Nutritional Medicine Blogs

Broccoli: Epigenetic Effect on cancer

The research I’m citing today is published in the April 2017 edition of the journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. The study lends further support to the already compelling evidence that a medicinal ingredient found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, Bok choy, Brussels sprouts, turnips) possess significant anti-cancer properties as well

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Glucosamine Sulfate And Arthritis

Table of Contents Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) has been reported to affect 40 million Americans, with 80% of individuals over the age of fifty affected to some degree.(1) Essentially, osteoarthritis is considered to be an age-related affliction.  As a contributing factor to the development of osteoarthritis, is the apparent age-related decline

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Saturated Fat Increases Risk of Heart Disease

A study published in the November 2016 issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) confirmed what many previous studies have shown over the years.  Saturated fat in the diet is associated with an increased risk of heart disease. This message has been lost in recent years as news reports focus their attention

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Natural Heavy Metal Detoxification

The research paper I am citing today was published in the Scientific World Journal in 2013, by Margaret Sears from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute in Ottawa, Canada. The paper is titled, “Chelation: Harnessing and Enhancing Heavy Metal Detoxification – A Review”. In modern society, we are

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Fish and Risk of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)

At the April 2017 meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, a research paper was presented that suggests a link between the intake of certain types of fish, their mercury content, and the increased risk for Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). The study included 294 individuals with ALS and 224 individuals

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Nutrition and Lifestyle Practices Reduces Breast Cancer

The research I am citing today was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on February 21, 2017. The review paper examined whether or not lifestyle modification has an impact on the recurrence of breast cancer and overall survival rates of women who have been treated for breast cancer.  The

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