Red Wine and Breast Cancer
Resveratrol, A Natural Compound Found in the Skin Of GrapesMost of my research involves long hours on the computer or in the medical library. So it was a pleasure to do fieldwork in New York’s...
Food and Cancer
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...
Vanillin and Cancer Stem Cells
Suppressing Cancer “stem-ness” A surprising finding is that vanillin, a key flavor component in the vanilla bean (Vanilla planifolia), can “suppress cancer stem-ness”, particularly in lung cancer...
Artichoke and Silymarin
A is for Artichoke Back in the Fifties, I read a story called "The Heart of the Artichoke." As a lugubrious teenager, the artichoke seemed like an appropriate metaphor for life: the bitter leaves...
Diabetes and Cancer
Type 2 and Pre-Diabetes and Metabolism As stated, t2 diabetes and prediabetes now afflict 47.5% of the adult American population. Similarly, in Asia, and elsewhere, the problem is getting out of...
Asparagus and Cancer
An Urban Myth? I was recently told by one of my phone consultees that he was taking a purée of asparagus as a treatment for his prostate cancer. For 35 years, I have been hearing about the...
Beta-Glucans
Anti Inflammatory Foods for Gastrointestinal Mucosa If mucous membranes are inflamed, it is important to minimize stress on them. Doctors generally recommend a mild diet served lukewarmly. If you...
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...
Soy May Help in Prostate Cancer
Versatile, Relatively Inexpensive, and Widely Available A small clinical study from Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, suggests that soy intake may slow an increase in prostate specific...
Red Meat and Colorectal Cancer
Experimental and Observational Studies What about that link to colorectal cancer? To answer that question let’s look at the meta-analyses and systematic reviews of the question. These are...
AngioStop – Sea Cucumber Extract
A Thorny Sea Creature for Cancer Dietary supplement “Sea cucumbers and their extracts have gained immense popularity and interest among researchers and nutritionists due to their nutritive value,...
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...
FWGE (Metatrol®) and Colorectal Cancer
Fermented Wheat Germ Extract is a Very Important Compound It contains chemicals called benzoquinones that have a unique effect on cancer. A study in the British Journal of Cancer showed that...
Cancer and the Virtues of Beer
A Health Food? The argument can be made that beer is health food, even herbal medicine. The traditional usage of hops is as a relaxant and a sleep aid. Like all bitters, hops aids digestion....
Fish Protects Against Cancer and Heart Disease
Fatty Fish and Omega-3 OilsIn March, 2002, a group of Swedish scientists discovered a relationship between eating fish and preventing cancer. Women who ate six to eight ounces per week of fatty...
Avocados and Cancer
In Praise of Avocados The Haas Avocado The Haas avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is an American success story. A California mailman named Rudolph Haas discovered this cultivar, which turns...
BEC5 (Curaderm®) Devil’s Apple
Unlicensed, Unapproved, and Unproven Curaderm® BEC5 is a cream containing two active ingredients: solasodine glycosides, derived from eggplants, and a less known plant from Australia, the Devil’s...
Soy and Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer in Women Soy intake is associated with 21% reduction in colorectal cancer risk in women (but not in men). (Yan L, Spitznagel EL, Bosland MC. Soy consumption and colorectal...
Diet and Supplements for Pancreatic Cancer
Research on the “Big Five” The first agents (curcumin, green tea, resveratrol, isoflavones, sulforaphane) are what the oncologists Dwight McKee and Cord called the “Big Five” of anti-cancer stem...
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...
Lycopene – Tomato Products
A Potent Antioxidant In a randomized controlled trial (RCT) from the Department of Epidemiology, the University of North Carolina, drinking just one can (5.5 ounces) per day of the vegetable...
Microbiome and Immunotherapy: The Gut Reaction
100 Trillion Reasons Your Gut Matters Why do some people respond to immune treatment for their cancers, while others get no effect? A lot of people are spending a lot of money on these “hot” new...
Red Meat and Cancer
Consider All the Evidence It is axiomatic that to answer a complex question one must consider all the evidence, pro and con. You cannot rely on a portion of the evidence that favors your personal...
Kidney Cancer and Glucose
Cancer’s Voracious Appetite for Glucose One of the most fascinating aspects of cancer is its voracious appetite for glucose. A full-blown cancer cell is a sugar junkie. Over the years, various...
Kidney Cancer and Alcohol
What about alcohol? In the past few years, there has been a significantly increased incidence of kidney (renal cell) cancer. A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk 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...
Artichokes vs. Cancer
The Flower Bud of a Large Thistle I purchased two extraordinary-looking globe artichokes and incorporated them into a family dinner. This got me thinking about the various health properties of...
Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
An Ancient RemedyGinger is the aromatic rhizome (underground stem) of a flowering plant. It is a common and beloved culinary ingredient in Asian cooking. Ginger is also the most famous folk...
G is for Garlic
G is for Garlic, and its CousinsIn April, the number of medical publications on garlic topped 1,500, over 250 of which are related to cancer. Garlic and its cousins (onions, chives, scallions...
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...
Some Promising Non-Conventional Treatments
Avemar, Cimetidine, Maitake, Melatonin, Pau d'arco, and Sun Soup What are some of the best treatments that can be used by naturopathic doctors for the treatment of cancer? There are dozens, but...
Beans Against Cancer
An Outstanding Source of Antioxidants "... and let them give us pulse to eat and water to drink." -Daniel 1.12 Ancient Food Beans are among our most ancient foods. The major problem in discussing...
Garlic May Prevent Stomach Cancer
Strong, Consistent, Protective Effect Cooked Garlic People who consume either raw or cooked garlic regularly have half the risk of stomach cancer and two-thirds the risk of colorectal cancer as...
Spirulina Against Cancer
Blue-Green Microalgae Spirulina is a blue-green microalgae that grows abundantly in either fresh or sea water. It is sold as a concentrated food supplement widely available in natural food...
Do Fruit and Vegetables Prevent Cancer?
One Small Apple The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) has published a paper that denies a major role of fruit and vegetable consumption in the prevention of cancer. Since this...
Coffee Prevents Cancer but 9 out of 10 are making it wrong. #nofilter
Coffee is a healthful habit that helps prevent some kinds of cancer. And Italian-style coffee in particular may prevent cancer of the prostate gland. As a rule, coffee gets a bad rap in medical...