Cancer Diet
Fish-and-Veggie Diets Cut Cancer Risk
People who eat primarily plant-based diets with some seafood cut their colorectal cancer risk dramatically, by 43 percent. (This type of diet has a name: pescovegetarian.) These diets tend to have ple…
What Is the Best Diet for Cancer Survivors?
Does it matter what you eat after you’ve been treated for cancer? Patients with a history of cancer are rarely given advice about diet. That may now change because of an epidemiological study of dat…
Will Eating Junk Food Put You at Risk for Cancer…
A lot of people are anxious about developing cancer. A poll in the UK found that 2/3 of those queried are very worried that they will get a cancer diagnosis. Many were concerned that they would not be…
A Pharmacist’s Perspective on the Cancer E…
Dennis Miller, R.Ph. is a retired chain store pharmacist. His book, The Shocking Truth About Pharmacy: A Pharmacist Reveals All the Disturbing Secrets, can be downloaded in its entirety at Amazon for …
Do People Who Skip Meat Have a Lower Chance of C…
Colorectal cancer is common and deadly. It is the third most common malignancy and the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the world. A new study published in BMC Medicine reports that diet ca…
Power of Pomegranate to Promote Health
The clock is counting down! That’s because pomegranate season is almost over. In the US, this ancient fruit is available roughly between October and December. That means we may have another week or …
Why Should You Eat Colorful Veggies?
Your mother and possibly your grandmother probably told you to eat your vegetables. But did they tell you to relish colorful veggies most? We now have more information on their benefits and exactly ho…
Can Indian Fruit Fight Off Cancer?
An Indian fruit in the same Cucurbit family as cucumber and squash has researchers excited. The plant, Momordica charantia, is known in India as karela and elsewhere as bitter melon. Ayurvedic medicin…
Show 1161: What Is the Evidence for Food as Medi…
Angiogenesis–the growth and development of blood vessels in the body–may seem like an obscure topic. However, angiogenesis is a critical phase in the development of tumors. If it can be blocked wh…
Yogurt and Fiber Lower Your Chance of Lung Cance…
It makes sense that diet could help lower the risk of cancer. On the other hand, you might be surprised to learn that people who eat a lot of yogurt have a lower chance of lung cancer (JAMA Oncology, …
Is Meat OK to Eat Now? Do Food Flip-Flops Make Y…
There’s another huge reversal in dietary advice. This is the biggest yet! First we were told to avoid eggs, and then we learned eggs are just fine. We were warned to use margarine instead of butter,…
Is It Better to Get Protein from Plants or Anima…
Proponents of a vegetarian diet frequently have to respond to public anxiety that you can't get enough protein from plants. However, there is growing evidence that a plant-based diet has health advant…
Show 1175: How to Mix Conventional and Ayurvedic…
When a doctor is diagnosed with cancer, you can bet he will try to find the best possible treatments for the disease. Dr. Timothy McCall has long added yoga and Ayurvedic medicine to his standard medi…
Are Organic Food Enthusiasts Protected from Canc…
French scientists have added a new entry to the long-running debate over organic food. Some previous research has focused primarily on whether organic food is more nutritious than conventionally-grown…
Can What You Eat Change Your Risk of Cancer?
A new study published in JAMA Oncology reports that pro-inflammatory foods increase the risk of colorectal cancer. An anti-inflammatory diet, on the other hand, reduces the risk of cancer (Tabung et a…
Blackseed Oil Saved Knee and Lowered Cholesterol…
Have you ever heard of blackseed oil? We didn't think so. It has not gotten the attention that turmeric has. The first we became aware of this dietary supplement was from an integrative oncologist, Dr…
Why You Should Exercise and Eat Right, Now
We've all been told that we should exercise and eat right. Research to be reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting shows that a healthy lifestyle matters. That's true even after a…
Hot Pepper Lovers Live Longer So Fire Up Your Ta…
Ok, I admit it. I cannot be neutral about this topic since I am a confirmed "chile-head." I love hot peppers. I'm not the only one. Salsa sales are soaring. The market for hot sauce swelled more than …
Can Herbs Prevent a Recurrence of Prostate Cance…
A few decades ago, any suggestion that herbs might reduce the risk for cancer would have been greeted with suspicion. As researchers scramble to find out what natural products might be helpful, they …
Save Money on Fall Special to Spice Up Your Heal…
Do you love spices and culinary herbs as much as we do? Humans have treasured spices for thousands of years. Our ancestors used garlic, coriander, cinnamon, ginger, rosemary and nutmeg to season food.…
Spicy Foods May Help People Live Longer
A new study from China suggests that people who consume spicy foods may live longer and healthier lives. The investigators collected information from nearly half a million Chinese adults and followed …
Plenty of Veggies and Whole Grains Help Ward Off…
Pancreatic cancer is rare but quite aggressive. New research based on a study of half a million Americans over 50 years old shows that it is possible to reduce the risk of developing pancreatic cancer…
Loading Up on Fruits and Veggies Lowers Bladder …
Scientists have long suspected that a diet rich in vegetables and fruits might protect against certain types of cancer. A large cohort study examined the relationship between diet and the risk of in…
Healthy Living Boosts Prostate Cancer Survival
A diet rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes and whole grains, together with regular physical activity, offers men with prostate cancer an advantage. Researchers at UCLA studied more than 2,200 men who …
Heart-Healthy Living Lowers Cancer Risks
Following a heart healthy lifestyle may have an additional payoff. Researchers at Northwestern University have found that people who did not smoke, controlled their blood sugar, blood pressure and cho…
Higher Risk of Tumors among Junk Food Junkies
People with a family history of colon cancer benefit from cleaning up their diets. Dutch investigators followed nearly 500 individuals with Lynch syndrome, a genetic quirk that greatly increases the r…
Coffee Drinkers Cut Risk of Mouth Cancer
Cancer of the mouth affects over 30,000 people in the U.S. each year and nearly 7,000 die annually from this malignancy. The American Cancer Society has been overseeing a long-term epidemiological stu…
Green Tea Against Cancer
Green tea drinkers appear to be slightly less susceptible to some types of cancer. A ten-year epidemiological study of nearly 70,000 Chinese women found that those who drank green tea at least three t…
High-Flavonoid Foods Fight Cancer
A case-control study of nearly 2,000 men from North Carolina and Louisiana found that heaping the plate with vegetables and fruits may help lower the likelihood of aggressive prostate cancer. Approxim…
High-Carb Diet Linked to Breast Cancer Danger
Researchers have been looking for a dietary link to breast cancer for decades. The high-fat hypothesis from years ago is not supported by evidence. But researchers with the European Prospective Invest…