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The Benefits and Risks of Hair Loss Drugs
What are the pros and cons of Propecia and Rogaine for hair loss? “Any consumer looking on the Internet for a treatment for hair loss is exposed to…
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Do Hair Growth Supplements Work?
Might biotin or zinc supplements prevent hair loss in men and women? By the time we’re 50, about half of us, men and women, will experience hair lo…
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The Protein Debate: Why Source Matters More Than Amount
I discuss a public health case for modernizing the definition of protein quality. In 2019, Dr. David Katz and colleagues, including one of my favori…
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Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Safe and Effective?
Healthy kidneys are required for potassium excretion. If you aren’t sure if you’re at risk, ask your doctor about getting your kidney function tested…
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Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Worth Trying?
Is potassium chloride a win-win by decreasing sodium intake and increasing potassium intake? Of all the terrible things about our diets, high dietar…
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The Mineral Intake Recommendations Only 1 in 6,000 U.S. Adults Meet
A staggering 99.99% of Americans fail to get the minimum recommended potassium intake (despite it being perhaps only half of our natural intake) and …
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Do Cranberries and Pumpkin Seeds Help an Enlarged Prostate?
Cranberries and pumpkin seeds are put to the test for benign prostatic hypertrophy. More than 50% of men in their 50s and at least 70% of men over a…
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The Science Behind Oatmeal and Diabetes
Before Insulin, There Was Oatmeal Before the discovery of insulin, the lives of many people with diabetes were saved or prolonged by Carl von Noorde…
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A Surprising Vegetable Approach to Insomnia
Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds. “There is …
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Protect Your Arteries from Saturated Fat with These Foods
If you’re going to have something unhealthy, is there anything you can eat with it to help mitigate the damage it may cause? If you compare the art…
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