Culinary Medicine

NAD: The Molecule of Life — and the Hype

🧬 NAD: The Molecule of Life — and the Hype How a lab coenzyme became the latest anti-aging obsession What We Mean by Longevity and Healthspan When people talk about longevity, they usually mean how long we live.But healthspan — the years we live well — matters far more.That’s the time before disease steals our…

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FORK U #100 — The Hall of Fame and Shame

Celebrating 100 episodes of FORK U: the heroes who built modern medicine — and the hucksters who sold it back in a bottle.

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The Global Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving is more than a meal — it’s a worldwide celebration of gratitude built around foods that started here in the Americas. Corn, beans, potatoes, and turkey didn’t just feed a nation; they changed global cuisine. Today, we blend culinary history with medical sense to show how to enjoy the feast without the nap. 🍁…

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When Vitamin D Isn’t Sunshine in a Bottle

When Vitamin D Isn’t Sunshine in a Bottle Vitamin D is sold as bottled sunshine. Social media says it boosts immunity, prevents cancer, and makes you live longer. But science says something very different — and megadoses pushed by influencers like Dr. Eric Berg can do more harm than good. Here’s what you need to…

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When Green Tea Isn’t Chemotherapy

Broccoli and green tea lower cancer risk, but they’re not chemotherapy. Food prevents disease, but only medicine treats it.

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Animal Protein and Cancer Risk

Eating more animal protein doesn’t lower cancer risk. Red & processed meats raise it, while fish may protect, poultry is neutral, and dairy is mixed.

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Why Beans Aren’t Medicine

Beans lower blood sugar, but they’re not metformin. Learn why food helps prevent diabetes, but medicine is what truly saves lives.

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Salmon isn’t a Stent: Food and Medicine

The Mediterranean Diet lowers risk, but it can’t replace statins or stents. Food helps, medicine saves, and together they’re the strongest defense

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Bananas Aren’t Beta Blockers

When Bananas Aren’t a Beta Blocker People love to believe that food can replace medicine. We talked about this in Episode One, where I explained that Hippocrates never said “let food be thy medicine.” Still, the myth endures. Food does matter. The right eating pattern can lower blood pressure. One of the best-studied is the…

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