Might the nicotine content in nightshade vegetables—tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and bell peppers—protect against Parkinson’s disease? Subscribe to Dr. Greger’s free nutrition newsletter at www.nutritionfacts.org/subscribe and get a free recipe from his new HOW NOT TO DIE COOKBOOK. (All proceeds Dr. Greger receives from the sales of his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements go to support the 501c3 nonprofit that runs NutritionFacts.org.) Benefits of smoking? See the tobacco industry gloat in my previous video: Is Something in Tobacco Protective Against Parkinson’s Disease? (nutritionfacts.org/video/Is-something-in-tobacco-protective-against-parkinsons-disease) Bell peppers may actually be healthiest raw. See Best Cooking Method (nutritionfacts.org/video/best-cooking-method/). And if you eat tomato products, choose whole, crushed, or diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce, purée, or paste. Why? See Inhibiting Platelet Activation with Tomato Seeds (nutritionfacts.org/video/Inhibiting-Platelet-Activation-with-Tomato-Seeds). My in-depth video series on the Mediterranean Diet can be found here for those interested: • Why Was Heart Disease Rare in the Mediterranean? (nutritionfacts.org/video/Why-Was-Heart-Disease-Rare-in-the-Mediterranean) • The Mediterranean Diet or a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet? (nutritionfacts.org/video/The-Mediterranean-Diet-or-a-Whole-Food-Plant-Based-Diet) • PREDIMED: Does Eating Nuts Prevent Strokes? (nutritionfacts.org/videos/predimed-does-eating-nuts-prevent-strokes) • Which Parts of the Mediterranean Diet Extended Life? (nutritionfacts.org/video/which-parts-of-the-mediterranean-diet-extended-life) • Do Flexitarians Live Longer? (nutritionfacts.org/video/do-flexitarians-live-longer) • Improving on the Mediterranean Diet (nutritionfacts.org/video/improving-on-the-mediterranean-diet) • Mediterranean Diet and Atherosclerosis (nutritionfacts.org/video/mediterranean-diet-and-atherosclerosis) Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at nutritionfacts.org/video/peppers-and-parkinsons-the-benefits-of-smoking-without-the-risks and he'll try to answer it! www.NutritionFacts.org • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Podcast: nutritionfacts.org/audio/ • Subscribe: http://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ • Donate: www.NutritionFacts.org/donate

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