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As little as half an egg a day is associated with premature death.

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Blueberries can significantly improve cognitive performance within hours of consumption.

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Happy Holidays from me and my furry family! From all of us at , we wish you a safe and healthy holiday season. We appreciate each and every one of our supporters; you are truly the backbone of our nonprofit organization. Thank you! https:…

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If you eat blueberries week after week, you get chronic benefits, such as reduced artery stiffness and a boost in your natural killer cells, which are one of your body’s natural first lines of defense against viral infections and cancer.

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Blueberries can significantly improve cognitive performance within hours of consumption.

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Genetic differences in caffeine metabolism may explain the Jekyll and Hyde effects of coffee:

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Blueberries can significantly improve cognitive performance within hours of consumption.

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If you eat blueberries week after week, you get chronic benefits, in terms of reduced artery stiffness, and a boost in your natural killer cells, which are one of your body’s natural first lines of defense against viral infections and cancer.

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If you want to increase your lifespan, eat beans. The intake of legumes—beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils—may be the single most important dietary predictor of a long lifespan.

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Exciting news, we've finalized the cover of my upcoming book! How Not to Diet will be out this December. Stay tuned for details. #HowNotToDiet

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I am so incredibly humbled and honored to be the 2017 winner of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award. @ACLifeMed

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Dark green leafy vegetables are the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. What’s the best way to prepare them?

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If you eat blueberries week after week, you get chronic benefits, in terms of reduced artery stiffness, and a boost in your natural killer cells, which are one of your body’s natural first lines of defense against viral infections and cancer.

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My new PBS TV special "How Not To Die" will be premiering August 8th at 8 pm ET. We'll be live streaming it on !

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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.

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If you eat blueberries week after week, you get chronic benefits, such as reduced artery stiffness and a boost in your natural killer cells, which are one of your body’s natural first lines of defense against viral infections and cancer.

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If you want to increase your lifespan, eat beans. The intake of legumes—beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils—may be the single most important dietary predictor of a long lifespan.

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Honored to be featured in the hands-down best documentary on evidence-based eating I’ve ever seen, whose EPs now include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Chris Paul, Lewis Hamilton, & Novak Djokovic! Hold onto your hats--it’s going to BLOW. YOU. AWAY. #TheGameChangers

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The Game Changers is out on Netflix. Start up your air popper! #GameChangersMovie #TeamGameChangers @gcmovie

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6 years

When measured on a cost-per-serving, cost-per-weight, or cost-per-nutrition basis, fruits and vegetables beat out meat and junk food: Take the Daily Dozen Challenge and fill your plate with nutrient-dense, plant-based foods:

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Plant-based diets are, in fact, among the only type of diets that have been shown to be sustainable long-term—perhaps because not only do people lose weight, but they often feel so much better.

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The question shouldn't be “where do you get your protein?” but rather “where do you get your fiber?” Most Americans get less than half the recommended minimum fiber intake a day.

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I passed my Board exam! I am so honored to now call myself a diplomat of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Whip out the kale--it’s party time! @ACLifeMed

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Berries counteract the neurotoxic effects of pesticides in vitro, potentially explaining why berry consumption is associated with lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.

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3 years

So excited to have been part of this great new documentary:

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People who ate more than three servings of walnuts per week appeared to cut their risk of dying from cancer in half.

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4 years

There are about 2,000 coronavirus papers I’m combing through and will continue to post updates on social media as we learn more. Join us on April 8 for our next webinar "How Not to Die in a Pandemic." More details here:

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If you eat blueberries week after week, you get chronic benefits, in terms of reduced artery stiffness, and a boost in your natural killer cells, which are one of your body’s natural first lines of defense against viral infections and cancer.

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2 years

A free guide to vegan nutrition for healthcare professionals was just released:

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If you want to increase your lifespan, eat beans. The intake of legumes—beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils—may be the single most important dietary predictor of a long lifespan.

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If you eat blueberries week after week, you get chronic benefits, such as reduced artery stiffness and a boost in your natural killer cells, which are one of your body’s natural first lines of defense against viral infections and cancer.

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1 year

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.

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If you eat blueberries week after week, you get chronic benefits, such as reduced artery stiffness and a boost in your natural killer cells, which are one of your body’s natural first lines of defense against viral infections and cancer.

