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The Dietary Link Between Acne and Cancer

Michael Greger MD | January 7, 2016 | Health

Read More: acne, adolescence, Alzheimer's disease, animal products, breast cancer, cancer, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular health, chronic diseases, dairy, diabetes, eggs, erectile dysfunction, fruit, heart disease, heart health, hormones, infants, Japan, junk food, meat, milk, obesity, plant-based diets, prediabetes, premature puberty, processed foods, puberty, skin health, standard American diet, TOR, vegetables

Acne is an epidemic skin disease of industrialized countries, reaching prevalence rates of over 85 percent of teenagers. In nearly half of American men and women, acne even continues after adolescence and into the third decade of life. Acne......

How to Suppress the Aging Enzyme TOR

Michael Greger MD | January 5, 2016 | Health

Read More: aging, animal protein, blueberries, breast cancer, broccoli, caloric restriction, cancer, cruciferous vegetables, cucumbers, dairy, endocrine disruptors, fruit, grapes, green tea, hormones, infants, Kaposi's sarcoma, kidney health, lifespan, mango, milk, mortality, onions, plant-based diets, prostate cancer, rapamycin, soy, spices, strawberries, TOR, turmeric, vegetables

Over the last decade, more than 5,000 papers have been published about TOR, an engine-of-aging enzyme inhibited by the drug rapamycin. (What is TOR? Check out my videos Why Do We Age? and Caloric Restriction vs. Animal Protein Restriction.)......

Living Longer by Reducing Leucine Intake

Michael Greger MD | June 16, 2015 | Health

Read More: Adventist Health Studies, aging, animal products, animal protein, apples, beans, cabbage, California, caloric restriction, chicken, China Study, cholesterol, dairy, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, eggs, enzymes, fish, fruit, grains, IGF-1, Japan, LDL cholesterol, leucine, lifespan, longevity, meat, mood, mortality, plant protein, plant-based diets, poultry, protein, rapamycin, side effects, standard American diet, TOR, turkey, vegans, vegetables, vegetarians

Many studies have shown that calorie restriction, without malnutrition, can increase lifespan and lower the risk of age-related diseases, such as cancer. However, for many people, calorie restriction clearly has its drawbacks. In the classic Minnesota Starvation Study, many......

Exploiting Autophagy to Live Longer

Michael Greger MD | June 11, 2015 | Health

Read More: aging, autophagy, blood pressure, bone health, caloric restriction, calories, depression, Easter Island, elderly, enzymes, evolution, infertility, lifespan, longevity, mitochondria, mood, morbidity, mortality, muscle strength, oxidative stress, rapamycin, reproductive health, sexual health, TOR, wound healing

Thanks to advances in modern medicine, we are living longer lives, but we're doing it by lengthening the morbidity phase. In other words, we live longer, but sicker, lives (see my video: Americans Are Live Longer, but Sicker Lives).......

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