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Plant Foods Help Prevent Cancer

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Scientists are having to de­velop new paradigms regarding human nutrition and health. In the past, it was believed that dietary needs were achieved by ingesting adequate amounts of both macronutrients (carbohydrates, fats and proteins) and the micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). Discoveries in the last decades have highlighted the importance of other minor dietary constituents, hitherto […]

Herbal Relief for Prostate Problems

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Men over 45 often suffer from decreased urinary flow due to symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This common medical condition in older men results from a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland. BPH affects about 10 million American men, with about one-half of men aged 70 years or older having symptoms. Cost of annual treatment […]

Eggs – Are They All They’re Cracked Up to Be?

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Do you remember those delicious days when you could eat fried eggs with a clear conscience? Then there was cholesterol. Over two hundred milligrams per egg. And Fat. Eggs became suspect–a thing suspended, hanging from the political consensus of the American Heart Association. Only three eggs a week, they affirmed. Meanwhile chickens, the plucky birds, […]

Super Foods That Fight Cancer

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Cancer. The very word strikes fear, and with good reason. Each year nearly 14 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer, and 7.6 million die from the disease. However, evidence shows that 30-40% of these deaths are preventable, and one-third can be cured through early diagnosis and treatment. We look for a magic bullet, a […]

How Do Emotions Influence Cancer Treatment?

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Have you ever noticed that some people with cancer die unexpectedly, but others with less favorable diagnosis survive? Perhaps this can often be explained by the relationship between cancer and the mind, emotions and cancer. Is there any scientific basis for us to believe that positive emotions have specific physiological effects? About negative emotions, we […]