Quotes of the Day

The best foods to eat to reverse diabetes: Raw greens, Cooked greens, Mushrooms, Eggplant, Onions, Tomatoes, Cauliflower, Beans, Nuts/Seeds, Lower-sugar fruits such as berries and kiwi [2013] - Joel Fuhrman

Sometimes, instead of prescribing a BzRA for sleep, physicians prescribe a low does of an antidepressant (such as trazodone) or antipsychotic medication. It's debatable whether this type of low-dose treatment of insomnia is better than treatment with BzRAs. Stopping these medications after months or years of taking them is usually more straightforward than stopping BzRAs, although they should be gradually reduced, rather than stopped abruptly, over weeks. [2021] - Judith R. Davidson

In my own research program in the 1970s and 1980s on experimental rats, as well as in The China Study, we repeatedly established the ability of higher consumption of the milk-based protein casein to dramatically increase a growth hormone associated with increased cancer development. In contrast, high levels of a "low-quality" wheat protein had the opposite effect. Due to its "deficiency" in the amino acid lysine, the wheat protein prevented cancer development. (We know that the missing lysine was responsible for this change because when lysine was restored, cancer growth resumed to the same level as for the casein.) [2020] - T. Colin Campbell

Baking soda is a handy cleaning product, because it is not abrasive and is excellent for dissolving grease and removing molds. In the mouth, however, this ability to dissolve fats and grease appears to damage the beneficial proteins that are the foundation of healthy biofilm that covers teeth and stops sensitivity, enamel erosion, and gum recession—particularly for mouths that are acidic or dry. Baking soda appears to strip this protective protein layer away in some mouths, which leaves teeth and gums more vulnerable to mechanical, thermal, and chemical assault. [2018] - Ellie Phillips

Soy protein powder and isolated or concentrated soy protein-based processed foods don't promote health. Because the amino acid distribution of soy protein powders is very similar to that of animal protein and is highly concentrated, such powders can increase IGF-1 levels too much, which is not helpful in preventing or treating cancer. Eating edamame or tempeh and using dried soybeans in soups and stews are the most favorable and protective ways to utilize soy. Tofu and soymilk have the fiber of the bean removed, and though they may still have benefits, they don't have as much anticancer potential. Using the whole beans, along with other beans, lentils, and peas, offers more potential protection. [2020] - Joel Fuhrman