Diagnosis: Diet

Nutrition science meets common sense

Georgia Ede MD

Improving Anorexia Care Starts with Nutrition

Recovery from anorexia may be made easier using surprisingly simple supplementation strategies.

Nutrition Can Strengthen the Immune System to Fight COVID-19

How metabolic health and dietary changes can help bolster your natural immunity against COVID-19 and other viral infections.

5 Foods that Can Cause Hypothyroidism

Do you have low thyroid hormone activity? These foods, which are typically thought of as healthy, may be working against you.

Six Reasons to Go Paleo for Mental Health

A closer look at how removing modern foods improves your brain's nutrition and metabolism.

Can Red Wine Reduce Your Risk for Alzheimer's?

Resveratrol research leaves us guessing about the real-world effects of red wine.

8 Reasons to Try Low-Carb for Mental Health

Stabilizing blood sugar and lowering insulin levels can take your brain off of the internal hormonal and neurotransmitter roller coaster caused by most modern diets.

Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and the New Science of Hope

What causes brain cells to die? If we understand the answer to this question, we may be able to make real progress in the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

The Carnivore Diet for Mental Health?

You may have heard stories of people reversing stubborn symptoms of psychiatric disorders by eating an all-meat diet. Why might a carnivore diet improve brain function?

The Brain Needs Animal Fat

Do fatty animal foods contain within them a secret to human intelligence?

Do You Have Arachiphobia?

A fatty acid in meat that promotes inflammation seeks love and understanding.

EAT-Lancet's Plant-Based Planet: 10 Things You Need to Know

What is the best diet for the future of our species?

The Number One Tool for Improving Your Health this Year

Do you know how healthy you actually are? This inexpensive little gadget provides a window into your metabolism that gives you valuable information beyond weight and fitness.

New Blood Test Helps Predict (and Prevent?) Bipolar Disorder

High uric acid levels are a cry for help from your brain and body. Here's what you can do right now to lower your levels and improve your mental and physical health.

The Truth About Low-Protein, High-Carb Diets and Brain Aging

New research about brain aging tries to pin the tail on protein, but misses the mark.

Changing How Doctors View Obesity

Ten tips for how health professionals can begin to stem the tide of insulin resistance, obesity, and other related diseases.

Obesity: Stop Shaming, Start Understanding

By questioning our beliefs and exploring root causes, we can be part of the solution to this growing epidemic.

Latest Low-Carb Study: All Politics, No Science

Are low-carbohydrate diets, which are delivering so many people from chronic disease, really also potentially deadly?

New Study Finds Saturated Fat Causes PTSD... or Does It?

Don't be fooled into fearing healthy whole foods. Here's what you need to know about dietary fat research.

Which Diet Is Healthiest for the Brain?

What is it about popular modern diets that may be driving our descent in to madness?

Do Smoothies Make You Sharper or Is It Just Juicy Gossip?

Don't drink the Kool-Aid: Your daily fruit smoothie could be working against your brain.

Ketogenic Diet Promising for Mild Alzheimer's Disease

Already been diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease? This new study provides hope that you could improve your memory by changing your diet.

Changes to Dietary Guidelines Needed to Preserve Our Sanity

What can be done to restore the public's faith in the failed process of generating our national nutrition policies?

Ketogenic Diets and Psychiatric Medications

Thinking about trying a low-carb diet to improve your mental health? If you are currently taking any psychiatric medications, make sure you read this article first!