Although even light exercise is associated with a lowered risk of some other types of cancer, for breast cancer, it appears that leisurely strolls don’t appear to cut it. Michael Greger Read Quote
You can actually take people with these precancerous lesions, and basically paint black raspberries on them, and they nearly vanish. Michael Greger Read Quote
A small minority of strokes are hemorrhagic strokes, which are caused by bleeding into the brain when a blood vessel bursts. Michael Greger Read Quote
For many children, it’s seeing a beloved relative ill and in pain that leads them to want to become doctors. But, for me, it was watching my grandma get better. Michael Greger Read Quote
We need to boost our intake of healthy plant foods and reduce our dependence on animal-based foods. Michael Greger Read Quote
In a Harvard University study, the diets of nearly 1,000 women were analysed before their morning melatonin levels were measured. Meat consumption was the only food significantly associated with lower melatonin production, for reasons that are as yet unknown. Michael Greger Read Quote
Eating a varied plant-based diet – and avoiding all meat, fish, chicken and dairy products – may have much to recommend it, but it’s certainly not for everyone. Michael Greger Read Quote
If you consume too much salt, it can cause water retention. When this happens, your body usually responds by raising your blood pressure to push excess fluid and salt out of your system. Michael Greger Read Quote
When I was a child, doctors sent my grandmother home in a wheelchair to die. Diagnosed with end-stage heart disease, she already had so much scar tissue from bypass operations that the surgeons had essentially run out of plumbing. There was nothing more to do, they said; her life was over at 65. Michael Greger Read Quote
The USDA is tasked with managing and promoting agriculture – including the well-funded animal agriculture industry – so it’s pulled into a tug-of-war every time the dietary guidelines are re-evaluated. Michael Greger Read Quote
