Cancer

More Good News Regarding Cancer and Your Digestive System

February 17, 2023 |

In June 2022 a new study was published that looked into the relationship between eating a plant-based diet and the risk for cancers of the digestive system.  This meta-analysis included 49 previous scientific papers, specifically case-control and cohort studies, that had examined the effects of a plant-based diet on cancers of the gastrointestinal system.  This…

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How To Prepare for a Colonoscopy When You’re Eating Plant-Based

February 3, 2023 |

Medical screening for early signs of disease are becoming increasingly common.  These procedures come in a variety of forms – the simple measurement of blood pressure at a doctor’s visit to screen for cardiovascular disease; for females, a Pap smear looking for abnormal cells that might suggest cervical cancer or undergoing a mammography to look…

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Continuing Confirmation For Eating More Plants

June 3, 2022 |

Anyone who reads my blogs will be aware of the importance I place on having the support of strong scientific evidence for making lifestyle changes.  I have been struck in recent months by the amount of new research that has been published regarding the benefits of eating plant-based.  The following is a synopsis of some…

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Does Alcohol Offer Any Real Health Benefits?

January 28, 2022 |

Some interesting and useful background information before we start:    There is no clear consensus among countries on what constitutes one “standard drink” of alcohol.  For example, here is a sample of the number of grams of alcohol considered to be 1 standard alcoholic drink in countries around the world (1,2). 8 grams in the…

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The Dairy Dilemma: Part 3: Cancer

June 21, 2019 |

In 2015 the results of an interesting cohort study from Sweden were published on the subject of dairy intake and cancer (1). Researchers looked at 22,788 lactose-intolerant participants and their immediate family members (who were not lactose-intolerant). Because individuals with lactose intolerance usually follow recommendations to avoid milk and other dairy products they can be…

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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.