food as medicine

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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Tofu Isn’t a Statin: Food as Medicine

The Portfolio Diet lowers cholesterol, but not like statins. Food helps build the foundation—medicine keeps the roof from caving in.

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