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Archive for the ‘~Cancer’ Category

June 20th, 2008

Cheat Death by Drinking Coffee

Aside from possibly protecting you from diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and alcoholic cirrhosis, a recent survey study suggests that women coffee drinkers have a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease or cancer.
Women consuming two to three cups of caffeinated coffee per day had a 25 percent lower risk of death from heart disease during the […]

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June 19th, 2008

Resveratrol in Red Wine Can Help Against Obesity

Resveratrol has been reported many times over to help against a wide range of maladies: Alzheimer’s Disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, among others.
And the list gets longer: resveratrol can also help battle obesity, a recent report claims.
Researchers at the University of Ulm in Germany wanted to know if resveratrol could mimic the effects of calorie restriction […]

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June 16th, 2008

Synthetic Flavanol May Treat Colon Cancer

Studies on flavanols have repeatedly shown these compounds to be effective in preventing and/or treating a variety of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and mental health degeneration.
Now, scientists have been able to produce a synthetic version of flavanols, which are naturally found in cacao (chocolates!). In a recent study, they have shown in cell […]

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April 23rd, 2008

Vitamin D in Brain Function, Supplementation May Be Necessary

In a review of existing scientific literature, scientists say that, among its other impacts on bone health and possibly reducing cancer risks, vitamin D also plays an important in brain development and function.
McCann & Ames point out that evidence for vitamin D’s involvement in brain function includes the wide distribution of vitamin D receptors throughout […]

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April 19th, 2008

Whole Foods or Dietary Supplements: Which is Better?

I have always believed that in a lot of cases, real foods are healthier than taking dietary supplements, and that you get most of the health benefits from eating real food than a concoction of pills, powders and other extracts. And it’s a lot more enjoyable, too!
This is also something the experts at the […]

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April 13th, 2008

Reishi Mushroom and Green Tea Extracts Synergistically Slows Down Sarcoma

Chinese scientists found that the active ingredients in reishi mushroom and green tea create synergetic effects when combined and inhibited the growth of tumors and delayed the death of mice with sarcomas.
 
Today Reishi, like green tea polyphenols, is manufactured as an extract. Zhang and her colleagues examined products sold as ReishiMax and Tegreen, made by […]

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April 4th, 2008

Choline in Eggs Reduce Breast Cancer Risks

Choline, an essential nutrient found in foods such as eggs, has been shown to reduce breast cancer risk by up to 24 percent.
In this new case-control study of more than 3,000 adult women, the risk of developing breast cancer was 24 percent lower among women with the highest intake of choline compared to women with […]

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March 30th, 2008

Apples May Keep Colon Cancer Away

A new laboratory study published in the journal Nutrition has demonstrated that both apple pectin and polyphenol-rich apple juice components enhance biological mechanisms that produce butyrate, an anticarcinogenic compound, during the fermentation process that occurs in the colon.
Butyrate has been suggested to be a chemopreventative metabolite that might prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer, which […]

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March 26th, 2008

Resveratrol Induces Pancreatic Cell Death

Yet another study showing the cancer fighting power of resveratrol, an antioxidant found in grape skin and red wine, has been published in the published in the March edition of the Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.
According to the in vitro study, resveratrol triggered the death of cancer cells by acting on the cell membranes […]

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March 13th, 2008

b5media Science and Health Channel Supports the National Nutrition Month

March is the National Nutrition Month, a nutrition education and information campaign created by the American Dietetic Association.
During National Nutrition Month®, the American Dietetic Association urges consumers to look beyond the myths of nutrition, focus on the facts and remember the theme for the month, Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact.
“It may seem difficult to […]

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