About a quarter of lung cancer cases occur in people who have never smoked. One cause may be another potential carcinogen: fumes… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
Breast cancer is thought to use cholesterol to help the cancer migrate and invade more tissue. — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
Although even light exercise is associated with a lowered risk of some other types of cancer, for breast cancer, it appears that… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
One of the worst things you can do if you're worried about breast cancer is to cook beef, pork, fish or poultry… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
Tobacco smoke contains chemicals that weaken the body's immune system, making it more susceptible to disease and handicapping its ability to destroy… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
Broccoli is incredible. It can prevent DNA damage and metastatic cancer spread; activate defences against pathogens and pollutants; help to prevent lymphoma;… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
Physical activity is considered a promising preventive measure against breast cancer - not only because it helps with weight control but because… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
After following more than 60,000 people for more than a dozen years, University of Oxford researchers found those who consume a plant-based… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
I continue to be amazed by our bodies' ability for self-repair. ... Our bodies want to be healthy, if we would just… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
“number of chemotherapy drugs have been developed to restore our bodies’ natural defenses, but their use has been limited due to their… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
“The researchers noted that their most important finding may be that cholesterol consumption was a strong predictor of cirrhosis and liver cancer.… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
While consumers may be more shocked by pink slime or the feeding of Prozac to poultry, the routine feeding of millions of pounds of… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
Studies of immigration show that this resistance to heart disease is not just something in African or Chinese genes. When people move from low-risk… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
The USDA is tasked with managing and promoting agriculture - including the well-funded animal agriculture industry - so it's pulled into a tug-of-war every… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
“Most deaths in the United States are preventable, and they are related to what we eat. 4” — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
Without enough nitric oxide, your arteries can stiffen, raising blood pressure and your risk of heart attack. — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
We should all be eating fruits and vegetables as if our lives depend on it - because they do. — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
Sometimes it feels like there aren't enough hours in a day to get everything done. — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
You have to build up to green smoothies. Everyone loves fruit smoothies: you can add a handful of baby spinach to a fruit smoothie… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
“minutes of vigorous activity (such as jogging or active sports) each day.” — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
