The rush to treat prostate cancer by Mary Budinger Arecent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology (JAMA Oncology) tells us too many men are being treated for prostate cancer. The majority of those men are being hustled into immediately starting radiation treatments that can be unnecessary and toxic. The research […]
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Omega-3 fats involved in prostate cancer?
November 21, 2013
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by Mary Budinger — A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, known as the SELECT clinical trial, concluded that higher blood levels of the omega-3 fat DHA correlated to higher prostate cancer risk. Lead author Theodore Brasky suggested that men cut down on their fatty fish intake. Critics call the […]
BPA free does not mean BPS free
May 30, 2013
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by Mary Budinger — Products labeled “BPA free” may be just as toxic as those made with this increasingly shunned original chemical, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas and published in the January 17, 2013, issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. BPA (bisphenol A) is an industrial chemical […]
Health updates
October 11, 2012
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The following is new information regarding hair analysis and diet problems, and evidence linking toxic food containers to breast cancer risks in the womb. Your hair reflects your diet Researchers at Brigham Young University have discovered that eating disorders can be detected by analyzing hair samples. Scientists were able to pinpoint the problem in 80 […]
It is time to enjoy pumpkins
February 23, 2012
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by Karen Langston — The pumpkin has been a staple of the American diet for a very long time. Native Americans were using the pumpkin both for its seeds (as food) and for medicinal purposes long before pilgrims set foot on what is now American soil. Pumpkin was also used for treating snakebites, as a […]
April 10, 2015
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