On Monday, I shared a study showing that vitamin D offers a critical source of protection against metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women. But I probably don’t have to point out that this [...]
Category: Mediterranean diet
The verdict is in on “The Great Coconut Oil Craze”
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The Mediterranean secret to cancer survival
I’ve been talking about the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet for nearly as long as I’ve been in practice. My two biggest diet book successes were both variations on that theme — that a [...]
Olive oil protects against Alzheimer’s disease
It is always comforting to find another tool in the arsenal to protect ourselves against devastating diseases like Alzheimer’s, isn’t it? And it’s even better when that brain protection tool [...]
A simple way to slam the brakes on brain shrinkage — starting at your very next meal
Mainstream medicine has spent dozens of years—not to mention billions of dollars—researching Alzheimer’s disease. Yet they’re no closer to solving this devastating, deadly epidemic than they were [...]
Start off 2017 skinnier and happier with the only “magic bullet” in my arsenal
As a rule, I don’t believe in magic bullets. (I’ve been in the diet business long enough to know better.) But there is one exception. And that’s macadamia nut oil. Start using it today, and [...]
The Mediterranean secret to a razor sharp memory
Remember yesterday’s discussion about fish, DHA, and brain health? Well, that’s not the only way that eating right can slam the brakes on cognitive decline… Get this: A recent study [...]
Live longer — and better — by breaking this diet “rule”
There’s a reason I’m always bombarding you with news that supports the recommendations I make to you — and it’s not because I’m patting myself on the back. It’s because I know first-hand [...]
The answer to the obesity epidemic…and a whole lot more
What I am about to tell you is such shocking news that I really think you ought to sit down for this one… According to recent results from the Spanish PREDIMED trial, Mediterranean diets [...]