AHCC Interactions – Drug-Herb Conflicts
AHCC and Doxorubicin (Adriamycin®) and Ondansetron (Zofran®)We cannot review every possible interaction. But let us take as an example one item on our list. AHCC stands for Active Hexose...
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Cannabis and CBD Oil
Attitudes Are Changing Perhaps the most famous herb in the world is Cannabis (Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica). As of this writing, Cannabis is legal in about half the U.S. states and is in...
Cardamom
Inhibitory Effects Certain nutraceuticals are able to kill cancer stem cells (CSCs) and to interact in a beneficial way with chemotherapy. One of these is cardamonin, an active ingredient in the...
Coenzyme Q10
Fat-Soluble Nutritional Factor Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a fat-soluble nutritional factor, similar to a vitamin. It is normally found in most cells, mainly in the energy-generating bodies called...
Graviola and Pawpaw
Traditional Medicine for Inflammation and Infection Graviola (Annona muricata) is a tree prevalent in the rain forests of Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. The fruit (sometimes called...
Indole-3-Carbinol -I3C, Diindolylmethane, or DIM
Cruciferous Vegetables Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) is a plant constituent that is derived from the breakdown of chemicals called glucosinolates found in cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli,...
Ashwagandha – Withania Somnifera
Ayurveda Traditional Indian medicine, called Ayurveda, is a treasure trove of concepts and treatments for cancer, as well as other diseases. Like traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda requires a...
Pau d’Arco
Folk RemedyPau d’arco is an ancient South American folk remedy, derived from the inner bark of a trumpet-flowered vine, Tabebuia impetiginosa (Argentina) or Tabebuia heptaphylla (Brazil). These...
Sea Vegetables
An Area of Interest for Scientists There are numerous scientific articles on sea vegetables (proponents object to the term seaweed) and cancer, but few clinical trials. A study from South Korea...
Cat’s Claw – Uncaria Tomentosa
Uña de Gato Uncaria tomentosa (also called Uña de Gato or cat’s claw) is a vine that grows wild, primarily in the highlands of Peru. Cat’s claw (named for the shape of its thorns) has been used...
BreastDefend
A Dietary SupplementA paper on a new dietary supplement for breast cancer has appeared in the online version of Integrative Cancer Therapies (https://ict.sagepub.com). BreastDefend (BD) is a...
Boswellia (Frankincense)
Lipoxygenase (LOX)Frankincense is a sap tapped from the Boswellia tree by slashing the bark and allowing the resins to flow and harden. This odd-sounding substance has been used in folk medicine...
Artemisia Annua – Artemisinin and Artesunate
Sweet Wormwood/Sweet Annie “This safe and cheap drug class that saves lives at risk from malaria can also have important potential in oncology.” Prof. Sanjeev Krishna, St. George’s University of...
Cat’s Claw May Be Beneficial in Breast Cancer
Impact on the Immune System Recently, there was a small, randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effects of cat’s claw (Uncaria tomentosa) on the immune system of women with stage II invasive...
Grape Seed Extract
Waste to Want Grape seeds are a byproduct of the wine industry, a waste material turned into a valuable health supplement. This is because grape seeds contain proanthocyanidins, which are valued...
Flax and Breast Cancer
Flaxseed and Tamoxifen There is a similarity between flaxseed (or soy) and the drug tamoxifen, used in the treatment of premenopausal women with breast cancer. This is because: “Tamoxifen...
Pomegranate Extract and POMI-T
Pomegranate, Broccoli, Turmeric, and Green TeaScientists at the University at Albany, SUNY, showed that a pomegranate extract (PE) killed breast cancer stem cells. They concluded that pomegranate...
Soy and Breast Cancer
Soy Exhibits Anti-Estrogenic Properties Soy isoflavones consumption is associated overall with an 11% reduction in breast cancer incidence. However, the protective effect was primarily observed...
Poultry and Cancer
What does the science show? Many vegetarian authors similarly claim that any form of meat, including chicken, duck, or other poultry, is harmful to those seeking to prevent the occurrence or...
Soy and Breast Cancer
Soy-Breast Cancer Controversy Here is a good summary of the soy-breast cancer controversy from the Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University: “The results of cell culture and animal...
Seacure®
Carp Fish One unique dietary research project concerns using an extract of the carp fish (Cyprinus carpio) to reduce chemotherapy’s side effects. Drs. Y. Kimura and H. Okuda of Ehime University,...
Fish and Cancer
Fish Oil and Seafood a Plus Total vegetarians or vegans discourage the consumption of all animal flesh, including fish. Others, such as Keith I. Block, MD, advocates “pescetarianism,” and allows...
Broccoli and Cancer
Is Broccoli Suspect?Indole-3-carbinolOne drug-nutrient interaction of relevance to cancer patients is the use of indole-3-carbinol, derived from broccoli, with erlotinib (Tarceva®), a drug used...
Intermittent Fasting and Breast Cancer
Win-Win at Zero CostThe subjects of an important study on intermittent fasting were 2,413 women with breast cancer, aged 27 to 70 years, who participated in the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living...
Does Red Wine Prevent Breast Cancer?
3 to 6 Glasses of Wine Per Week At first sight, the data on the effect of wine on the risk of breast cancer (BC) appear contradictory. For example, in November 2011 there was a report in the New...
High Fructose Corn Syrup HFCS and Cancer
A Harmful Invasion HFCS is a manufactured form of fructose that has invaded an astonishing number of supermarket foods. Those foods that do not contain HFCS may contain chemically similar but...
Breast Cancer and Fiber
Eat More Fiber Chinese scientists have taken a fresh look at dietary fiber and concluded that women who eat more fiber are less likely to develop breast cancer (BC). In a retrospective review of...
Soy and Cancer
A Compound (or isoflavone) Called Genistein “Genistein, the most prevalent phytoestrogen in soy, is a potent endocrine disruptor and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that causes apoptosis in many...
Milk, Dairy and Cancer
Heavy Whipping Cream, Fatty Cheeses, Fresh Ricotta … The first thing that some people do when they learn they have cancer is to swear off all milk and dairy products. Prof. Colin Campbell’s...
Calorie Restriction and Related Topics
Autophagy and “Peak Fasting” The concept of autophagy supports the reason for prolonging the (standard) nightly fast. Toshinori Ohsumi, MD, received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology...
Green Tea (EGCG)
One of the Big Five Green tea is one of the “Big Five” nutraceuticals that kill cancer stem cells (per Naujokat and McKee’s excellent paper on the topic). EGCG (the main solid ingredient in green...
Curcumin – Turmeric
Studies Are Conclusive “Most data published on curcumin are very promising. In cancer research, the majority of data has been obtained in vitro [in test tubes]. Less frequently, researchers used...
Sulforaphane
Sulforaphane: A Potential Anticancer Agent The evidence supports sulforaphane (from broccoli) as a potential anticancer agent that could inhibit tumor development and could protect normal tissues...
Resveratrol
Resveratrol: A Natural Phytoalexin Found in Grapes Chemical Complexity Grapes are chemically complex but have been better studied than most other plants. There are hundreds of separate...
Introduction to Cancer Stem Cells and the “Big Five”
Cancer Stem Cells Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) are defined as cells with the capacity for both self-renewal (i.e., making an exact copy of themselves) and differentiation (i.e. turning into different...
Greater Houston, Texas Clinics
Everything’s Bigger in Texas We focus our investigations in Texas on the Greater Houston area. Houston is America’s fourth largest city, and its metropolitan area encompasses 5.6 million people....