Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM

NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast

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Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM, founder of NutritionFacts.org and New York Times best-selling author of How Not to Die, How Not to Diet, and the just-released How Not to Age, brings you the latest in evidence-based nutrition research, delivered in easy to understand video segments. NutritionFacts.org is a non-profit and non-commercial public health organization, and more than 2,000 videos on virtually every aspect of healthy eating are available on our website. New videos and blogs are uploaded every day–always without any sponsors, ads, brand partnerships, or paid subscriptions.

Author

Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM

Category

Health

Podcast website

nutritionfacts.org

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

How to Boost Fat Burning by 25% Video 14.01.2026

A single dietary change can increase our resting metabolic rate.

How to Suppress Your Appetite and Naturally Boost GLP-1 Video 12.01.2026

Can eating more fiber result in eating fewer calories?

Friday Favorites: Caffeine Shampoo and Rosemary Oil for Hair Growth Video 09.01.2026

I cover natural topical treatments for hair growth, including pumpkin seed oil, caffeine, green tea, pyrithione zinc, ginger, Chinese knotweed, and rosemary.

Plant-Based Diets Could Save Millions of Lives and Trillions of Dollars a Year Video 07.01.2026

How many lives would be saved if everyone ate vegetarian or vegan?

The Negative Effects of Cold Plunges for Building Muscle Video 05.01.2026

Cold plunges following strength training are discouraged since they substantially attenuate long-term gains in muscle mass.

Friday Favorites: Repelling Mosquitoes – Is DEET the Best? What About Natural Alternatives? Video 02.01.2026

What are the pros and cons of DEET mosquito repellent? Also, picaridin, citronella, and lemon eucalyptus are put to the test.

Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Safe and Effective? Video 31.12.2025

Swapping even half your salt for potassium chloride may make you more than a decade younger when it comes to premature death

Are the Benefits of Cold Plunges and Cryotherapy Just a Placebo Effect? Video 29.12.2025

There have been five placebo-controlled studies on cold water immersion. What did they find?

Friday Favorites: Is Six Hours of Sleep Enough? Video 26.12.2025

Just because we don’t have evidence that there is a growing epidemic of sleep deprivation doesn’t necessarily mean we are getting enough sleep.

Healthy, Easy Recipes: Black Bean Stew, Kale Salad, and Molasses Cookies Video 24.12.2025

Recipes from my new How Not to Age cookbook

Best Temperature, Timing, and Duration for Cold Plunges for Athletic Performance Recovery Video 22.12.2025

What are the effects of cold water immersion on the recovery of physical performance compared to active recovery and doing nothing?

Friday Favorites: The Side Effects of Burning Incense Video 19.12.2025

Burning incense has been found to generate about four times the particulate matter as burning cigarettes.

Can You Reverse Type 2 Diabetes with a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet? Video 17.12.2025

Weight loss isn’t necessarily required for type 2 diabetes remission, but what is?

What Is the Best Statin Cholesterol-Lowering Drug? Video 15.12.2025

Which is the safest and most effective statin?

Friday Favorites: Soul Food That’s Good for the Soul Video 12.12.2025

The best of soul food’s origins are tied to the plant-centric West African diet.

The Side Effects of Statins: Are They Worth It? Video 10.12.2025

When statin-“intolerant” patients are challenged blindly, how many are really suffering muscle side effects?

How Effective Are Statins? Video 08.12.2025

How many people would die if we were told the truth about statins?

Friday Favorites: Can Velvet Beans or Fava Beans Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease? Video 05.12.2025

Since Parkinson’s is caused by a dopamine deficiency in the brain, what if we ate foods rich in the dopamine precursor levodopa?

Why Isn’t Everyone on Cholesterol-Lowering Statin Drugs? Video 03.12.2025

Since there is benefit to getting our LDL cholesterol as low as possible, why aren’t statins prescribed for everyone even if we start out with optimal levels?

Are the Pollutant Levels in Fish High Enough to Be Harmful? Video 01.12.2025

The tolerable daily toxin safety limits are based on single chemicals. What if “safe” levels of chemicals in seafood are combined and tested together?

Friday Favorites: Is Soy Milk the Most Nutritious Non-Dairy Milk? Video 28.11.2025

Soy milk is compared to other plant-based milks, as well as dairy milk.

Are Large Weekly Doses of Vitamin B12 Safe? Video 26.11.2025

Should we be concerned about getting too much B12?

How Much Vitamin B12 Do We Need Each Day? Video 24.11.2025

How are the recommended daily and weekly doses of vitamin B12 derived?

Friday Favorites: Low-Protein Diets for Parkinson’s Disease Video 21.11.2025

How might we maximize the therapeutic efficiency of levodopa?

The Best Source of Vitamin B12: Supplements, Shots, or Fortified Foods? Video 19.11.2025

Is it true we can actually absorb some B12 from our own microbiome?

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