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Safe Alternatives to NSAIDs
…Alternatives, I answered a question from a reader about whether or not I have changed my views on aspirin, considering it has been found to prevent heart attacks, cancer, and even Alzheimer’s disease. Not to mention, millions of people regularly use aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs…
PSA Testing: Conventional Medicine is Finally Seeing the Light
…situation; small cancers confined to various areas of the prostate are routinely missed. And in the event that a cancer is present, and the biopsy needle does locate it, individuals are facing a second threat. I’ve reported on the various studies showing how removing cancerous tissue with biopsies…
Broccoli and Cancer Prevention
If you want the maximum anti-cancer benefits from broccoli, don’t overcook it. That’s what researchers at the University of Illinois recently found. Broccoli provides an anti-cancer compound called sulforaphane, but its formation requires the presence of an enzyme called myrosinase. Overcooking…
Three Foods That Promote Prostate Health
…growth of active prostate cancer. It didn’t focus on actual prevention, or on the use of pomegranate juice as a cure for prostate cancer. However, based on other research studies I would have no problem recommending its use as part of a program to prevent prostate cancer. And while it might on its…
Preventing Diarrhea With Sour Milk?
…rate of breast cancer. Yogurt can also drop LDL cholesterol levels as much as 10 percent in one week, while raising HDL cholesterol levels (the good kind). And regular yogurt (not the low-fat kind) contains the hormone-like substance prostaglandin E2, which, among other things, can prevent ulcers. It can…
The Whey to Good Health
…contains a protein called lactoferrin, which is associated with a wide range of benefits including immune support, anti-inflammatory action, cancer prevention, infection fighting, and wound healing. Research has now determined that lactoferrin is able to increase the production of new bone, which could…
Can Sunscreen Do More Harm Than Good?
…antidepressants) and vitamin D deficiencies, both of which sunlight helps to prevent. Studies have also shown that, while sunscreen use can prevent visible burning, it’s questionable whether it actually results in a drop in skin cancer rates—particularly melanoma, the most deadly form. And, then there’s…
Health Benefits of Fiber for Weight Loss
In the 1980s, the big "discovery" was the importance of fiber in the diet. There were dozens of reports explaining how high-fiber diets could prevent heart disease, ease common digestive problems, and help dozens of other health problems. I'd like to add another key health benefit of fiber: weight loss…
Need Another Reason to Take a Multi?
…,000 male participants over a 13-year span, taking a daily dose of one particular multivitamin reduced the total risk of cancer in by 8 percent, and certain site-specific cancers by 12 percent. These participants (doctors themselves) were given either a multivitamin or a placebo to take every day for…
The Superpowers of Fermented Foods
…probiotics) that keep the digestive tract running efficiently, but also protect the heart, boost immunity, reduce the risk of diabetes and obesity, and prevent food allergies. Just the sheer numbers of bacteria in fermented foods can be astronomical, which ensures large numbers will survive the trip through…
The Conventional vs. Organic Debate Continues
…-term exposure to health problems for several reasons. One, the time lag between the exposure and the manifestation and diagnosis of a disease, like cancer, can be decades. Two, exposure rates to toxins are different for each individual. Three, each of us has biological weaknesses, genetic variations,…
Fiber and Digestive Cleansing
…resulting in less food intake. 4In the 1980s, there was a huge push promoting the benefits of fiber in the diet, particularly its ability to prevent colon cancer. Since that time, there have been conflicting studies, and, for some reason, fiber has fallen out of favor. I predict (something I do very rarely…
