engineering a Cure (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/engineering-a-cure/)
An intro to Dr. Ornish: Convergence of Evidence (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/convergence-of-evidence/)
Dr. Burkitt: Dr. Burkitt's F-Word Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dr-burkitts-f-word-diet/)
The Cornell-Oxford-China Study: China Study on Sudden Cardiac Death (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/china-study-on-sudden-cardiac-death/)
And more on Dr. Walter Kempner's work at Duke coming soon!
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DESCRIPTION: A way to detoxify one's body of industrial pollutants found in the food supply. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/flame-retardant-chemical-contamination-2/ and I'll try to answer it! And check out the other videos on industrial toxins (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/industrial-toxins/). Also, there are 1,449 other subjects (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/) covered in the rest of my videos--please feel free to explore them as well!
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DESCRIPTION: Pilot study published on whether apple juice could affect the cognitive performance, day-to-day functioning, mood, or behavior of Alzheimer's patients. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/alzheimers-and-apple-juice/ and I'll try to answer it! Please feel free to post any ask-the-doctor type questions here in the comments section and I'd be happy to try to answer them. Be sure to check out all the videos on cognition (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/cognition/) (including Constructing a cognitive portfolio - http://nutritionfacts.org/video/constructing-a-cognitive-portfolio/), and don't miss yesterday's corresponding blog post Alzheimer's Disease: Up to half of cases potentially preventable with lifestyle changes (http://nutritionfacts.org/blog/2011/11/29/alzheimer%E2%80%99s-disease-up-to-half-of-cases-potentially-preventable-with-lifestyle-changes/).
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DESCRIPTION: Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in our diet are thought to accelerate the aging process. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/glycotoxins/ and I'll try to answer it! Please feel free to post any ask-the-doctor type questions here in the comments section and I'd be happy to try to answer them. Be sure to check out other videos on aging (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/aging/). And there are 1,449 subjects (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/) covered in the rest of my videos--please feel free to explore them!
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DESCRIPTION: How to be more attractive by eating carotenoid rich fruit and vegetables rather than tanning for healthy looking skin. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/golden-glow/ and I'll try to answer it! Please feel free to post any ask-the-doctor type questions here in the comments section and I'd be happy to try to answer them. And check out the 30 other videos on phytonutrients (http://nutritionfacts.org/?s=phytonutrients). Also, there are 1,449 subjects (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/) covered in my other videos--please feel free to explore them as well!
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DESCRIPTION: Cancer-causing viruses in poultry may explain increased risks of death from liver and pancreatic cancers.
I've addressed this topic before. See:
• Poultry and Penis Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/poultry-and-penis-cancer/)
• Wart Cancer Viruses in Food (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/wart-cancer-virusesin-food/)
• Obesity-Causing Chicken Virus (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/obesity-causing-chicken-virus/)
• Carcinogenic Retrovirus Found in Eggs (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/carcinogenic-retrovirus-found-in-eggs/)
• Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/chicken-dioxins-viruses-or-antibiotics/)
• Poultry Exposure and Neurological Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/poultry-exposure-and-neurological-disease/)
It's ironic that the meat industry wants to add viruses to meat (Viral Meat Spray, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/viral-meat-spray/) to combat fecal bacterial contamination. I'd take that over their other bright idea any day (Maggot Meat Spray, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/maggot-meat-spray/).
A human wart virus, HPV, can be combated with green tea (Treating Genital Warts with Green Tea, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-genital-warts-with-green-tea/) and plant-based diets in general (Why Might Vegetarians Have Less HPV?, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-might-vegetarians-have-less-hpv/).
Although workers with the most poultry exposure appear to suffer the greatest excess mortality, increased deaths from cancer are also found in other slaughterhouse workers. More on that in the next video Eating Outside Our Kingdom (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eating-outside-our-kingdom).
