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Lower Hypertension… w/ Polyphenols
“Accumulating evidence indicates that polyphenols have potential protective roles for various CVDs. Hypertension (HTN) is among the hazardous CVDs accounting for nearly 8.5 million deaths worldwide.” I
Continue readingChemo, Inflammation = Inflammaging
Aging, inflammation…inflammaging… This post may come across as a commercial for anti-aging skin care. But my goal is to manage my long-term and late stage side effects, reduce pain, reduce
Continue readingNewly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
From: Žaneta Subject: CANCER CONSULTATION Dear Mr. Emerson, I want to introduce myself. I am 24 year old girl and I come from Slovakia. My mother became ill with breast cancer (BC) and I would like
Continue readingDementia- Neuroinflammation Therapies
“There is no cure for AD. While much remains unknown about the disease, scientists increasingly suspect that neuroinflammation may play a role.” Chemobrain, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia,
Continue readingMyeloma, Nerve Pain & Vitamin D3
“PN (nerve pain) is not only induced by treatment, as studies have found percentages of PN in newly diagnosed MM patients in 13% … Vitamin D Deficiency Getting enough, but not too much, vitamin
Continue readingMGUS, SMM Neuropathy
“Peripheral Neuropathy is not only induced by treatment, as studies have found percentages of PN in newly diagnosed MM patients in 13% … Vitamin D Deficiency Getting enough, but not too much,
Continue readingHeart Disease is Late Stage Side Effect of Radiation for Breast Cancer
“Exposure of the heart to ionizing radiation during radiotherapy for breast cancer increases the subsequent rate of ischemic heart disease” My mom and I both live with atrial fibrillation.
Continue readingFasting- complementary Multiple Myeloma Therapy
“The findings have been replicated with fasting diets as well. Ever since researchers in the 1990s found that mice fed every other day outlived mice that fed every day, evidence has poured in that
Continue readingTaurine for Chemo-Induced Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
“In the taurine-treated group significant treatment effect was observed on systolic left ventricular function after 6 weeks. “ I was diagnosed with an incurable cancer called multiple myeloma
Continue readingMelanoma, Immunotherapy, Side Effects, Serious Collateral Damage
“These side effects can happen and, when they happen, they can be severe and lethal,” Ryan J. Sullivan, MD, Living with incurable cancer since 1994 has taught me that conventional oncology understates
Continue readingChemo-Induced Hypertension Therapy
Ever heard a commercial say something like “when diet and exercise aren’t enough…” According to the research below, diet and exercise can be enough to lower blood pressure. Chemo-induced
Continue readingMyeloma – Bisphosphonates, Osteoporosis, Heart Damage?
“The relative risk (RR) of heart failure was significantly increased in users of bisphophonates…Similarly, the risk for atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias as well as heart failure, was
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