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Endocrine Disrupting Hormones Found in Food

Endocrine Disrupting Hormones Found in Food

As a doctor who specializes in nutritional medicine, I stay up-to-date on the most current scientific literature regarding how our food choices impact our health and wellbeing. For this reason, I'd like to share with you the findings of several medical studies regarding a group of chemical compounds called phthalates. Phthalates are ubiquitous in the...

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Diet for a Cancer Diagnosis

Diet for a Cancer Diagnosis

Some of the scariest words we can hear are, "You have cancer." When we or a loved one receive these words, we immediately begin looking for the hope and the help in this situation. At home, the big question often becomes, "What should I eat now that I've been diagnosed with cancer?" While I can't...

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World Health Organization: fruits and vegetable consumption.

Ingesting large amounts of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of developing cancer.

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The nutritional and health benefits of pulses in relation to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

Eating large quantities of pulses may lower the cancer, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease risk.

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The Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan

The newly released film, The Marshall Plan, is a must-see film for anyone desiring optimal health and wellness! This inspirational film will help you to reconsider conventional thinking when it comes to treating our nation's second leading cause of death -- cancer -- and how food can also be a powerful tool yet without the cost, risks,...

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Nutrition, insulin, IGF-1, and cancer risk: a study of epidemiological evidence.

High serum concentrations and bioactivity of insulin and IGF-1 may promote the development and proliferation of cancerous cells.

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Association between diet and cancer, ischemic, heart disease, and all-cause mortality in non-Hispanic white California Seventh-day Adventists.

Vegetarians are associated with better health and lower total mortality rates than non-vegetarians.

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Fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause, cancer, and CVD mortality: analysis of Health Survey for England data.

High consumption of fruits and vegetables may lower total, cancer, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates in English adults.

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Meat intake and mortality. A prospective study of over half a million people.

High total, cancer, and CVD mortality rates are associated with high intakes of red and processed meat.

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Hormones in dairy food and their impact on public health—a narrative review article.

Dairy foods, such as cows milk, may elevate the risk of developing cancer.

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A periodic diet that mimics fasting promotes multi-system regeneration, enhanced cognitive performance and healthspan.

Diets that mimic prolonged fasting (FMD) may enhance cognitive function, improve health profile, and increase longevity.

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Cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes.

A healthy lifestyle may contribute positively to cancer prevention.

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