Jun
29
2009
At present, confusion and controversy surround the inclusion of soy in the diet of those women with estrogen-positive, postmenopausal breast cancer.
Research on soy and breast cancer presents a conflicting picture. Many studies have shown a protective effect, many have not. One study found that the major phytoestrogens in soy, genistein and daidzein, stimulated [...]
Jun
22
2009
This year, nearly 200,000 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Currently, the lifetime odds are one in seven. But new research in nutritional medicine has demonstrated that changing your diet may reduce your risk by up to 80%. In addition, changing your diet can successfully eliminate your breast cancer symptoms as well.
The most [...]
Jun
16
2009
Maintaining a healthy diet is important for everyone, but it is especially important for people with type-2 diabetes.
A type 2 diabetes diet and following the right meal plan can make all the difference to a person struggling to keep their blood sugar under control. But, what is the right meal plan? How much of [...]
Jun
09
2009
If you have hay fever, you’re probably allergic to pollen. That’s why you get symptoms in the spring, summer or fall, when there’s lots of pollen around.
Hay fever can make you feel miserable. You sneeze a lot and your nose runs or feels stuffed up. Your eyes may be red, itchy or watery. And [...]
Jun
05
2009
Think you’ve got your diet under control? You may be gulping down hundreds of unwanted calories without even knowing it.
“Believe it or not, more than 20 percent of our daily calories come from the things that we drink,” says Susan Aaronson, M.S., R.D., wellness coordinator for the M-Fit Health Promotion Division at the University of [...]
Jun
03
2009
Healing psoriasis is not difficult and not at all complicated. No, don’t spend money on any secret psoriasis cure books that promise you an instant or guaranteed psoriasis cure.
No, unbelievable as it may sound medical intervention is not necessary and will only do more harm than good to your body.
To get your psoriasis under control [...]
Jun
01
2009
Considerable evidence supports the presence of increased small intestinal permeability or leaky gut syndrome in Crohn’s disease.
Leaky gut refers to an increased permeability of the intestinal wall, resulting in the increased passage of substances from the intestines to the bloodstream.
Our digestive tract is the largest defensive barrier to outside attack and only one cell thick. [...]