How Much Lead Leaches Into Organic Chicken Bone Broth?

How Much Lead Leaches Into Organic Chicken Bone Broth?

“Lead poisoning still occurs in the United States despite extensive prevention efforts and strict regulations.” Ayurvedic supplements specifically marketed to pregnant women, for example, exceeded safety levels by up to 4 million percent, making Ayurvedic medicine use...
Summer Sale – 20% Off Everything

Summer Sale – 20% Off Everything

All digital downloads, shirts, and outreach material on DrGreger.org are 20 percent off until tomorrow, August 27! Proceeds go to support NutritionFacts.org. We are thrilled to debut our new diversity shirt! We have long stressed the importance of dietary diversity....
Soy Phytoestrogens for Menopausal Symptoms

Soy Phytoestrogens for Menopausal Symptoms

Does soy food consumption explain why Japanese women appear to be so protected from hot flash symptoms? When women hit menopause and their ovaries shut down, the estrogen level in their body drops 95 percent. This is good news for the endometrium, the lining of the...
What Should We Do to Lower Lead Levels in Breast Milk?

What Should We Do to Lower Lead Levels in Breast Milk?

What are the effects of sodium and calcium intake on blood lead levels in pregnant and breastfeeding women?  Although our skeleton “has predominantly been considered a storage site for sequestering absorbed lead, bone is not simply an inert storage site. Once...
Why Blood Lead Levels Rise at Pregnancy and Menopause  

Why Blood Lead Levels Rise at Pregnancy and Menopause  

The lead trapped in our skeleton can leach back into our bloodstream when we temporarily or permanently lose bone due to pregnancy, weight loss, menopause, or osteoporosis.  The half-life of lead in the bloodstream is only about a month. In other words,...
The Dangers of Talcum Powder

The Dangers of Talcum Powder

What role does diet and baby powder play in the development of fibroids and ovarian cancer?  If you randomly select a group of women and ultrasound their uterus, most of them have fibroid tumors by age 50—and by most, I mean more than 80 percent of black women and...