A new study suggests people who live in areas exposed to high levels of night-time light from street lamps and buildings, sometimes referred to as light pollution, are at an increased risk of thyroid cancer. This finding comes on top of previous research linking exposure to light at night to an increased risk of breast […]
If you have diabetes or are at risk for the disease, there’s something you need to know. Diabetes and cancer— two of the most common diseases in the United States— share a stronger link than you might realize. Let’s take a look at the evidence and what you can do about it… In our research […]
Every day, 410 people in the U.S. receive the bad news… they have colorectal cancer. And these cancer patients are getting younger all the time. Colon cancer rates rose more than two percent per year for the past several years for those under 50.1 True to form, the American Cancer Society’s #1 tip for preventing […]
If she survived the spider, Little Miss Muffet’s good eating habits may have given her a lifetime of protection against cancer and a host of other diseases. The “curds and whey” she was eating in the Mother Goose nursery rhyme are cottage cheese. Curds are the solid pieces and whey is the liquid. It turns […]
In 1921, a British doctor discovered that members of a remote native tribe were almost totally cancer-free. But when members of this tribe move away from their native land and change their diet, they get cancer just like anyone else. This discovery would eventually reveal the amazing truth of a little-known cancer-fighting food. It would […]
You know how coenzyme Q10—commonly called CoQ10—is a heart-saving miracle. This nutrient provides the fuel your heart needs to maintain its steady rhythm of 100,000 beats per day. But recent clinical studies suggest this heart helper could be an outstanding cancer-fighting nutrient too! According to the National Cancer Institute, coenzymes such as CoQ10 act as […]
Many cancers have a genetic component and can begin when one or more genes are turned “on” or “off.” Certain diet and lifestyle changes can help keep genes well-functioning and prevent cancer. So can a little-known nutrient. SAMe (pronounced “Sammy”) is also known as SAM-e, S-adenosylmethionine, or ademetionine. Despite the complicated name, it’s a nutrient, […]
Summer time is often the worst time for exposure to a chemical that scientists called “a mutagen, carcinogen, and endocrine disruptor” in a scathing toxicology report. This chemical was banned in food products and food packaging in 2018 because it was shown to cause cancer in animals. Trouble is, many people will still be exposed […]
Anybody who has had a good massage can tell you it feels great, but could a massage actually be used as part of a treatment arsenal against a potent enemy like cancer? It’s almost hard to picture if your idea of a massage involves meditative music, candles, and the relaxing scent of essential oils. But […]
Just a few years ago, it seemed like only complementary and alternative practitioners were concerned about the condition known as “chemo brain”— the brain fog and cognition difficulties that frequently hit people undergoing chemotherapy. To the best of my knowledge, this was one of the first publications to write about it. Well, conventional medicine has […]
