http://www.insidershealth.com/blog_rssAlternative Health Blog by Derrick DeSilva Jr., M.D.http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/lycopene_and_lutein_may_protect_against_prostate_cancer/463http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/lycopene_and_lutein_may_protect_against_prostate_cancer/463In an in vitro study involving androgen independent cultured malignant type II tumor cells, grapefruit-derived and commercial lycopene and lutein preparations were found to inhibit AT3 cells (malignant androgen-responsive, slow-growing tumor cells with well developed epithelium and stroma) in aFri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/resveratrol_may_alleviate_chronic_intestinal_inflammation/462http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/resveratrol_may_alleviate_chronic_intestinal_inflammation/462In a randomized study involving 6-week old mice induced with acute colitis which progressed to severe chronic colonic inflammation, supplementation of the standard diet with resveratrol (20 mg/kg of the diet) - a polyphenolic compound found in grapes and wine, known to possess anti-inflammatory,Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/folate_intake_may_reduce_the_risk_of_pancreatic_cancer_in_women/461http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/folate_intake_may_reduce_the_risk_of_pancreatic_cancer_in_women/461In a study involving 57,187 female and 51,988 male subjects between the ages of 55 and 74 years at the time of enrollment, inverse relationships were found between intake of folate from food and pancreatic cancer (comparing highest vs. lowest quintile of folate intake: > or = 253.3 compared withWed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/omega_3_fatty_acids_reduce_the_risk_of_progression_to_psychotic_disorders/460http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/omega_3_fatty_acids_reduce_the_risk_of_progression_to_psychotic_disorders/460In a 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention trial involving 81 adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13 and 25 years with subthreshold psychosis, considered to be "at ultra-high risk of psychotic disorder," supplementation with 1.2 g/d omega-3 polyunsaturatedTue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/fish_oil_may_improve_renal_function/459http://www.insidershealth.com/blog/1/fish_oil_may_improve_renal_function/459In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving 97 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without prior cardiovascular disease, supplementation with fish oil (4 g/d) for a period of 12 weeks was found to significantly reduce serum creatinine (-4.5 mumol/L) and serum triglycerides (-0.47Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400