Browse Category: Cancer
Published: August 26, 2010
Your home should be a safe haven, a place where you can escape and breathe the air without worry. But more and more homes are morphing into a toxic (and possibly deadly) environment. New research shows a deadly link between everyday household cleaners, air fresheners and breast cancer.
Published: August 12, 2010
Wouldn’t it be miraculous if conventional medicine joined hands with open-minded counterparts and embraced non-lethal cancer treatments?
The overwhelming evidence is hundreds of effective alternative cancer treatments are out there. But here’s the rub. By the time a doctor has handed out a “terminal” diagnosis, even if they were inclined to prescribe them, only a precious few of these non-conventional treatments are strong enough to do any good. Nor is there enough time left to see any results that could occur.
Published: July 15, 2010
Cancer affects people of all walks of life. It does not discriminate against age, color or status. It’s likely that you know someone, whether an acquaintance or someone near and dear to your heart, who has been touched by cancer. Perhaps you yourself have even struggled with the disease. Fortunately, scientists are learning more and more about ways to prevent and fight the big “C” – even simple, everyday changes you can make in your life or your diet. Keep reading to discover 6 foods you should be adding to your anti-cancer regimen.
Published: July 12, 2010
Though most of you probably realize that diets high in sugar have been statistically shown to be bad for you and linked to serious conditions such as diabetes and heart problems; you may not know the hundreds of other conditions that may be at stake by choosing to indulge in sweets too often. Well, research has come up with one more . . . and it just happens to involve the “Big C.”
Published: June 28, 2010
Are you getting enough calcium in your diet? If not, you might want to start – especially considering that new research indicates you can reduce your cancer risk by getting sufficient amounts of this essential nutrient. A recent study published in the
Archives of Internal Medicine indicated that women who had a higher intake of calcium had a lower risk of all types of cancer. The same study indicated that men and women who have high calcium levels have a lower risk of cancer of the digestive system, including colorectal cancer, which is one of the leading causes of death from cancer in the U.S.
Published: June 21, 2010
A diagnosis of leukemia is a dreaded and frightening one. However, treatments have improved in recent years, and the prognosis for most patients is more hopeful than in the past. One possible treatment that’s been getting a lot of attention lately involves a compound contained in green tea.
Published: May 27, 2010
No matter how well you take care of yourself with diet and exercise, it seems you always hear about the person of stellar health developing some sort of cancer growth. While there is no cure for cancer as of yet, there are some common patterns that scientists are finding in certain life behaviors.
Published: May 27, 2010
There has been research done recently at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, that shows that people who have a high dose of Vitamin K in their daily diets could lower their risk of developing NHL (Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma). And, there are several ways that you can get more Vitamin K in your diet. Let’s take a look at this very important development in the medical and scientific world.
Published: May 17, 2010
Other than tobacco-induced lung cancer, you may have thought that getting the dreaded “Big C” was ultimately out of your control. But research over the past decade or so is negating that belief. And, even more recent research is indicating that up to a third of adult cancers (not including lung cancer) may be preventable. That’s a big deal! So which types of cancer can you actively protect yourself against, and how? Keep reading to find out all the details. . .
Published: May 03, 2010
Omega-3s have long been associated with a number of preventative and treatment-oriented conditions that persist in this world, with new studies coming out all the time to their positive effect. The latest to add to the list is that of their effect on digestive health, and more specifically, bowel disease.
