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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. 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/ 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). What would happen if instead of going on a plant-based diet, you went on a low carb diet. You don’t want to know. But if you do, here you go: Low Carb Diets and Coronary Blood Flow (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/low-carb-diets-and-coronary-blood-flow/). In my last video I covered the green tea angle. If you missed it, check out Tea and Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/tea-and-artery-function). What effects might other foods have? See: • Eggs and Arterial Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-and-arterial-function/) • Walnuts and Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/walnuts-and-artery-function/) • Dark Chocolate and Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dark-chocolate-and-artery-function/) • Coffee and Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/coffee-and-artery-function/) • Fatty Meals May Impair Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fatty-meals-may-impair-artery-function) • Olive Oil and Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/olive-oil-and-artery-function) Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-and-artery-function and he'll try to answer it! Image Credit: Ryan via 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

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Objectives To evaluate the associations of regular glucosamine use with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a large prospective cohort. Methods This population-based prospective cohort study included 495 077 women and men (mean (SD) age, 56.6 (8.1) years) from the UK Biobank study. Participants were recruited from 2006 to 2010 and were followed up through 2018. We evaluated all-cause mortality and mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, respiratory and digestive disease. HRs and 95% CIs for all-cause and cause-specific mortality were calculated using Cox proportional hazards models with adjustment for potential confounding variables. Results At baseline, 19.1% of the participants reported regular use of glucosamine supplements. During a median follow-up of 8.9 years (IQR 8.3–9.7 years), 19 882 all-cause deaths were recorded, including 3802 CVD deaths, 8090 cancer deaths, 3380 respiratory disease deaths and 1061 digestive disease deaths. In multivariable adjusted analyses, the HRs associated with glucosamine use were 0.85 (95% CI 0.82 to 0.89) for all-cause mortality, 0.82 (95% CI 0.74 to 0.90) for CVD mortality, 0.94 (95% CI 0.88 to 0.99) for cancer mortality, 0.73 (95% CI 0.66 to 0.81) for respiratory mortality and 0.74 (95% CI 0.62 to 0.90) for digestive mortality. The inverse associations of glucosamine use with all-cause mortality seemed to be somewhat stronger among current than non-current smokers (p for interaction=0.00080). Conclusions Regular glucosamine supplementation was associated with lower mortality due to all causes, cancer, CVD, respiratory and digestive diseases.

Though a bane for dieters, a slower metabolism may actually be a good thing. 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 part of my video series on calorie restriction, intermittent fasting, and time-restricted eating. Next up is Potential Pitfalls of Calorie Restriction (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/potential-pitfalls-of-calorie-restriction). The rest coming out over the next few months are: • Benefits of Fasting for Weight Loss Put to the Test (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/benefits-of-fasting-for-weight-loss-put-to-the-test) • Is Fasting Beneficial for Weight Loss? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-fasting-beneficial-for-weight-loss) • Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-fasting-for-weight-loss-safe) • Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Put to the Test (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/Alternate-Day-Intermittent-Fasting-Put-to-the-Test) • Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Safe? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-alternate-day-intermittent-fasting-safe) • Does Intermittent Fasting Increase Human Life Expectancy? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-intermittent-fasting-increase-human-life-expectancy) • The 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet Put to the Test (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-5-2-diet-and-the-fasting-mimicking-diet-put-to-the-test) • Time-Restricted Eating Put to the Test (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/time-restricted-eating-put-to-the-test) • The Benefits of Early Time-Restricted Eating (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-benefits-of-early-time-restricted-eating) If you don’t want to wait you can watch them all now on a digital download (https://drgreger.org/collections/downloads/products/fasting-weight-loss-digital). If you’re watching this the day it comes out, there are two days left to register for my 3rd and final fasting webinar, Fasting and Cancer, here (https://nutritionfacts.org/webinar/fasting-cancer/). Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-benefits-of-calorie-restriction-for-longevity 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/the-benefits-of-calorie-restriction-for-longevity. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgments 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 Image credit: Matthew Bennett / unsplash 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

