Over the past 20 years there has been a dramatic uptick in our intake of dietary fructose (largely from high fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners) and 2 new studies add to a large swath of others that our health may be taking a beating as a result.
In the first evaluation, scientists determined that among [...]
Evidence continues to mount that nutrition and prostate health are strongly linked. Here are 5 foods that should always be on a man’s grocery list:
Any form of canned or bottled tomato product. (Low sodium best)
Any whole soy foods – soy milk, tofu, tempeh, edamame or roasted soy nuts.
Broccoli and its other cruciferous cousins – cauliflower, [...]
Fish oil supplements made headline news on 2 fronts this month. The largest clinical trial ever undertaken to test the efficacy of fish oil for the treatment of depression revealed some very promising and happy results. For study subjects with unipolar depression (depression without an anxiety disorder), the fish oil supplement relieved depression on par [...]
In an intriguing new report, scientists determined that having a high HDL (good) cholesterol level is strongly associated with a lower risk of cancer. The data comes from a review of 24 pooled studies that followed cancer incidence and HDL levels. The researchers found a 36% lower risk of cancer for every 10 point increase in [...]
I just wanted to take the time to remind everybody that there are simple steps that can dramatically reduce your risk of cancer. Based on the most authoritative and comprehensive science available, here is what you should do. (NOTE: The first 4 directives are in order of importance!)
Do not smoke or use any tobacco [...]
The darlings of the healthy fat world, namely omega 3′s, may prove to be helpful for preventing colon cancer. In a study including about 1,900 adults, as the intakes of omega 3 fats increased, rates of colon cancer decreased. Among white study participants, those consuming the most omega 3 fats had half the risk of [...]
Plant-based diets scored another healthy victory thanks to investigators from Colorado State University. After carefully following the diets of 34,028 Chinese women over 10 years, those who reported eating the most fruit, vegetables, and soy foods lowered their risk of developing breast cancer by 30 percent. The cruciferous vegetables – broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels [...]
We already know that walnuts are one of the most effective foods on the planet for the prevention of heart attacks and a new study finds they may be potent cancer-fighters too. Researchers at the UC Davis Cancer Center fed lab rats genetically engineered to get prostate cancer rat chow supplemented with the human equivalent [...]
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly of all types of cancer and a jolting new report revealed a strong association between very modest intakes of soda and this lethal cancer.
Investigators followed 60,524 adults over a 14 year period and found those who consumed two or more sodas per week were 87% [...]
As a woman, the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, and a proud member the board of directors of the Prevent Cancer Foundation , I want to share my top food picks for maximizing breast health: read more>>
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