Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

The Latest on Children’s Health

A surprising percentage of our children experience health problems due to poor diet.  This episode features audio from Heart Disease Starts in Childhood and How to Prevent Prediabetes in Children. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Smart Brain Health

Are you smart enough to keep your brain healthy?  Here are some helpful tips.  This episode features audio from Do Lutein Supplements Help with Brain Function?, Benefits of Rosemary for Brain Function, and How to Slow Brain-Aging by Two Years. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Nutrition Facts Grab Bag 8

Our grab bag of facts today includes adding milk to your coffee, the best food for late pregnancy, and the benefits of blueberries.  This episode features audio from Does Adding Milk Block the Benefits of Coffee?, Best Food for Late Pregnancy, and Benefits of Blueberries for Mood & Mobility. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Preventing Colon Cancer

New research on a leading cause of death in the United States. This episode features audio from Should We All Get Colonoscopies Starting at Age 50?, What to Take Before a Colonoscopy, and Solving a Colon Cancer Mystery. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Splendiferous Cruciferous

New research on one of my favorite family of super foods. This episode features audio from Second Strategy to Cooking Broccoli, Breast Cancer Survival Vegetable, and Best Food to Counter the Effects of Air Pollution. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

New Research on the Optimal Diet

We constantly see new diets being touted. What does the research tell us about which is best? This episode features audio from What Is the Optimal Diet?, The Weight Loss Program that Got Better with Time, and CHIP: The Complete Health Improvement Program. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

More on Melatonin

Today we figure out a safe way to get the sleep inducing properties of Melatonin. This episode features audio from Are Melatonin Supplements Safe?, How to Treat Jet Lag with Melatonin-Rich Food, and How to Treat Jet Lag with Light. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Just the Flax

Listen to what this little seed can do. This episode features audio from Just the Flax, Ma'am, Was It the Flax Seeds, Fat Restriction, or Both?, and Flax Seeds for Sensitive Skin. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Nutrition Facts Grab Bag 7

Today we unlock the power of chia seeds, detox mercury, and study dietary approaches to female sexual dysfunction. This episode features audio from Are Apples the Best Food for a Better Sex Life in Women?, Do Chia Seeds Help with Belly Fat?, and  How to Lower Heavy Metal Levels with Diet. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine prescribes healthy habits to prevent and reverse some chronic diseases. Why don’t more doctors study and practice lifestyle medicine? This episode features audio from Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Causes of Disease, Lifestyle Medicine Is the Standard of Care for Prediabetes, and Convincing Doctors to Embrace Lifestyle Medicine. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

More on Vitamin Supplements

Most of the vitamins we need come from plants. So, should we supplement? Here’s what the science says about a few key vitamins. This episode features audio from Vitamin Supplements Worth Taking, Do Vitamin D Supplements Reduce the Risk of Dying from Cancer?, and Do Vitamin C Supplements Prevent Colds but Cause Kidney Stones?. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Cooked Meat Carcinogens

Preparation techniques to reduce the risk.  This episode features audio from Carcinogens in Meat, Is Organic Meat Less Carcinogenic?, and The Role of Burger Viruses in Cancer. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.    

Nutrition Facts Grab Bag 6

Back by popular demand, it’s the Nutrition Facts grab bag with the latest research on aloe, kale vs. cabbage and the power of apple peels. This episode features audio from Is Aloe Effective for Blood Pressure, Inflammatory Bowel, Wound Healing, & Burns?, The Benefits of Kale and Cabbage for Cholesterol, and Apple Peels Put to the Test for Chronic Joint Pain. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Shark Week

It’s shark week on Nutrition Facts with our special episode on shark cartilage supplements. This episode features audio from The Risks of Shark Cartilage Supplements and Shark Cartilage Supplements Put to the Test to Cure Cancer. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

A Glut of Gluten

We hear a lot about gluten sensitivity. Today we go deep to understand better ways to control that sensitivity and improve our diet. This episode features audio from How to Diagnose Gluten Intolerance, Is Gluten Sensitivity Real?, and Gluten-Free Diets: Separating the Wheat from the Chat. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

A Healthy Bladder

Bladder infections are a common and painful problem. Can diet help to prevent and treat bladder issues? This episode features audio from Avoiding Chicken to Avoid Bladder Infections, Can Cranberry Juice Treat Bladder Infections?, and How Many Glasses of Water Should We Drink a Day?. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Nutrition and Addiction

We come across many temptations every day. Here’s is how good nutrition can help. This episode features audio from Are Sugary Foods Addictive?, Are Fatty Foods Addictive?, and Is Marijuana Addictive?. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Getting Political: Putting the Public at Risk

The tobacco industry, the food industry, and the chemical industry are powerful players in creating the products we use every day. And their profit is our peril. Here’s the story.  This episode features audio from Big Food Using the Tobacco Industry Playbook, The McGovern Report, and Who Determines if Food Additives Are Safe?. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Improving Immune Function

If you want to help your body defend itself against invaders that attack your immune system, you’ll want to take a listen. This episode features audio from Best Food to Counter Stress-Induced Immune Suppression, Preserving Athlete Immunity with Chlorella, and Preserving Immune Function in Athletes with Nutritional Yeast. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Men’s Health: Counting Sperm

Today we consider some ways to ensure sperm health and fertility. Hint: you may want to put your cell phone down. This episode features audio from Do Cell Phones Lower Sperm Count?, Does Laptop Wi-Fi Lower Sperm Counts?, and The Role of Diet in Declining Sperm Counts. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Understanding the Mammogram Paradox

Ironically, women who are harmed the most may be the ones who claim the greatest benefit. This episode features audio from Understanding the Mammogram Paradox, Can Mammogram Radiation Cause Breast Cancer?, and Overtreatment of Stage 0 Breast Cancer DCIS. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Who Should Get Mammograms?

Today we ask the question, “Who should get mammograms?” The guidelines for mammograms have been changing. So, where does that leave us now?     This episode features audio from 9 out of 10 Women Misinformed about Mammograms, Mammogram Recommendations: Why the Conflicting Guidelines?, and Should Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40?. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

The Perils of Inflammation

If you have it, you’ll want to get rid of it. On today’s show, the dangers of inflammation in disease. This episode features audio from Which Spices Fight Inflammation?, Best Food to Counter the Effects of Air Pollution, and Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Depression. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Fighting Cancer with Diet

There are lots of ways to fight cancer. On today’s show we look at what happens when you put cancer on a plant-based diet. This episode features audio from How Not to Die from Cancer, Benefits of Nutritional Yeast for Cancer, and Which Nut Fights Cancer Better?. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

Dr. Greger in the Kitchen

Today I put on my apron to share some recipes from my new How Not to Die Cookbook. This episode features audio from My New Favorite Dessert and My New Favorite Beverage. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.