Instead of doom scrolling today, spend an hour or so learning How Not to Age with the amazing Dr Michael Greger from @nutritionfactsorg.bsky.social 🌱 nutritionfacts.org/video/how-no...

Keto diets put to the test for diabetes reversal. see.nf/methylglyoxal #Type2Diabetes #Ketodiet

What do hospitals have to say for themselves for feeding people meals that appear to be designed to inspire repeat business? see.nf/415aa8b #PlantBased #EvidenceBased #Healthcare

Dairy consumption is associated with years of advanced ovarian aging, thought to be due to the steroid hormones or endocrine-disrupting chemicals in cow’s milk. see.nf/3TIjETg #Dairy #DairyFree

You can burn off 350 calories an hour while exercising, but most drinks, snacks, and other processed junk foods are consumed at a rate of about 70 calories a minute. see.nf/47QkC3P #Junkfoodfacts #Junkfood #Nutritionfacts

🌱🍎 From ‘How Not to Die’ by Dr. Gregor of @nutritionfactsorg.bsky.social

Why are doctors killing or stroking out thousands of people a year for nothing? How do doctors even convince patients to sign up for procedures that are all risk without benefit? see.nf/3CJwwmv

You may lose a pound of fat by skipping just 10 calories a day or as many as 55, depending on whether you’re improving food quality or restricting food quantity. see.nf/48ad1gW #Plantbased

Raw garlic is compared to roasted, stir-fried, simmered, and jarred garlic. bit.ly/3x6TP29  #Garlic #Cookingtips

Eating a diet filled with animal products can disrupt your microbiome faster than taking an antibiotic. see.nf/4hr0Dy3 #NutritionFacts #Plantbased #Livelonger

Remarkable reversal of kidney failure with a plant-based diet. bit.ly/3LxiDcB  #Plantbased

Diet is considered to be the most important lifestyle factor when it comes to aging, healthspan, and lifespan. We can change how we eat.bit.ly/HNTAvideo #Longevity #Nutritionfacts

If we don’t eat phytonutrient-rich plant foods—like fruits and vegetables— with every meal, then, for hours after we dine, our bodies are out of balance and tipped into a pro-oxidative state, which can set us up for oxidative stress–related diseases. bit.ly/2sRYENd  #PlantBased #Superfoods

Endotoxins can build up on pre-cut vegetables and undermine some of their benefits. see.nf/3HO2Cwg #Vegetables #NutritionFacts #Plantbased

By losing 15 percent of their body weight, nearly 90 percent of those who’ve had type 2 diabetes for less than four years can achieve remission. nutritionfacts.org/video/fastin... #Type2Diabetes #Hearthealth

Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials on berries and the first clinical study on the effects of berries on arthritis: bit.ly/2Q5aZaW #Berries #Superfruit

Many doctors mistakenly rely on serum B12 levels in the blood to test for vitamin B12 deficiency. see.nf/3XhYInV #VitaminB12 #plantbased

The first study in history on the incidence of stroke in vegetarians and vegans suggests they may be at higher risk. see.nf/3LpzAom #Vegetarian #Plantbaseddiet

What do you recommend? I find @nutritionfactsorg.bsky.social’s Daily Dozen approach is simpler and more actionable than the food pyramid strategies.

The new dietary guidelines are bought to you by Big Beef and Big Butter. No big suprise here: www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/n...

In a study comparing walking in a city versus a forest, the participants walking in the woods experienced an 80% boost in natural killer cell activity, compared to only a 10% bump for the city walkers. bit.ly/3qeeOhP  #ForestBathing #Getoutside

Higher vitamin C intakes were associated with lower odds of a wrinkled appearance in a study of 4,000 middle-aged American women. bit.ly/47AHAxk Learn more about the research on beta-carotene, soy foods, and vitamin B12 for collagen production at see.nf/4bVU04q #VitaminC #Skincaretips

Ever wonder why you are seeing so much anti-vegan rhetoric online…it turns out US meat trade groups have been paying people to undermine veganism online. Are we surprised?

