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The Scoop on Poop
For most people, discussing bowel function can be almost as painful as being constipated! Although it is an embarrassing topic for many, most people are concerned whether or not their bowel habits are normal. If you're curious about this topic, you've...
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But I Could Never Give up Meat-Dairy!
After making the transition to a whole-food, plant-based diet, our renewed energy and wellness spurs our desire to share our new lifestyle with our family and friends. Unfortunately, our excitement many times is quickly subdued with blunt responses...
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RE: Starches converting to sugar--good/bad for cancer diet?
White table sugar (sucrose) is not the most health-promoting food, but it does not create cancer. Neither does the glucose, (which comes from the breakdown of starchy whole-food plants like yams,) promote the initiation, growth, or spread of cancer,...
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Chicken Linked to Bladder Infections
If you are a women, most likely you have experienced (and have taken antibiotics for) one or more bladder infections. Bladder infections are very common, and millions of women are diagnosed with infections every year, at a cost of over a billion...
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Kim Has a Checklist of Conditions Reversed!
About five years ago and after suffering from thyroid problems for two years prior, I mentioned to my husband I wanted to change my doctor to a woman. I finally had a medication that required I see a doctor on a regular basis and men doctors were OK,...
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Macho Trucker Takes Plant-Based Diet on the Road
Meet Bobby Andersen...a robust, macho and very likable long-haul trucker that's demonstrating how eating a 100% whole-food, plant-based diet doesn't have to be hard -- even on the road. Men like Anderson, who choose to eliminate meat/dairy/eggs from...
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Dietary risk factors for colorectal cancer in Brazil: a case-control study.
Individuals on diets rich in meat and devoid of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains are highly susceptible to colorectal cancer. This study investigated the role of diets in the development and prevention of colorectal cancer. Using validated food...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/dietary-risk-factors-for-colorectal-cancer-in-brazil-a-case-control-study -
Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle is Associated With a Lower Risk of Diverticulitis among Men.
Adoption of healthy lifestyle habits, such as consuming of diets low in meat and high in fiber, exercising regularly, maintenance of healthy weight, and avoidance of cigarette smoking, may help protect individuals from diverticulitis. This study...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/diverticular-disease/adherence-to-a-healthy-lifestyle-is-associated-with-a-lower-risk-of-diverticulitis-among-men -
Preventing diverticular disease. Review of recent evidence on high-fiber diets.
Exercising regularly and adhering to diets high in fiber, especially fruit and vegetable fiber, and low in red meat, and fat may help prevent the development of diverticular disease. This study assessed the role diets and exercise play in the...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/diverticular-disease/preventing-diverticular-disease-review-of-recent-evidence-on-high-fiber-diets -
Dietary Fatty Acids and Pancreatic Cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
Frequent consumers of fatty foods, especially fats from red meat and dairy products, are much more prone to develop pancreatic cancer. This study examined the consumption of high-fat diets in relation to pancreatic cancer development risk. Researchers...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/dietary-fatty-acids-and-pancreatic-cancer-in-the-nih-aarp-diet-and-health-study -
Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health
The Plant-Based Way to Health What if one simple change could save you from heart disease, diabetes, and cancer? For decades, that question has fascinated a small circle of impassioned doctors and researchers, and now their life-changing research is...
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Antibiotics May Stop Working
Last year, Dr. Margaret Chan, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, warned about antibiotic use in factory farmed animals. She expressed her concern about our current miracle drugs not being effective in the future due to the rise of...
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USDA Endorses Disease Promoting Foods
Dr. John McDougall's excellent article, USDA Demonizes Starch, While Promoting Meat, Dairy, and Disease , explains how USDA dietary guideline policies have significantly impacted the health of our families. Dr. McDougall's article states: "The USDA has...
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The Art of Selling Slow Poisons
If you need a passionate, unreserved examination of facts regarding the "poisons" contained in animal foods in order to motivate you, you'll find what you're looking for in this article written by Dr. John McDougall. Dr. McDougall holds nothing back....
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Going Plant-Strong With Rip Esselstyn
Rip Esselstyn , author of The Engine 2 Diet and Plant-Strong (Previously titled "My Beef With Meat") , often shows the image of a man drinking milk from a cow during his presentations to drive home the point that humans are the only mammals on the...
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Red and processed meat intake and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
Regular consumers of red and processed meats are more likely to develop esophageal cancer than rare- and non-consumers of these meats. This research work examined the association between the consumption of red and processed meats and esophageal cancer...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/oesophageal-cancer/red-and-processed-meat-intake-and-risk-of-esophageal-adenocarcinoma-a-meta-analysis-of-observational-studies -
Processed Meat and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of Three Italian Case-Control Studies.
Regular consumers of processed meats may have a high propensity of developing colon cancer. This study assessed the correlation between consistent consumption of processed meats and the odds of developing colon, rectal, and colorectal cancer....
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/processed-meat-and-colorectal-cancer-risk-a-pooled-analysis-of-three-italian-case-control-studies -
Cured meat consumption, lung function, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among United States adults.
Fondness for cured meats may raise an individual's risk of having COPD. This study investigated the hypothesis that higher intake of cured meats can increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers from the United States...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/animal-products/flesh/processed-meats/cured-meat-consumption-lung-function-and-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-among-united-states-adults -
Processed Meat Intake and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Middle-aged Women.
Avid consumption of processed meats may increase a middle-aged woman's susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study evaluated the correlation between the consumption of processed meats and the incidence of chronic...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/animal-products/flesh/processed-meats/processed-meat-intake-and-risk-of-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-among-middle-aged-women -
Salt, processed meat and the risk of cancer
High level of consumption of salty foods and processed meats may lead to a surge in cancer risk. This study examined whether dietary ingestion of salty foods and processed meats is a risk factor for cancer. Researchers evaluated data from validated...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/salt/salt-processed-meat-and-the-risk-of-cancer
