Cancer

More Lifestyle Choices for Cancer Prevention To continue from the last blog on this topic, “What Does Eating Plants Do For Cancer? Part Four”, we’ll look at a few more steps you can take toward a long and healthy life.   RESTRICT METHIONINE Methionine is one of two sulfur-containing amino acids that are incorporated into…

Lifestyle Choices for Cancer Prevention As is probably becoming obvious from Part One, Two and Three of this discussion about cancer and diet, probably the single most important tweak you can make in your diet in order to prevent cancer is to stop eating meat. There are also other positive dietary changes that can discourage…

More Possible Dietary Causes of Cancer Now, in continuation of the last blog, “What Does Eating Plants Do For Cancer? Part Two”, we’ll look at more links of diet with cancer. HCAs (Heterocyclic amines) Heterocyclic amines occur when muscle meat (chicken, beef, pork and fish) is cooked over high temperatures such as those found when…

Possible Dietary Causes of Cancer In “What Does Eating Plants Do For Cancer? Part One” evidence for the positive correlation of the foods we eat with cancer was presented. The question that comes to mind is what mechanisms are driving this effect. Why is food so powerful both as a promotor of cancer and as…

The thought of being diagnosed with cancer is terrifying. We all have members of our families and friends that have dealt with or are dealing with this dreaded disease. Some people beat it and go on to live a long life but others, sadly, pass on much too early. Research into the causes of cancer…