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" Most Alzheimer's sufferers aren't diagnosed until their 70s. However, we now know that their brains began deteriorating long before that. "
Michael Greger
Know
Alzheimer
Brains
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" 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
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Home
Heart
" Most of us know that the hormone melatonin helps regulate our sleep. But it also seems to play another role - suppressing cancer growth. "
Michael Greger
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Growth
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" Oregano is such an antioxidant-rich herb that researchers decided to see if it could reduce the DNA-damaging effects of radiation. "
Michael Greger
Herb
Could
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" Unhealthy meals don't just cause internal damage decades down the road, but right here and now, within hours of going into your mouth. "
Michael Greger
Mouth
Road
Now
" 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
Risk
Breast Cancer
Exercise
" We need to boost our intake of healthy plant foods and reduce our dependence on animal-based foods. "
Michael Greger
Our
Healthy
Plant
" Mental health can be just as important as physical health - and major depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses. "
Michael Greger
Depression
Mental Health
Health
" Despite the growing evidence of health benefits associated with coffee consumption, I still don't recommend my patients drink it - not because it's not healthy, but because there are even healthier choices. "
Michael Greger
Choices
Drink
Health
" Don't forget that fruit can be cooked - think of baked apples, poached pears and grilled pineapple. But if you like drinking fruit, blending will preserve more nutrition and fibre than juicing. "
Michael Greger
Apples
Forget
Fruit
" As you eat more healthily, your palate changes - it's amazing. Your taste buds constantly adapt: from minute to minute, in fact. If you drank orange juice right now, it would taste sweet. But if you first ate some sweets then drank the same juice, it could taste unpleasantly bitter. "
Michael Greger
You
Orange
Sweet
" Studies on cherries, raspberries and strawberries suggest that most of their nutrition is retained when they're frozen, so it's a good idea to keep some in the freezer. "
Michael Greger
Good
Nutrition
Strawberries
" A massive stroke may kill you instantly, while a series of mini-strokes may disable and kill you over several years. "
Michael Greger
Series
Over
May
" Many people assume the diseases that kill us are pre-programmed into our genes. High blood pressure by 55, heart attacks at 60, maybe cancer at 70, and so on... But for most of the leading causes of death, our genes usually account for only 10-20 per cent of risk. "
Michael Greger
Pressure
Heart
Death
" Remove all the junk from one's house. Then one doesn't have to deal with the temptation. If you get hungry enough, you will eat that apple. "
Michael Greger
Temptation
Enough
Apple
" Physical activity is considered a promising preventive measure against breast cancer - not only because it helps with weight control but because exercise tends to lower circulating estrogen levels. "
Michael Greger
Control
Breast Cancer
Exercise
" One of the worst things you can do if you're worried about breast cancer is to cook beef, pork, fish or poultry at a high temperature - which includes frying, grilling and roasting. "
Michael Greger
Breast Cancer
You
Worst
" Among identical twins who have the exact same genes, one may die early of a heart attack and the other may live a long, healthy life - depending on their lifestyle and what they eat. "
Michael Greger
Live
Early
Heart
" 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
You
Body
Pressure
" One of the reasons it's so difficult to study the relationship between diet and disease is because many dietary behaviors are associated with non-dietary behaviors. "
Michael Greger
Difficult
Relationship
Study
" Milk contains growth hormones designed by Mother Nature to put a few hundred pounds on a baby calf within a few months. "
Michael Greger
Baby
Growth
Milk
" When any fat is heated to frying temperatures, toxic volatile chemicals that can cause genetic mutations are released into the air. "
Michael Greger
Any
Toxic
Genetic
" Tart cherries lower the levels of inflammation in the body, which may be particularly useful for those who suffer from gout. They have also been used to improve sleep. "
Michael Greger
Body
Cherries
Suffer
" The fumes produced by frying bacon contain carcinogens called nitrosamines. Though all meat may release potentially carcinogenic fumes, processed meat such as bacon may be the worst. "
Michael Greger
Release
Though
Worst
" Breast cancer is thought to use cholesterol to help the cancer migrate and invade more tissue. "
Michael Greger
Thought
Breast Cancer
Cancer
" Women with a higher intake of berries appeared to have delayed cognitive aging by 2.5 years. So it's like your brain is 2.5 years younger if you're eating berries. "
Michael Greger
You
Women
Like
" Ounce for ounce, herbs and spices have more antioxidants than any other food group. "
Michael Greger
More
Herbs
Group
" Popeye was right about spinach: dark green, leafy vegetables are the healthiest food on the planet. As whole foods go, they offer the most nutrition per calorie. "
Michael Greger
Go
Vegetables
Right
" Sick animals can lead to sick people. "
Michael Greger
Sick
Animals
Lead
" 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
Study
Unknown
Women
" Tobacco smoke contains chemicals that weaken the body's immune system, making it more susceptible to disease and handicapping its ability to destroy cancer cells. "
Michael Greger
Cells
Body
Smoke