Increasingly, researchers are discovering the role played by cancer stem cells in the growth and spread of the disease. In groundbreaking research, vitamin C showed its ability to target cancer stem cells and stop their growth – preventing the recurrence of tumors. Although mainstream medicine has been slow to accept the cancer-fighting properties of vitamin C, the exciting results of this study could help to change that. It’s official: Vitamin…
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Exercising is one of the best things you can do for your overall health. It can also lower your risk for many types of cancer, as well as other diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Physical activity can help prevent cancer in many ways. Exercise helps to reduce belly fat (obesity is a risk factor for many types of cancer), increase oxygen levels, lower blood sugar and insulin levels, elevate immune response, detoxify…
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I believe that heart disease kills more people due to ignorance over any other reason. I mean, the fact remains that (even if it’s hard to believe) the vast majority of the population has no real idea how nutrition can change the course of their life. I believe that every person with cancer or heart disease ought to receive very specific guidance on how to improve their health. Sadly, this…
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Health and wellness giant Johnson & Johnson knew that their products caused cancer and chose to keep that information secret while manipulating research and regulations to protect the company. Executives allowed consumers to become ill and die, even going so far as to lie in court, in order to protect the company’s reputation and bottom line. According to an investigation by Reuters, Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that…
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By Sayer Ji • Originally published on GreenMedInfo A new scientific review identifies 25 of the top foods and herbs which kill the cancer stem cells at the root cause of cancer malignancy. There are thousands of natural compounds that have been studied with demonstrable anti-cancer activity (check out over 600 on our cancer research database), but only a small subset of these have been proven to target and kill the…
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Chile peppers belong to the genus Capsicum, which is the namesake of the formidable bioactive that carries the heat, capsaicin. The bright red, yellow, and green colors of chile peppers also alert you to the presence of bioactives like zeaxanthin, lutein, and beta-carotene, which each have their own biological activities. Capsaicin activates the immune system and has been shown to increase the numbers of circulating white blood cells and antibody-producing…
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When cancer is diagnosed, many patients choose to treat the disease with chemotherapy. But it appears that “chemo” carries health risks not only for the patients receiving it, but for those who care for them. In fact, studies have revealed that family members of cancer patients can be exposed to chemotherapy drugs (which are hazardous carcinogens themselves) through exposure to the patient’s body fluids. The researchers also found contamination of…
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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in February 2017. It has been updated and republished in January 2019. Iodine, a critical mineral in the prevention of cancer, has been used in one form or another for centuries. First as medicine (for everything from breast cancer to syphilis) and consumed in the form of seaweed, and eventually added to bread. Then, in 1948, iodine was suddenly thought of as dangerous…
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