There is a food that offers the best of both worlds, significantly improving our ability to detox carcinogens like diesel fumes and decreasing inflammation in our airways all the while improving our respiratory defences against infections. 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/ I love this video! I’ve been reading about the terrible effects of air pollution for a long time, but finally there’s at least something we can do that doesn’t involve having to uproot your family and move out to the countryside. Prolonged Liver Function Enhancement from Broccoli (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prolonged-liver-function-enhancement-from-broccoli/) is the previous video I referred to. More cruciferocity here: • Lung Cancer Metastases and Broccoli (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lung-cancer-metastases-and-broccoli/) • Prolonged Liver Function Enhancement from Broccoli (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prolonged-liver-function-enhancement-from-broccoli/) • Breast Cancer Survival Vegetable (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-survival-vegetable/) But there’s a secret to maximizing the benefits. See Second Strategy to Cooking Broccoli (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/second-strategy-to-cooking-broccoli/). What about broccoli sprout pills? see Broccoli: Sprouts vs. Supplements (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/broccoli-sprouts-vs-supplements/). Speaking of respiratory inflammation, what about dietary approaches to asthma? See: • Preventing Asthma With Fruits and Vegetables (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-asthma-with-fruits-and-vegetables/) • Treating Asthma With Fruits and Vegetables (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-asthma-with-fruits-and-vegetables/) • Treating Asthma With Plants vs. Supplements? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-asthma-with-plants-vs-supplements/) • Treating Asthma and Eczema with Plant-based Diets (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-asthma-and-eczema-with-plant-based-diets/) • Vitamin D for Asthma (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vitamin-D-for-asthma) • How to Treat Asthma with a Low Salt Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/How-to-Treat-Asthma-with-a-Low-Salt-Diet) There are sources of indoor pollution too, see Throw Household Products off the Scent (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/throw-household-products-off-the-scent/). There is one way what we eat can directly impact air pollution beyond just personal protection. Check out Diet & Climate Change: Cooking Up a Storm (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet-and-climate-change-cooking-up-a-storm/). Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/best-food-to-counter-the-effects-of-air-pollution 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/best-food-to-counter-the-effects-of-air-pollution. 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 Image credit: pixakame via pixabay. Image has been modified. 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

Time to spill the beans on why U.S. Hispanics tend to live the longest despite less education on average, a higher poverty rate, and worse access to health care. 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/ Data like this support my Daily Dozen (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/book-trailer-for-how-not-to-die/) recommendation for eating legumes ideally at every meal. We’ve got free apps for both iPhone (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dr.-gregers-daily-dozen/id1060700802?mt=8) and Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nutritionfacts.dailydozen&hl=en). If you want to improve the apps, check out our Open Source Initiative (http://nutritionfacts.org/open-source/). More on the wonders of beans, split peas, chickpeas and lentils in: • Beans and the Second Meal Effect (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/beans-and-the-second-meal-effect/) • Increased Lifespan from Beans (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/increased-lifespan-from-beans/) • Beans, Beans, They're Good For Your Heart (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/beans-beans-theyre-good-for-your-heart) • Diabetics Should Take Their Pulses (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/diabetics-should-take-their-pulses/) • Slow Your Beating Heart: Beans vs. Exercise (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/slow-your-beating-heart-beans-vs-exercise) What’s the best way to eat them? See Canned Beans or Cooked Beans? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/canned-beans-or-cooked-beans/) and Cooked Beans or Sprouted Beans? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Cooked-Beans-or-Sprouted-Beans). Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-hispanic-paradox-why-do-latinos-live-longer 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/the-hispanic-paradox-why-do-latinos-live-longer. 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 Image Credit: Robert Judge via 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

Every cell in our body contains the complete DNA library. So-called methyl groups regulate that in body tissues only the genetic information is expressed that is indeed needed in this tissue. Now, for the first time, researchers verified that a lack of methyl groups in the gene body leads to an incorrect gene activation and, as a consequence, may lead to the emergence of cancer.

Old mice ran around like young animals again, and showed signs of improved memory, after receiving injections of blood taken from 18-year-old people

Research in C. elegans shows the popular supplement vitamin D engages longevity genes to increase lifespan and prevent the accumulation of toxic proteins linked to many age-related diseases.