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6 years

Plant-based diets are, in fact, among the only type of diets that have been shown to be sustainable long-term—perhaps because not only do people lose weight, but they often feel so much better. #HowNotToDie

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Blueberries can significantly improve cognitive performance within hours of consumption.

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Honored to be mentioned in the first review I’ve seen on the hands-down best documentary on evidence-based eating I’ve ever seen (I got a sneak peak!). Hold onto your hats--it’s going to BLOW. YOU. AWAY. @gcmovie

A Shocking New Documentary Will Change the Way You Look at Meat

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2 years

Those eating plant-based diets average about twice the estimated average daily protein requirement. The myth that plant proteins are incomplete, necessitating protein combining, was debunked by the scientific nutrition community decades ago.

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3 years

People who ate more than three servings of walnuts per week appeared to cut their risk of dying from cancer in half.

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6 years

Plant-based diets are, in fact, among the only type of diets that have been shown to be sustainable long-term—perhaps because not only do people lose weight, but they often feel so much better.

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The question shouldn't be “where do you get your protein?” but rather “where do you get your fiber?” Most Americans get less than half the recommended minimum fiber intake a day.

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A plant-based diet is win-win for both our health and the health of the environment.

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Those eating plant-based diets average about twice the estimated daily protein requirement. The myth that proteins from plants are incomplete, necessitating protein combining, was debunked decades ago by the scientific community.

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5 years

I’m thrilled to announce videos have now been watched 100 MILLION times. It’s an honor to continue my life’s mission of providing evidence-based information for free. On behalf of all of us at NutritionFacts, I thank you for watching & sharing the videos.

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4 years

Plant-based diets are, in fact, among the only type of diets that have been shown to be sustainable long-term—perhaps because not only do people lose weight, but they often feel so much better. #HowNotToDie

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3 years

The intake of legumes—beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils—may be the single most important dietary predictor of a long lifespan. Watch the video "Increased Lifespan from Beans" at to learn more.

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Michael Greger, M.D.

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1 year

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.

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4 years

If that’s all a healthy plant-based diet could do—reverse the # 1 killer of men and women—shouldn’t that be the default diet, until proven otherwise? Learn more here:

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If you want to increase your lifespan, eat beans. The intake of legumes—beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils—may be the single most important dietary predictor of a long lifespan.

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The consumption of blueberries and strawberries is associated with delayed cognitive aging by as much as 2.5 years—thought to be because of brain-localizing anthocyanin phytonutrients, as shown on functional MRI scans.

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Eating Beyond Meat and Impossible burgers instead of animal-based burgers may slash the environmental impact of your meal by about 90 percent.

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Americans eating meat-free diets average higher intakes of nearly every nutrient, while maintaining a lower body weight—perhaps due, in part, to their higher resting metabolic rates. #plantbased

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Sweet potatoes are not just one of the healthiest and cheapest sources of nutrition; the predominant protein is a type of protease inhibitor that may have cancer-fighting properties.

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Dark-green leafy vegetables, including kale, collards, and arugula, are packed with the antioxidant lutein. A major carotenoid, lutein is concentrated in our brain and our eyes.

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Plant-based milks have all sorts of benefits over cow’s milk, such as being free of casein, cholesterol, and lactose, having less saturated fat, and actually containing fiber.

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stands in solidarity with the Black community. We at acknowledge the vast disparities among our diverse population especially when it pertains to nutrition and health. We are committed to be a part of the change to close these gaps.

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Those eating plant-based diets average about twice the estimated daily protein requirement. The myth that proteins from plants are incomplete, necessitating protein combining, was debunked decades ago by the scientific community.

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Eating more legumes— more beans, split peas, chickpeas, and lentils—may give us the largest life expectancy gains. So, if you do only one thing, eat legumes for longevity.

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4 years

Exercise is so important that not walking an hour a day has been considered a high risk behavior.

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The foundation of cancer prevention is plants, not pills.

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1 year

Curcumin appears to play a role in helping to block every stage of cancer transformation, proliferation, and invasion. It may help before carcinogens even get to our cells! Watch the video “Carcinogen-Blocking Effects of Turmeric” at to learn more.

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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.

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Eating more legumes— more beans, split peas, chickpeas, and lentils—may give us the largest life expectancy gains. So, if you do only one thing, eat legumes for longevity.

