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Articles That Discuss nutrition

Cranberry Juice- Heart, Blood Pressure

Researchers note that cranberry juice is rich in antioxidants — naturally occurring molecules in fruit, tea, wine and other foods — which have been associated with lower blood pressure in other

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Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s, Depression, etc- Therapies to Slow Decline

“…people with mild cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer’s and people with a clinical diagnosis of mental illness including depression and schizophrenia…” While the articles/studies

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Prostate Cancer Diet- Mediterranean or Flexitarian?

I am a long-term survivor of a blood cancer called multiple myeloma. I am also a man nearing 60. I have two friends who have had prostatectomies (prostate removal). I have several other friends who have

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Iodine- Reduce Breast Cancer Risk, Reduce Relapse Risk

“This altered endocrine state may increase the risk of breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. Increasing dietary iodine intake may reduce the risk of these cancers” Whether you want to prevent

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Ulcerative Colitis- Integrative

 “Curcumin may be a safe and effective therapy for maintenance of remission in quiescent Ulcerative Colitis when given as adjunctive therapy along with mesalamine or sulfasalazine” Side effects

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Integrative Therapies for Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer

Active Surveillance in Prostate Cancer Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Take Evidence-based Therapies If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) and you are considering active surveillance

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5 Nutritional Supplements Every Man Should Take-

The 10 Leading Causes of Men’s Death in the U.S. and the 5 Supplements that Reduce the Risk of Men’s Death This post is about nutritional supplements. More to the poing, this post is about

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Cardiac Rehab-Lower Blood Pressure-Nattokinase- Non-toxic, Inexpensive Therapy

“…These findings suggest that increased intake of nattokinase may play an important role in preventing and treating hypertension.” I developed a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) from aggressive

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Oral Submucous Fibrosis- Therapy

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, insidious disease that is associated with significant functional morbidity and an increased risk for malignancy OSF is a chronic disease that is 1) common among

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Breast Cancer- “Overwhelmed with what to do…”

From: Kathleen  Subject: Overwhelmed with what to do Message Body: I am 65 years old in perfect health except the above.  I had lumpectomy Dec 29/2015.  I do not believe in chemo.  I found the lump

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Grape Seed Extract Kills Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer

Grape Seed Extract selectively inhibited the growth and caused cell cycle arrest and apoptotic death in Head and Neck Cancer cells If you are diagnosed with cancer head and neck cancer, your first goal

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Rheumatism- Non-Toxic Therapies

“Rheumatism or rheumatic disorder is an umbrella term for conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the jointsand/or connective tissue. I am a long-term cancer survivor and cancer

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