Diets and Fasting
The Remedies (14)
Blood Sugar
An index of foods, eating patterns, botanicals, minerals and lab tests studied for steadier glucose, each labelled with its evidence strength.
Read the deep dive →Anti Inflammatory Diet
A whole-food eating pattern rich in omega-3 fats, vegetables, herbs and spices, aimed at lowering chronic inflammation markers such as CRP.
Read the deep dive →Fasting
Going without food for set periods, from daily eating windows to multi-day fasts; studied for autophagy, insulin sensitivity and inflammation.
Read the deep dive →Mediterranean Diet
The traditional olive oil, vegetable, bean, fish and whole-grain eating of Crete and southern Italy, extensively studied for heart and brain health.
Read the deep dive →Hydration
How body water balance really works: thirst guides most healthy adults, the eight-glasses rule lacks evidence, and overhydration carries risks.
Read the deep dive →Cramp Prevention
A naturopathic guide to muscle cramps covering magnesium, potassium and other electrolytes, hydration, stretching, herbs and nighttime leg cramps.
Read the deep dive →DASH Diet
Built by NIH-funded researchers to lower blood pressure with food; controlled feeding trials found it reduced readings, especially in hypertension.
Read the deep dive →Celery Juice
A history of celery as medicine from ancient Egypt to today's morning juice ritual, with research on blood pressure and kidney health.
Read the deep dive →Caloric Restriction
Eating fewer calories without malnutrition; it extends lifespan in lab animals, while human trials show metabolic gains but no proven longer life.
Read the deep dive →Ketogenic Diet
A very-low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet; proven for hard-to-control childhood epilepsy and studied for type 2 diabetes and weight loss.
Read the deep dive →Elimination Diet
A protocol that removes common trigger foods for several weeks, then reintroduces them one at a time to identify food sensitivities.
Read the deep dive →Weight Loss
A series on the science of weight loss, from satiety and protein to fiber and ultra-processed foods, separating evidence from hype.
Read the deep dive →Gerson Therapy
A 1930s protocol of fresh juices, organic plant foods, supplements and coffee enemas, known as an early alternative cancer approach.
Read the deep dive →Weston A. Price Diet
Whole-food eating built on a 1930s dentist's field studies, featuring organ meats, animal fats and fermented foods; some positions remain debated.
Read the deep dive →Eating patterns used as interventions rather than as cuisine — fasting protocols, the named diets, and the specific dietary approaches taken for a condition. Where a diet has been tested in trials the pages give the numbers; where its reputation runs ahead of the evidence, they say that instead.
A remedy is filed here by what it claims to do, not by a judgement that it works. This section deliberately covers practices whose own pages conclude they do not — read the page before the category name.