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DESCRIPTION: Apple peels appear to upregulate the tumor suppressor gene maspin and have strong antiproliferative effects on breast and prostate cancer cell growth in vitro. What's wrong with just drinking apple juice? See yesterday's NutritionFacts.org video-of-the-day Apple Juice May Be Worse Than Sugar Water (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/apple-juice-may-be-worse-than-sugar-water/). Peeling conventionally grown apples does get rid of a significant proportion of the pesticides, but the benefits of eating the peels (even from conventional apples) far outweighs any risk that may come from the pesticide exposure. Of course one can get all the benefits without the risks by choosing organic, but one should never let pesticide concerns lead one to skimp on fruit and vegetable consumption. To see what a whole diet full of plant foods can do to prostate and breast cancer cell growth see Ex Vivo Cancer Proliferation Bioassay (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/developing-an-ex-vivo-cancer-proliferation-bioassay/) and The Answer to the Pritikin Puzzle (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-answer-to-the-pritikin-puzzle/), respectively. More on the wonders of apples in Dried Apples Versus Cholesterol (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dried-apples-versus-cholesterol/) and Apples & Breast Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/apples-breast-cancer/).
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Causes of dry eye disease include LASIK laser eye surgery, but there are dietary approaches to prevention and treatment.
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This is part of an extended series on the importance of proper hydration. Past videos include:
• How Many Glasses of Water Should We Drink a Day? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-many-glasses-of-water-should-we-drink-a-day/)
• Does a Drink Of Water Make Children Smarter? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-a-drink-of-water-make-children-smarter/)
• Can Dehydration Affect Our Mood? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-dehydration-affect-our-mood)
For eye health in general, here are a few others:
• Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-macular-degeneration-with-diet/)
• Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prevent-glaucoma-and-see-27-miles-farther/)
• Greens vs. Glaucoma (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/greens-vs-glaucoma/)
• Dietary Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-prevention-of-age-related-macular-degeneration/)
• Dietary Treatment of Glaucoma (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-treatment-of-glaucoma/)
• Dietary Treatments for Computer Eye Strain (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-treatments-for-computer-eye-strain/)
• Can Diabetic Retinopathy Be Reversed? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-diabetic-retinopathy-be-reversed/)
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DESCRIPTION: Even vegetarians could potentially be exposed to the carcinogens typically formed by cooking meat through eggs, cheese, creatine sports supplements, and cigarette smoke. Caution may also be necessary with athletic protein supplementation. See Heavy Metals in Protein Powder Supplements (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/heavy-metals-in-protein-powder-supplements/). In general, Some Dietary Supplements May Be More Than a Waste of Money (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/some-dietary-supplements-may-be-more-than-a-waste-of-money/).
More information on the Meatless Monday campaign can be found on their website meatlessmonday.com.
Measuring toxin levels in hair or nail clippings is a noninvasive way to measure long-term exposure levels. See Hair Testing for Mercury (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/hair-testing-for-mercury/) and Hair Testing for Mercury Before Considering Pregnancy (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/hair-testing-for-mercury-before-considering-pregnancy/) for another instance of where it's used.
Heterocyclic amines are not the only class of meat carcinogens also found in cigarette smoke. See my video When Nitrites Go Bad (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/when-nitrites-go-bad/). While the body can detox itself of both nitrosamines and these cooked meat chemicals within hours or days, some pollutants found in meat can persist in the body. See Industrial Pollutants in Vegans (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/industrial-pollutants-in-vegans/), Flame Retardant Chemical Contamination (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flame-retardant-chemical-contamination-2/), and How Fast Can Children Detoxify from PCBs? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-fast-can-children-detoxify-from-pcbs/)
This is the final video of a four part series on heterocyclic amines—or is it? In Estrogenic Cooked Meat Carcinogens (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/estrogenic-cooked-meat-carcinogens/) we explored the role of these cooked meat chemicals in tumor growth. In PhIP: The Three Strikes Breast Carcinogen (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/phip-the-three-strikes-breast-carcinogen/) we explored their role in cancer invasion. Then Reducing Cancer Risk In Meateaters (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-cancer-risk-in-meateaters/) offered some mediation strategies. The next two videos also involve these carcinogens, but only as an experimental model of cancer formation to test the power of various plants to stop this transformation.
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