Is memory loss and decreased brain power inevitable as we age? Many people in their 40s, 50s and beyond are told that it is and there is nothing that can be done about it. Is that true? Of course not

Human beings are subjected to aging and age-associated diseases. Life expectancy has improved impressively in the last century due to social and economic development, but despite increasing improvement is still more limited than average in those ones ...

It saddens me to see older women diagnosed with "osteopenia" or "osteoporosis" listening to their doctors and taking supplemental calcium and even problematic drugs called bisphosphonates. These are irrational, dogmatic, harmful approaches to the problem of degrading bone as we age

Ancient dietary practices based on analyzing the fiber content of fossilized human waste can give us insights for combatting the modern obesity epidemic. 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/ Isn’t that a really fascinating mechanism? All along I was thinking of fiber more from just an energy density perspective (as in my video Eating More to Weigh Less http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eating-more-to-weigh-less/), but the appetite-suppressing hormones are a whole new frontier. That underscores the urgency of the fact that 96% of Americans don’t even reach the recommended minimum intake of fiber (see my video Do Vegetarians Get Enough Protein? http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vegetarians-get-enough-protein/). Other paleo videos include: • Paleo Diets May Negate Benefits of Exercise (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/paleo-diets-may-negate-benefits-of-exercise/) • Paleolithic Lessons (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/paleolithic-lessons/) • The Problem With the Paleo Diet Argument (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-problem-with-the-paleo-diet-argument/) For bowel function in the modern age, see, for example, How Many Bowel Movements Should You Have Every Day? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-many-bowel-movements-should-you-have-every-day) and Should You Sit, Squat, or Lean During a Bowel Movement? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/should-you-sit-squat-or-lean-during-a-bowel-movement). My latest on fiber: • Diverticulosis: When Our Most Common Gut Disorder Hardly Existed (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/diverticulosis-when-our-most-common-gut-disorder-hardly-existed) • The Five to One Fiber Rule (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-five-to-one-fiber-rule) • Is the Fiber Theory Wrong? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-the-fiber-theory-wrong) And my latest on what your gut bacteria can do for you: • Microbiome: The Inside Story (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/microbiome-the-inside-story) • Prebiotics: Tending Our Inner Garden (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prebiotics-tending-our-inner-garden) • What’s Your Gut Microbiome Enterotype? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whats-your-gut-microbiome-enterotype) • How to Change Your Enterotype (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-change-your-enterotype) More paleo diet videos on the way—and more microbiome too! Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/paleopoo-what-we-can-learn-from-fossilized-feces and he'll try to answer it! Image Credit: James St. John and Linda Spashett via Flickr, Eleifert via Wikimedia Commons, and Pixel-mixer and cegoh via Pixabay. 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

The link between Parkinson’s and dairy may not just be explained by the pesticides and lactose. 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/ Dairy and Parkinson’s? See Preventing Parkinson’s Disease With Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-parkinsons-disease-with-diet) Lactose and Parkinson’s? See Could Lactose Explain the Milk - Parkinson’s Disease Link? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/could-lactose-explain-milk-parkinsons-disease-link) Uric acid as an antioxidant? I’ve touched on that before in Miocene Meteorites and Uric Acid (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/miocene-meteorites-and-uric-acid/). If levels are too high consider cutting down on Flesh and Fructose (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flesh-and-fructose/) and eating cherries (see Gout Treatment with a Cherry on Top (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gout-treatment-with-a-cherry-on-top/) and Treating Gout with Cherry Juice (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-gout-with-cherry-juice/)). Check out Preventing Gout Attacks with Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-gout-attacks-with-diet/). Can a plant-based diet be used to treat Parkinson’s? See Treating Parkinson’s Disease With Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/). Any plant foods in particular that may help? Try nightshade veggies: • Is Something in Tobacco Protective Against Parkinson’s Disease? (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/Is-something-in-tobacco-protective-against-parkinsons-disease) • Peppers and Parkinson’s: The Benefits of Smoking Without the Risks? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/peppers-and-parkinsons-the-benefits-of-smoking-without-the-risks) Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/parkinsons-disease-and-the-uric-acid-sweet-spot 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/parkinsons-disease-and-the-uric-acid-sweet-spot. You’ll also find a transcript of 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 Image Credit: Meditations via Pixabay. Image has been modified. 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