Digestive Problems
What we eat is inextricably linked to human health. Decades of scientific evidence tells us that diets low in unprocessed plant-based foods are the cause of more diet-related deaths from cardiovascular disease, cancers and type-2 diabetes than from any other risk factor (1). We also have plenty of data linking specific tiny inhabitants of the…
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Making healthy lifestyle choices can help to prevent the development of CRC for both the young and the old. But modifications in daily activities, such as what you put into your body and how much you move it, can only be generated by yourself. No on else can do it for you. Here are some…
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer diagnosis. While the rate of CRC in people over the age of 55 has been declining since the 1980s, adults 20 to 39 years of age are seeing their rate increasing by about 1 to 2.4% every year. Worryingly, those born around 1990 have almost double…
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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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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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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.
