Live Q&A with Dr. Greger - May 2021

This is Dr. Greger's live Q&A from May 27, 2021.

0:00 Introduction
0:44 Does eating spirulina daily give you enough iodine?
1:04 How to prevent Alzheimer’s disease?
2:02 Does broccoli sprouts help to avoid autism?
3:43 Is it necessary to apply sunscreen in the summer and which SPF is best? Does it help prevent skin cancer?
4:09 How do recover from hypothalamic amenorrhea on a wfpb diet?
5:09 Dietary interventions for bipolar disorder?
5:58 I have chronic indigestion and acidity from a couple of weeks, will probiotic supplements help? I’m at a loss for what the cause could be
6:50 What is the main reason why ones A1C fluctuates from low to high and high to low? Also, is B12 supplementation help with diabetic neuropathy?
8:15 Big fan of yours here in Brazil. As a healthy 49 old vegan celiac, is there any thing I should be concerned about? I didn’t go to the doctor for years!
9:32 What’s your feeling on moringa?
9:50 Is sprouted chia bad? What are best sprouts and words sprouts?
10:28 I eat a wfpb for 5 months and highly plant based for a year. Blood test showed slightly higher hemoglobin - 159 g/L, I think I drink enough water.
11:30 Please give me some advice I have Primary Raynaud’s I’m on a plant based diet for 4 years good cholesterol level HDL/LDL no calcium in arteries, what should I do?
13:18 I am type 2 diabetic, WFPB and SOS free following your books. Not on meds. Cant get my glucose under control.
15:12 What’s the best source to acquire AMLA?
16:00 hi there since I contracting covid 4 months ago I just not feeling the same again, had diarrhea almost 2 months lost weight finger nails are white the middle part of my tongue are white also
17:35 Is there anyway to naturally increase NAD production in ones body?
18:19 Is it better to try and check off as many boxes in your daily dozen as possible even on days when one’s appetite is very low, or is there more benefit to the “fasting” coming from low appetite days?
19:47 How to eat a lot of calories on WFPB (my meal time is exceeding few hours throughout the day)?
20:47 Recently discontinued Proton Pump Inhibitor after many years. Can you recommend salad dressing and sauces or any other foods that don’t aggravate reflux?
21:58 Dad is seeing a cardiologist for his afib. Any resource recommendations, any food tips?
22:41 Does gluten-based EPI heal? If I blend nuts/seeds can I skip digestive enzymes? (Fat malabsorption Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency)
23:53 With plant based diet reduced sugar substantially … I want to know how do I reduce insulin resistance current fasting insulin is 16, looking to reduce it my cdl has gone down under 40 mg/dl
24:47 Hi doc, Ive had yellow diarrhea for 8 years. If I don’t eat psyllium husks it just runs through me, is it my pancreas?
25:16 Is the covid vaccine safe?
26:16 Would the H5N1’s mortality rate be lower than 55% because of the lack of recording asymptomatic cases at the time of its outbreaks, with the true number of total cases being higher than recorded?
28:05 Do you think a plant based diet will heal my ulcerative colitis over time? IM wanting to ideally go medication free I’m currently on Mercaptoporine and Mezalazine
28:53 Aren’t cruciferous vegetables already producing sulforaphane when they are harvested? Because they have been cut down. How does cutting them up more when cooking produce more of it?

Thank you to our volunteer, Mya!

[unshineBear]

thanks for spending hours reading and research to condense this information for us! :P

[OswaldDigestiveClinic]

We love that you're incorporating exercise into your video!

[LindaR]

Dr. Greger likes big books. 🎵 I like big books and I cannot lie.🎵

[sharit]

Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions!

[ClovettCC]

The last question was very helpful for me because I've been wondering the same thing about the sulfurophane content of bags of pre-chopped kale, broccoli, etc.

[rebeccalake]

I have been plant based whole grain eating for 7 years but 6 months ago I dropped walnuts and my cholesterol dropped from 184 to 160 and then I dropped sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds and I dropped 15 lbs

[Mark_Chandler]

that stairwell behind the Dr. is crazy.,

[chevweez]

You can get dried Amla powder from Mountain Rose Herbs (online store, based in Oregon).

[cherylshort]

Would love your thoughts on chronic kidney disease

[susanyoder]

Being an authority on pandemics, what are your thoughts about vaccines providing narrower immunity than the broader spectrum of our B lymphocytes and NK cells?

[natalietannerblogger-theed]

I find the next webinar funny, "How Much Meat Should We Eat?" I thought the answer was - none, and that would make for a very short webinar. LOL

[yams]

The suit and treadmill combo... what a chad

[ShazWag]

How much daily protein do you recommend on a wfpb diet, and what are the best sources?

[annette]

Uugghhhh!! Checked out early, yet again! Maybe I'm not smart?? Oh wait! I can always go check out the video!! Bye bye.

[aprilracine]

“I like Big books and I cannot lie”🎤🎤... Damn someone already beat me to that particular joke.

[rklevens]

What type of colon test did Dr. Greger take? I know he is not a fan of colonoscopies.

[VeganChiefWarrior]

there is so many things to worry about that i cant even, i just wanna live ay

[cherylshort]

I've been WFPB NO for a year and a half.. I'have CKD gone from an egfr of 31 to 90

[Anono]

Dr greger, I was wondering what would be the best way to reduce symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy? I believe diet and exercise along with the recommended medication prescribed by cardiologist is the best way for recovery and or slowing down the progression.

What are the recommended food types you could suggest?

Thank you very much in advance 😊

[ludicrousone]

The video on mornings has been announced for more than six months now. When is it published?