Within an hour of drinking hibiscus tea, the antioxidant power of your bloodstream shoots up as your system absorbs the tea’s phytonutrients. This may explain why hibiscus has such a strong effect on blood pressure. bit.ly/3bJtEVX #Tea #Hearthealth

Not drinking enough fluids has also been shown to increase sleepiness and fatigue, lower energy, and reduce alertness. It may even increase feelings of confusion. bit.ly/2CsCLGx #Hydration #Drinkwater #Water

The toilet might actually be safer than your sink. Researchers at the University of Arizona found more fecal bacteria in the kitchen—on sponges, dish towels, the sink drain, and countertops—than they found swabbing the rim of the toilet. h5n1book.org   #NutritionFacts

How might we reduce the risk of premature death from dairy consumption? See the video "Why Do Milk Drinkers Live Shorter Lives on Average?" at see.nf/milkupdate to learn more.   #DairyFacts #Dairyfree

Over and over, studies have shown that doctors tend to make different clinical decisions for patients based on how much they will get paid personally. see.nf/3Cw18b7 #NutritionFacts

When older adults added the equivalent of one cup of blueberries to their daily diet, researchers found improvements in their long-term memory and other aspects of cognition. see.nf/4c9BBQs #Berries #Fruit

A few times a day, drink two cups of cold water on an empty stomach for weight loss. see.nf/3Yhx6P3 #Hydration #Drinkwater

The lifetime risk of shingles is 30 percent. see.nf/49x33XP #Shingles #Plantbased #Nutritionfacts

Most heart attacks are caused by nonobstructive plaques that infiltrate the entire coronary artery tree. There is no such thing as “1-vessel disease,” “2-vessel disease,” or “left main disease.” see.nf/4hy1soT #Hearthealth

Within a few weeks of eating more healthfully, our taste sensations change such that foods with lower salt, sugar, and fat content actually taste better. bit.ly/2MmG0aV  #Plantbased #Nutritionfacts

Which Brands and Sources of Rice Have the Least Arsenic? see.nf/3ZB5beB #Rice #EatingRice

Is It Better to Bake, Boil, or Steam Sweet Potatoes? see.nf/4kWMIS0 #Sweetpotatoes #BlueZones

Nitric oxide from vegetable nitrates, from greens, for instance, not only improves oxygen efficiency, but also oxygen delivery by vasodilation of blood vessels—that is, by opening up our arteries so there’s more blood flow. bit.ly/3joxk0V #Leafygreens #Vegetables #Plantbased

Eating just a handful of berries every day may slow the aging of your brain by years. Easy and delicious! see.nf/3StIvt5  #Superfruit #Berries

In a study comparing walking in a city versus a forest, the participants walking in the woods experienced an 80% boost in natural killer cell activity, compared to only a 10% bump for the city walkers. bit.ly/3qeeOhP #ForestBathing #HealthyLiving #EvidenceBased

Eating antioxidant-rich foods can bolster skin protection and reduce sunburn redness by 40%, whereas alcohol can dramatically drop the level of antioxidants in the skin within 8 minutes of consumption. see.nf/sunalcohol #Tomatoes #Fruit #Nutritionfacts

See what a penny a day worth of garlic powder can do. see.nf/garlic #Garlic #Spices

Lose Weight by Eating More in the Morning. see.nf/3ILPtV8 #BreakfastTips

Is Cereal or Oatmeal Better for Breakfast? see.nf/446xItG #Breakfastfoods #Oatmeal

Berry Chocolate Chia Pudding from the How Not To Die Cookbook is a delicious and simple recipe. The avocado and almond butter add richness to this chocolaty pudding. bit.ly/HNTDChiaPudd... #Plantbasedrecipes #Chiapudding #Breakfasttips

Having higher levels of C-reactive protein in our blood may increase our risk of dying prematurely by 42 percent. Those with the highest levels of (IL-6), interleukin-6, another marker of inflammation, may increase premature death risk 49 percent. see.nf/plantshift #Longevity #Healthspan

A randomized study found that those eating seven dates a day for three weeks had an increase in bowel movement and frequency, as well as a reduction in ammonia in their stool.  see.nf/DatesForColon #Dates #Naturalsweetener

Unbelievably, a randomized controlled trial of cabbage leaf wraps for arthritis was published. see.nf/4469boy #NutritionFacts

Older adults who consumed a tablespoon of natural, unprocessed cocoa each day for 12 weeks had a significant improvement in muscle mass index, grip strength, and all four physical function tests. see.nf/47dqCnJ #CocoaPowder #EvidenceBased

Cardiologists can criminally game the system by telling a patient they have a much more serious, unstable disease than they really have, fraud that results in unnecessary procedures, unnecessary cost, and unnecessary patient harm. see.nf/4gvo87Z #Hearthealth #NutritionforHearthealth #LifestyleMed

The longest living populations reside in the Blue Zones and not only have daily exercise and social support and engagement, but, nutritionally, they all center their diets around plant foods. bit.ly/2OkZKsG #BlueZones #Beans #Plantbased

There are demonstrably no benefits to the hundreds of thousands of angioplasty and stent procedures performed outside of an emergency setting. They don’t prevent heart attacks, enable you to live longer, or help with symptoms any more than placebo surgery. see.nf/3WQ6eWD #Hearthealth