Q&A: Dr. Greger Talks Vitamin Needs, Longevity, and Lowering Cholesterol
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2024-03-28

Replay of Dr. Greger's live Q&A on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Questions asked:

0:00 Introduction

0:20 For weight loss and longevity, do peanuts function as nuts or legumes? Which nuts or seeds have the highest concentration of plant sterols, to bring down LDL?

1:25 Have you ever looked into modified citrus pectins?

1:30 Does silica from fruit and vegetables boost skin and collagen and prevent buildup of AGEs? What is the most collagen-boosting vegetable, fruit, or plant?

1:50 Are eating bamboo shoots a good way of boosting collagen?

2:05 Should the government tax high saturated fat and cholesterol foods?

2:30 Any tips to repopulate my gut flora after a course of antibiotics?

3:18 Are there any health benefits you can get from coffee but not from green tea?

4:06 Could you name all things I can do against seasonal hay fever?

4:25 Any advice to help with sleep?

5:05 Which vegetables or fruits can improve high blood pressure?

5:37 What are your thoughts on echinacea extract and pelargonium root extract to kill high levels of streptococcus in the gut for my child?

6:12 How much fat to have with each meal to get sufficient nutrition? Is eating soybeans, chickpeas, or soy milk that have added fat sufficient?

7:25 How do you pressure cook beans without adding oil?

7:57 What is the best diet for sarcoma with paravertebral invasion?

8:56 I get all my vitamin needs with the Daily Dozen except for choline. Should I supplement?

9:35 Are there any health issues associated with silicone cooking utensils?

10:08 Is calcium supplement from algae better?

10:45 Would you recommend statins for a person whose LDL was 190 for 20+ years?

11:34 What is the gist on elm tree seeds?

11:49 Is it necessary to restrict fats to combat diabetes?

12:55 How do I fix my B12 deficiency?

13:33 Do I need to worry about the pH value when making a DIY vitamin C/niacinamide serum for the skin?

13:55 What specific blood markers could I track over time to see the improvements and stay more motivated?

14:30 Can I take my iodine drops an hour after I take my thyroid meds when I eat my breakfast?

15:10 Could you give your insight on the artificial sweetener sucralose?

15:45 Are puffed grains unhealthy?

16:11 Is aspartame and acesulfame potassium dangeorus?

16:25 How to lower cholesterol on a WFPB diet?

17:25 Where could I buy fennel vaginal cream or how can I do it at home?

18:47 Can I roast nuts on a low temperature to avoid forming acrylamides?

19:35 Can we eat too much protein from beans?

20:10 I lost a significant amount of weight and then regained it. What can I do?

20:50 Can you advise what my type-1 diabetic son should eat and not eat to prevent diabetes bone disease?

21:55 How long to microwave mushrooms to make sure polyphenol oxidase is gone?

22:54 What would you suggest for someone with reactive hypoglycemia? What causes it and what can be done about it?

23:18 What are your thoughts about the NIH report on a study saying that spermidine can cause stroke?

25:43 How do autophagy foods induce autophagy?

26:30 Could you please explain Apo B and how it compares to LDL for atherosclerosis risk?

27:30 Will you make a video about bakuchiol?

28:35 If somebody ate a pure carnivore diet how long could they develop scurvy?

29:40 If you have elevated liver enzymes can the liver heal if you drink non-alcoholic beer/wine?