Sun or Supplements – The Vit D Controversy
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Vitamin D is increasingly understood to be an essential component of many aspects of human health and although technically not a “vitamin,” vitamin D…
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Multivitamins & Breast Cancer – Is It Too Little Rather Than Too Much?
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Multivitamins have recently been flagged in a March 2010 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition article to raise the risk of developing breast cancer amongst…
Disease Incidence Prevention by Serum 25(OH)D Level
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In the last few years a considerable consensus across the scientific community has begun to emerge concerning the fat soluble nutrient Vitamin D. Vitamin…
Antioxidants Improve End Stage Cancer Survival
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There remains controversy in the medical fields about the value of antioxidants, or risk of antioxidants in patients with cancer. In the Journal of…
Soft Drink Intake Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
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The February issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention published a paper showing a staggering 87% increase in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer…
Vitamin D Vs Crohn’s (IBD) & Cancer
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Crohns disease is an inflammatory disease of the intestines that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from anus to mouth, causing a…
Minerals and Vitamins Reduce the Risk of Bladder Cancer
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Micronutrient deficiencies could provide a possible explanation for why an estimated 25% of the US population who consume the least fruit and vegetables have…
Fatty Diet Suppresses Immune System
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Fresh evidence that fatty food is bad for our health has come to light: mice fed a lard-based diet over a long period got…
All Immunity is Mucosal – The GUT is No 1
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The Gut is The Formula 1 of Immunity Properly regulated mucosal immunity is critical to overall health and well being. The cells found in…
Resveratrol Acts as Potential HRT Alternative
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Treatment based on resveratrol could be a safer alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women and could help prevent breast cancer, according…