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“Instead of trying to increase your metabolism with the goal of losing weight, try to slow your metabolism with a low-calorie, high-nutrient diet for a longer, healthier life.”
“Americans are grossly deficient in basic micronutrients and especially those phytochemicals that arm our immune system to fight cancer.”
“You cannot escape from the biological law of cause and effect - food choices are the most significant cause of disease and premature death.”
“Without micronutrients to remove waste, cells become congested, DNA gets broken, and the body doesn't have the ability to repair itself. Eventually, you get sick.”
“My findings have demonstrated that an optimal micronutrient intake reduces the desire for calories and reduces body temperature and white blood cell counts.”
“Reducing dietary salt is not only important for those who already have elevated blood pressure - limiting added salt is essential for all of us to remain in good health.”
“Resting metabolic rate is largely genetically determined, but our calorie intake has an effect as well.”
“I have appeared on 'The Dr. Oz show' and recognize that Dr. Oz does not hold the exact same viewpoints about all controversies in human nutrition that I do, but he has a huge base of knowledge and is open-minded and willing to re-consider a position based on emerging evidence on multiple scientific and health issues.”
“The most significant and alarming consequence of early maturation is an increased risk for breast cancer in adulthood.”
“Scores of studies support the power of certain natural foods to prevent cancer.”
“I am a physician specializing in nutritional interventions for chronic disease and a strong advocate of superior nutrition as the first line of attack to prevent and treat most chronic diseases.”
“Consuming mushrooms regularly has been associated with decreased risk of breast, stomach and colorectal cancers.”
“Blueberries, strawberries and blackberries are true super foods. Naturally sweet and juicy, berries are low in sugar and high in nutrients - they are among the best foods you can eat.”
“Hypertension is an important risk factor for kidney disease, but dietary sodium has other damaging effects on the kidneys. High salt intake drives the production of oxygen radicals, leading to oxidative stress in kidney tissue.”
“The goal of my diet-style is eating for optimal health and longevity. What greater benefit could there be than living healthfully and actively into old age with no dependence on medications and almost no risk of heart disease, diabetes or dementia?”
“We must always remember that all medical interventions have risk, and very little can be asserted with 100 percent certainty.”
“Cancer is caused by what you do for many, many years, not what you do for a few weeks or months.”
“When you eat healthfully, your body gravitates relatively rapidly toward a better weight.”
“In the future, it's going to become more and more impossible for the economy to support how expensive medical care is and the number of sick people we have. Why don't we just get our population healthier so we don't need medical care?”
“A high nutrient density diet was associated with more feelings of hunger in the mouth and throat and less in the head and stomach.”