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PEPTIDES – THE COMING REVOLUTION IN MEDICINE

PEPTIDES – THE COMING REVOLUTION IN MEDICINE

PEPTIDES Peptide therapy is a growing field in medicine, helping in the treatment of a wide variety of conditions. They are simply chains of amino acids which are the building blocks of your body’s proteins. After a treatment is given to a patient, the body’s own natural ability is enhanced- whether by producing its’ own […]

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Can a Keto Diet Help Fight Cancer?

The most common cancer treatments are currently chemotherapy and radiation, both aggressive treatments that leave patients feeling like a shell of their former selves. So it may sound strange to suggest that a specific diet plan could be used to help fight cancer. Yet research shows that the ketogenic diet can slow the growth of […]

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Excess Weight , Inflammatory Proteins and Colon Cancer Risk

Excess Weight , Inflammatory Proteins and Colon Cancer Risk

 A new study from Tufts University published in the scientific journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention ads to the evidence that obesity promotes cancer through inflammation. Two inflammatory proteins in the colon increase with increasing weight. Two pre-cancerous cellular pathways are activated by these inflammatory proteins. Lead researcher  Joel B. Mason, M.D., a gastroenterologist who studies nutrition and cancer prevention states, […]

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Anti Inflammatory Diet Lowers Cancer and Heart Disease Risk

Anti Inflammatory Diet Lowers Cancer and Heart Disease Risk

A new study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine shows that following an anti-inflammatory diet reduces the risk of disease and death from all of the most common health conditions which cause dysfunction and death in our society. This study followed almost 70,000 Swedish citizens between ages 45-83, over a 16 year period. Following a diet that is considered […]

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Integrative Oncology Helps Cancer Patients with Safe Non Toxic Treatments

Integrative Oncology Helps Cancer Patients with Safe Non Toxic Treatments

For doctors and patients who wish to explore the effects of nutrition, and natural supplementation for those with cancer, the American Institute of Integrative Oncology suggests an approach to help patients with safe, non toxic treatments. The key is to focus on achieving the following goal: Promote A Micro-environment That Is Not Supportive Of The […]

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Obesity Linked To More Types of Cancer

Obesity Linked To More Types of Cancer

As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers have identified eight additional types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity: stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, ovary, meningioma , thyroid cancer and the blood cancer multiple myeloma. And the data suggests that avoiding obesity could help to reduce the risk of these cancers. […]

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Nut Consumption Reduces Inflammation

Nut Consumption Reduces Inflammation

A new study published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that dietary intake of nuts is associated with lower levels of the biomarkers of inflammation. This study of than 5,000 people by the  Brigham and Women’s Hospital  may help to explain the documented health benefits of nuts. Research study author Ying Bao M.D. ScD, […]

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Zinc Deficiency Promotes Inflammation- Chronic Disease

Zinc Deficiency Promotes Inflammation- Chronic Disease

Just published research from Oregon State University shows that zinc, an important mineral in human health, affects how the immune system responds to stimulation, especially inflammation. This study reveals a pathway by which zinc deficiency could play a role in chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes that involve inflammation. Such diseases most […]

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