Tag: cancer prevention
Polyphenols Found in Green Tea Can Help Save Diabetics
In a recent scientific research published in the journal Food Chemistry in Taiwan, it was found that the compound EGCG or epigallocatechin 3 gallate can help reduce low-density lipoproteins (LDL) or bad cholesterol and also prevents glycatin of blood sugar. Glycation is a process whereby sugar molecules are able to bind with other types of [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2010 under Diabetes, Green Tea.
Tags: Aging, Anti Aging, antioxidants, Cancer, cancer prevention, Diabetes, egcg, glycation, Heart Disease
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Resveratrol: A Potent Weapon Against Prostate Cancer
According to the US Agricultural Research Service, the compound responsible for the so called “French Paradox” is proving to be a potent weapon against one of the deadliest killers around – prostate cancer. The statement from the US ARS came about because of a study that was published in the medical journal Carcinogenesis. In the [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2010 under Prostate Cancer, resveratrol.
Tags: Anti Aging, benefits of resveratrol, cancer prevention, Folic Acid, Heart Disease, Prostate Cancer, resveratrol
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Save Your Brain With Vitamin E and Vitamin D
In a recent Dutch study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, it was found that not having enough vitamin E and vitamin D over the long term predisposed a person to cognitive decline and even the psychiatric disorder dementia. Vitamin E and dementia The study, which was undertaken by researchers from the Erasmus Medical [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2010 under Brain Health, Vitamin D, Vitamin E.
Tags: Anti Aging, Benefits of Vitamin D, benefits of vitamin E, cancer prevention, cognitive decline, Dementia, healthy skin, Vitamin D, Vitamin E
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Vitamin D Deficiency May Contribute to Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam state that insufficient amounts of vitamin D in seniors may be one of leading causes of metabolic syndrome. The study involved 1,300 respondents (men and women) over the age of 65. A staggering 50% of all the respondents had vitamin D deficiency. Thirty-five percent of this [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Metabolic Syndrome, Vitamin D.
Tags: Adult-onset diabetes, Cancer, cancer prevention, High Blood Pressure, hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome, rickets, Stroke, type-2 diabetes, Vitamin D, vitamin d deficiency, vitamin D supplementation
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Resveratrol May Help Save Diabetics’ Eyes
In a recent study by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine, it was found that resveratrol, a key compound in red wine and fresh foods such as peanuts and fresh grapes, may be able to save the diabetics from vision loss in the near future. Published in the American Journal of Pathology, researchers [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Eye Health.
Tags: age related macular degeneration, benefits of resveratrol, caloric restriction, cancer prevention, natural pain reliever, resveratrol, type-2 diabetes, Weight Loss
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European Study Confirms Calcium’s Heart-Healthy Benefits
In a very recent study presented in the Annual Congress of European League Against Rheumatism, researchers discovered that low levels of calcium translated not only to weaker, less dense bones for postmenopausal women but it also predisposed the latter to high blood pressure. According to the researchers, women with low calcium levels were forty-three percent [...]
Posted: July 4th, 2010 under Heart Health, Women's Health.
Tags: Breast Cancer, Calcium, calcium supplementation, cancer prevention, colorectal cancer, heart attack, High Blood Pressure, hypertension, osteoporosis, Prostate Cancer
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Green Tea Shows Promise as a Cancer Killer, Study Says
According to a study performed by researchers from the Mayo Clinic, the extract of the world-popular green tea has been effective in regulating the growth and proliferation of cancer cells in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The study was classified as a phase two human clinical trial, and the results were very promising indeed. [...]
Posted: June 13th, 2010 under Cancer, Green Tea.
Tags: alertness problems, antioxidants, black tea, caffeine, Cancer, cancer prevention, cardiovascular disease, catechins, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CLL, Green Tea, heart attack, immunity, isoflavanoids, lung cancer, memory problems, oolong tea, Polyphenols, Prostate Cancer, Selenium, skin cancer, sleep apnea, sleep problems, Stroke, tea, Vitamin D
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Vitamins and Minerals Batter Bladder Cancer
Study: High Vitamin, Mineral Intake Associated with Decreased Bladder Cancer Risk When it comes to bladder cancer, men are three times more likely to develop it than women. One way to decrease this risk is to do the very thing that your parents told you to do since you were a youngin’: Eat your vegetables. [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2010 under Cancer, Minerals, Vitamins.
Tags: bladder cancer, cancer prevention, vitamin and mineral, vitamins and minerals
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