Prostate Cancer and Broccoli Sprouts
We likely all grew up hearing the same thing from our mother - "eat your vegetables." It turns out that mom was right. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men around the world (second after skin cancer), accounting for 28% of all new cases,...
Nutrients and the Mediterranean Diet
Many nutrients are associated with lowered risk of certain cancers, and are therefore preventative. Most are antioxidants and flavonoids, some are minerals, vitamins, proteins and oils. They abound in the traditional foods of our ancestors that can be hunted, milked, fished, picked or gathered. Lowered risk...
Mediterranean Diet Linked to Longer Life
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet, rich in fruit, vegetables, olive oil and fish, may reduce the risk of dying from cancer and cardiovascular disease, says a new US study. A study of almost 400,000 people with an age range of 50 to 71 reports that greater...
Nature’s Bounty
Fortunately, nature has provided us with an abundance of plants that have substances that can suppress cancer stem cell growth, and lead to their destruction. For example, there is a substance in the herb feverfew that helps lower inflammation, and also kill human leukemia stem...