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Alcohol consumption and risk of common cancers: evidence from a cohort of adults from the UK
Passionate consumers of alcohol may be at risk of developing different types of cancer, including breast, colorectal, and lung cancer. Does alcohol intake promote the development of cancer? This study was conducted to provide answer to this question....
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What Percentage of Americans Eat Healthy?
Life expectancy in the U.S. is listed as number 27 or 28 of the 34 OECD free-market democracies. In the video below, Dr. Michael Greger explains how the overall patterns of healthy lifestyles have declined in the last 18 years. When U.S. health trends...
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Women's Health Concerns
Heart disease , osteoporosis , autoimmune diseases , obesity , and breast cancer are some of the common conditions that affect the lives of women. However, in his Women's Health article, Dr. Joel Fuhrman states that, "These conditions are largely...
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WHO States Red/Processed Meat Linked to Cancer
Once again the media outlets have been "rocked" by news on nutrition: the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that processed meat and red meat consumption are associated with cancer. In a press release dated October 26, 2015 , the WHO stated that...
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McDougall Diet for Pregnancy and Children
Dr. John McDougall has very generously made his "Advanced Study Weekend" presentation on Pregnancy and Children available for public viewing on YouTube. The Weekend Study took place March of 2013 in Santa Rosa, California. This one hour presentation...
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Fiber Stops the Merry-Go-Round of Recirculation
We know fiber is "good" for us, but what does it actually do? Fiber plays many roles in our health. For one, it stabilizes our blood sugar which helps stabilize our energy and moods. Easier trips to the bathroom also come courtesy of fiber bulking up...
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Animal Protein "Turns On" Cancer Genes
This is a very powerful ten-minute video clip featuring Dr. T. Colin Campbell. He discusses how our dietary choices can either "turn on" or "turn off" cancer cell growth. Dr. Campbell's groundbreaking discovery came when he explored the relationship...
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Canned Foods May Promote Breast Cancer
Caned goods that are not labelled BPA-free can raise the body's level of estrogen in non-detectable ways. This includes the estrogen at the cellular level of males as well as females. Notable canned foods include baked beans, cream of mushroom, canned...
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Healthfest Comes to Marshall Texas April 1-3
Be sure to mark your calendars for the weekend of April 1-3 for the upcoming Healthfest held in Marshall, Texas ! This festival is designed to transform lives through educational presentations, materials, work-out sessions, and cooking demonstrations....
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Eat Orange to Fight Breast Cancer!
"Orange is the New Pink this Breast Cancer Awareness Month" Pink ribbons are everywhere - symbolizing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Thousands of products are heavily marketed with the promise that a small portion will be donated to...
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Are all Carbs Bad?
Obesity rates have skyrocketed and has grown to concerning proportions in the last decade. It's estimated that 80% of adults in the U.S. are overweight. In fact, due to rising obesity rates in children, doctors are seeing an alarming number of children...
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Testosterone Therapy = Risk of Heart Disease
It seems that in every city drivers see billboards advertising testosterone therapy to "improve" men's well-being. This therapy promises to treat declining strength, endurance, muscle mass, and libido--among other symptoms. For many middle-aged men,...
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Part IV: Do Plant-Based Diets Need Supplementing?
It's amazing how much the media and popular culture affect our health concerns . Oil in our diet is one example. For decades no one gave a thought to their fat intake. That changed in the sixties when the American Heart Association came out with...
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Water Fast Shrinks Cancer and Other Fasting Studies
Our bodies have a miraculous ability to heal from lifestyle related diseases ! We should, however, stop doing the things which brought on our disease conditions in the first place. When we stop putting fuel on a fire, the fire goes out. This is how...
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Using Diet to Prevent and Treat Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids — although more than 75% of Americans are affected at some point in their lives, hemorrhoids aren't exactly a topic that everyone enjoys discussing. If you're looking for relief, you'll be glad to know that eating a diet rich in fiber can...
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Women's Health is More Than Gynecology
When the presentation was over and the question session started, I found myself staring at dozens of hands popping up like sweet summer corn bursting through warm, fertile ground. For 45 minutes, I answered question after question from the audience who...
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Exercise Your Power to Choose Health
We often hear the term "lifestyle diseases" bandied about. But what are these diseases? Lifestyle diseases are defined as those negative, chronic health conditions which are brought on by our choices about food, exercise, and the use of substances like...
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Statin Drugs and Cholesterol Reduction
Heart disease has become our nation's number one killer, with coronary heart disease being the most common type of heart disease, causing more than 385,000 deaths per year. This results in a heart attack occurring within every 30-40 seconds. Having a...
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Starch-Smart®
Ideally Suited for: Those looking for a maintenance lifestyle that boosts energy and balances good nutrition with current preferences for flavors and seasonings. Calories from Fat:...
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Phytic Acid in Grains? No Problem!
One of the concerns we hear about eating grains and legumes from the low-carb, high-protein advocates is that grains/nuts/legumes contain a compound called "Inositol hexaphosphate (IP-6)" or better known as the anti-nutrient phytic acid or phytate....
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