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A plant-based diet beat out the conventional American Diabetes Association diet in a head-to-head, randomized, controlled clinical trial, without restricting portions and without calorie- or carb-counting

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Those eating plant-based diets average about twice the estimated average daily protein requirement. The myth that plant proteins are incomplete, necessitating protein combining, was debunked by the scientific nutrition community decades ago. #DailyDozen

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Those who eat more fruits and vegetables appear to have a lower risk of getting an upper respiratory tract infection, like the common cold.

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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 diseases.

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Dark green leafy vegetables are the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. What’s the best way to prepare them?

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The myth that plant proteins are incomplete, necessitating protein combining, was debunked by the scientific nutrition community decades ago.

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The spice turmeric appears to be able to switch back on the self-destruct mechanism within cancer cells.

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The one unifying diet found to best prevent and treat many chronic diseases is a whole food, plant-based diet, which encourages the consumption of unrefined plant foods and discourages intake of meats, dairy products, eggs, and processed foods.

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A plant-based diet beat out the conventional American Diabetes Association diet in a head-to-head, randomized, controlled clinical trial, without restricting portions and without calorie- or carb-counting

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Plant-based diets as the single most important, yet underutilized, opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced epidemic of disease and death:

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What would happen if you secretly gave cancer patients four of the healthiest foods?

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The foundation of cancer prevention is plants, not pills.

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The uses for this nut cheese are endless! Serve with tacos, pasta dishes, or power bowls made with quinoa, vegetables, and beans.

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1st year anniversary for #HowNotToDie ! A quarter million books sold & it's being used as a textbook in graduate public health & med schools!

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People who ate more than three servings of walnuts per week appeared to cut their risk of dying from cancer in half.

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Men were found to smell better to women when they were placed on meat-free diets.

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5 years

Today is Dr. Greger’s birthday! If you want to help celebrate his journey, you can leave him a birthday message here and make a tax-deductible donation to keep NutritionFacts exploding out into the world:

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Ketogenic diets found to undermine exercise efforts and lead to muscle shrinkage and bone loss:

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Honored to have made my fourth appearance on The Rich Roll ( @richroll ) podcast. In this timely discussion, we covered what everyone needs to know about COVID-19, prevention, transmission, masks, vitamin D, zinc, travel, and much more:

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Everything we put in our mouth is a lost opportunity to put something even healthier in our mouths. So, it’s not just about avoiding foods with cancer-promoting properties; we need to eat foods with active cancer-suppressing mechanisms: #WorldCancerDay

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Less than a teaspoon of Turmeric per day appears to reduce the DNA mutating ability of cancer-causing substances.

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If you drop your LDL cholesterol by about 39 points, you could live years longer. You can accomplish that by taking cholesterol-lowering drugs for days on end or eat a diet packed with fruits, vegetables, and nuts for just two weeks.

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Eating more legumes—more beans, split peas, chickpeas, and lentils—may give us the largest life expectancy gains. So, if you do only one thing, eat legumes for longevity.

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Blueberries can significantly improve cognitive performance within hours of consumption:

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Curcumin appears to play a role in helping to block every stage of cancer transformation, proliferation, and invasion. It may help before carcinogens even get to our cells! Watch the video “Carcinogen-Blocking Effects of Turmeric” at to learn more.

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How Not To Die just went into it’s 21st printing(!). 600,000 in circulation now. We’re coming for you, Million! *100% of the proceeds Dr. Greger receives from all his books are donated to charity.

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Plant-based diets as the single most important, yet underutilized, opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced epidemic of disease and death:

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Consuming one tablespoon of natural cocoa powder a day can significantly improve muscle strength, mass, and physical performance in older adults. This benefit is attributed to the flavonoids in cocoa, which are reduced in alkalized (Dutched) cocoa.

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Eating blueberries week after week, we can get chronic benefits, such as reduced artery stiffness and a boost in natural killer cells. #lifestylemedicine

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So excited by TEDx talk just went up! #HowNotToDie

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Eating one egg a day is associated with significantly greater risk of breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men.

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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.

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Blueberry consumption may double the population of our cancer-fighting immune cells, and the spices cardamom and black pepper may boost their activity.

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There is a food that offers the best of both worlds—significantly improving our ability to detox carcinogens, like diesel fumes, and decreasing inflammation in our airways, all the while improving our respiratory defenses against infections.