These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
from Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health – Medscape https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949720
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UK COVID-19 Update: Mortality and Infection Rates Fall
NICE Draft Guidance on New Treatment Option for Advanced Breast Cancer
NICE has published draft guidance recommending trastuzumab deruxtecan for use on the Cancer Drugs Fund as an option for treating HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer.
from Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health – Medscape https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949716
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Get your signed bookplates!
A signed bookplate makes a great keepsake for any of your copies of How Not to Diet, How Not to Die, or either of my cookbooks (see them all here). Donate any amount using this form and we will send you a bookplate signed by me as a thank you gift. All proceeds go to keeping NutritionFacts.org growing and going! Donate today as this form will only be open while supplies last.
How Not to Diet Out Now in Spanish
How Not to Diet is now available in Spanish in hardcover and ebook editions on Amazon.es, Amazon.com.mx, and other online retailers. More information and the links for several stores can be found here. You can find the availability of all translations of all of my books here.
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Key Takeaways: Environment
In honor of Earth Day, we are highlighting the relationship between what we eat and the environment this month. What role does our food play in climate change? Which diet has the least impact on the environment? Check out the topic page for information from microplastics to foods with the lowest carbon footprint.
“Simply cutting down on the meat you eat to less than an ounce or two a day can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In terms of land use, a more healthful diet, like a Mediterranean diet, may decrease your footprint by about a quarter, whereas even more plant-based diets can drop it by 50 percent or more.” (From Which Diets Have the Lowest Carbon Footprint?)
Recipe: Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Balsamic Date Glaze
I love sweet potatoes. They’re one of the healthiest foods on the planet and one of the tastiest, too. The purple ones are the best, and you can usually find them at Asian markets and specialty natural groceries. They’re so good and good for you that I usually send them out in the mail as holiday gifts! Get the recipe here, and watch how it’s made on our Reels video.
Welcome, Tabitha!
Tabitha joins us as our new Digital Outreach Assistant. With a business administration degree from Western Michigan University and an extensive marketing background, Tabitha works with our Digital Outreach Director to optimize and execute NutritionFacts.org’s digital marketing campaigns and improve our SEO strategies. She balances these analytical projects with creative hobbies such as photography, reading, and writing. Originally from Michigan, Tabitha now lives in Atlanta where she enjoys hiking, golfing, and racquetball.
Volunteer Spotlight: Patricia Penna
I’ve been volunteering with NutritionFacts.org for almost four years. I started helping with video uploads and now help with blog uploads. NutritionFacts.org‘s mission, empowering people with evidence-based information on the benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet, is what inspires me to support their work and help spread the word. I am happy to know that I contribute a bit to their amazing work.
Favorite Recipe: I love this Veggie Mac & Cheese. It has my favorite foods: pasta, kale, a creamy cashew sauce, herbs, spices and tomatoes. Super easy, delicious, and nutritious.
Flashback Friday: The Best Diet for Diabetes
The case for using a plant-based diet to reduce the burden of diabetes has never been stronger.
Do Angioplasty Heart Stent Procedures Work?
There are demonstrably no benefits to the hundreds of thousands of angioplasty and stent procedures performed outside of an emergency setting. They don’t prevent heart attacks, enable you to live longer, or even help with symptoms any more than placebo (fake) surgery.
Why Angioplasty Heart Stents Don’t Work Better
Most heart attacks are caused by nonobstructive plaques that infiltrate the entire coronary artery tree. There is no such thing as “1-vessel disease,” “2-vessel disease,” or “left main disease.” Atherosclerotic plaque is continuous throughout the coronary arteries of heart attack victims.
Next Live Q&A…TODAY!
Every month, I do a live Q&A directly from my treadmill, and today, April 22, is the day.
Join on our Facebook page or YouTube channel at 3pm ET. I’ll be streaming to both at the same time.
You can find links to past live Q&As here on NutritionFacts.org. If that’s not enough, don’t forget I have an audio podcast to keep you company, too.
And we just joined TikTok! Give us a follow!
In health,
Michael Greger, M.D.
PS: If you haven’t yet, you can subscribe to my free videos here and watch my live, year-in-review presentations:
- 2019: Evidence-Based Weight Loss
- 2016: How Not To Die: The Role of Diet in Preventing, Arresting, and Reversing Our Top 15 Killers
- 2015: Food as Medicine: Preventing and Treating the Most Dreaded Diseases with Diet
- 2014: From Table to Able: Combating Disabling Diseases with Food
- 2013: More Than an Apple a Day
- 2012: Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death
from NutritionFacts.org https://nutritionfacts.org/2021/04/22/get-your-signed-bookplates/
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Sex Differences in Acromegaly at Diagnosis
A new study examines the gender differences that exist in acromegaly. What are the implications?
from Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health – Medscape https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949012
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Endometriosis excision surgery
What is endometriosis excision surgery as well as why is it different? Or is it different? Let’s take a step back and check out the history of medical techniques to treat endometriosis, including surgery and its advances over the centuries. Way back in the dark ages before laparoscopy and lasers (although you can get this today in an […]
This post Endometriosis excision surgery first appeared on Gynecologic Oncology Institute | Robotic Surgery | Integrative Healing and is written by Dr Steve Vasilev MD
from Gynecologic Oncology Institute | Robotic Surgery | Integrative Healing https://www.gynecologiconcologyinstitute.org/news/endometriosis/surgery/endometriosis-excision-surgery/
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How to Study a Research Study
We post a lot of links and references to research studies, but it can be difficult to interpret them. Even harder is determining how relevant those studies are. Here are a few things to consider as you look at research on endometriosis. When you look at research studies, you first want to assess how strong of evidence it is presenting. One quick way to tell is by the type of study.
from Nook News – NancysNookEndo https://nancysnookendo.com/how-to-study-a-research-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-study-a-research-study
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How to Study a Research Study
We post a lot of links and references to research studies, but it can be difficult to interpret them. Even harder is determining how relevant those studies are. Here are a few things to consider as you look at research on endometriosis. When you look at research studies, you first want to assess how strong of evidence it is presenting. One quick way to tell is by the type of study.
from NancysNookEndo https://nancysnookendo.com/how-to-study-a-research-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-study-a-research-study
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Tdap in Pregnancy Not Tied to Childhood Adverse Outcomes
Maternal Tdap vaccination during pregnancy isn’t associated with adverse outcomes for offspring through early childhood, a new study suggests.
from Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health – Medscape https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949617
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Chiropractor First Person Charged Under COVID-19 False Claims Law
Eric Nepute, of St. Louis, faces federal charges and hefty fines. Among his claims are that his vitamin D product is more effective than approved vaccines, a Federal Trade Commission complaint says.
from Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health – Medscape https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949696
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Strides Against HIV/AIDS Falter, as Nation Battles COVID
Public health resources have shifted from one pandemic to the other, and experts fear steep declines in testing and diagnoses mean more people will contract HIV and die of AIDS.
from Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health – Medscape https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949685
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