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WHO Says Processed Meats Cause Cancer?
In the battle to maintain optimal health, foods that cause disease are our arch-enemy. No sane person would deliberately give his enemy access to a territory as important as his body. However, millions of people unwittingly open a path to disease...
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Meta-analysis of the association between secondhand smoke exposure and stroke.
Researchers examined data extracted from 20 eligible studies. The team of investigators found out that passive smoking elevated the risk of developing stroke. The results of this study indicate individuals who are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke...
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Processed Meat Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk
Colorectal cancer is a major public health burden, with 1.4 million new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2012 and over 130,000 new persons expected to develop the disease in 2017 in the United States. Many factors have been attributed as possible causes of...
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Intensive lifestyle changes for reversal of coronary heart disease.
of low-fat, plant-based foods, regular performance of aerobic exercise, reduction of stressful activities, avoidance of smoking, and psychosocial support for 5 years. The coronary artery stenosis diameter and the occurrence of adverse cardiac events...
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Optimal diets for prevention of coronary heart disease.
acids as well as embracing healthy behaviors, such as exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy body weight, and avoiding smoking of tobacco, may lower an individual’s risk of developing coronary heart disease in Western populations.
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Association between diet and cancer, ischemic, heart disease, and all-cause mortality in non-Hispanic white California Seventh-day Adventists.
members of several Seventh-day Adventist Churches in California. Dietary and lifestyle information obtained include tobacco smoking and alcohol, nut, meat, legume, fruit, egg, coffee, doughnut, white bread, and whole grain intakes. Researchers found out...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/vegetarian/association-between-diet-and-cancer-ischemic-heart-disease-and-all-cause-mortality-in-non-hispanic-white-california-seventh-day-adventists -
Cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes.
for 75-80% of all cancer-related deaths. Thus, cultivating healthy habits, such as exercising regularly, minimizing stress, smoking cessation, limiting calorie and meat intake, avoiding alcohol, undergoing regular medical checkups and vaccinations,...
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Latest insights into the risk of cancer in diabetes.
liver, pancreas, and colorectum cancer development risk. This analysis suggested that several factors, such as obesity, smoking, hyperinsulinemia, physical inactivity, insulin resistance, secondary hyperglycaemia, and diabetes treatment and drugs, such...
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Life Span or Health Span?
"Good news, America: We're living longer!" trumpeted USA Today . "Life expectancy in the USA rose in 2012 to 78.8 years — a record high," said the paper, quoting statistics from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And in a press...
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Unscrambling the Truth About Eggs
Are eggs really that "incredible" or are the industry's marketing strategies "incredible?" You might be surprised to learn how big industries use clever marketing strategies to boost the sale of their products. One technique that Dr. John McDougall...
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Following the Finns to Find Finer Health
The Mediterranean region of the world is famous for its supposed Mediterranean diet. An emphasis on whole plant foods — fresh vegetables, fruit, legumes, whole grains, and replacing butter with a plant-based oil — gives the Mediterranean diet some...
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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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The Easy Way to Stop Drinking
Carr offers a startling new view of why we drink and how we can escape the addiction Step by step, with devastating clarity and simplicity, he applies the Easyway™ method, dispelling all the illusions that surround the subject of drinking and that can...
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How to Overcome Addictions
In the lectures on Understanding and Overcoming Addictions Dr. Carney explains the Cycle of Addiction and why it is that some of us become addicted to various substances, or behaviors. None of us would consciously decide to become addicted to a hurtful...
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Whole Grains May Protect Against Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Cancer is one of the most deadly cancers of the digestive tract. In the United States, it accounts for 1% of all cancers diagnosed in this country.The incidence of esophageal cancer has risen by more than 700% in the past four decades, making...
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Whole Grains Slash Stroke Risk
Each year, more than 790,000 Americans suffer at least one stroke which occurs when blood supply to certain areas of the brain is cut off. Without oxygen-rich blood, brain cells get damaged and can die within a few minutes. This results in disabilities...
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Soy Foods Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
In 2017, a study that evaluated the relationship between soy food consumption and cardiovascular disease risk revealed that individuals can fend off cardiovascular disease by consuming generous portions of soy foods regularly. The study analyzed...
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Beat Back Oral Cancer With Fruits and Vegetables
Every hour of every day, someone dies from oral cancer in the United States. Oral cancer is the 6th most commonly diagnosed malignancy in the US and results in about 8,000 deaths annually . Consuming more fruits and vegetables could be one secret...
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Dietary consumption of processed meat increases risk of lung cancer
Habitual intake of processed meats may promote the development of lung cancer. This study examined the consumption of processed meats in relation to the development of lung cancer. Researchers assessed the dietary and health records of over 4,000...
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Dietary Flavonoids Diminish Lung Cancer Risk
Eating fish can increase your risk of getting lung cancer. About 1 in 15 men and 1 in 17 women may get lung cancer at some point in their lives. These numbers include both smokers and non-smokers, though smokers have a higher risk of developing lung...
https://www.drcarney.com/blog/condition-related/dietary-flavonoids-diminish-lung-cancer-risk
