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I am such a believer in the healing power of foods, and I found the following video fascinating. William Li, head of the Angiogenic Foundation, recently spoke for TED.com. Not only does he clearly explain how cancer forms and grows in the body, but he explains a new type of cancer treatment called anti-angiogenic therapy [...]
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I’m absolutely convinced that healthy whole foods can help prevent and cure cancer. Yeah that’s right, I said it. We eat food and it becomes our blood and our cells. Eating a healthy diet not only has an immediate effect on how you feel minutes and hours later, but it also affects our health months [...]
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I’ve been hearing more and more about resveratrol over the past couple of years. It’s a powerful antioxidant compound found naturally in foods like grapes, cranberries, blueberries, peanuts, and wine. It’s also found naturally in a Chinese herb called Hu zhang and a Japanese plant called knotweed. According to Natural News, Hu zhang is actually [...]
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Natural News posted some stunning new research this week on mangoes and cancer prevention. Since I love love love mangoes, I wanted to share it with you. Scientists at the AgriLife Research department of Texas A&M University found that mangoes prevented cancer growth in breast and colon cancer cells. Doctors Suzanne and Steve Talcott tested [...]
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I learned a little food trivia during a trip to Whole Foods last week. I was in their gorgeous produce section and was picking out some kale to put in a spicy sausage, potato, and kale soup. I found some pretty purple/red kale that looked super fresh, and next to it was as a little [...]
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One of the first things I learned in my health coaching training was that leafy greens are the #1 food missing from the typical American diet. It’s something worth mentioning, because greens are one of the most important foods for us to eat! A 2011 study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that the [...]
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NY Times recently posted a short article checking this claim: “Garlic Can Be Helpful in Warding Off a Cold.” The good news is that there are some promising studies to support the claim. For example, a 2001 double-blind study found that healthy adults who took daily garlic supplements were less likely to get a cold [...]
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One of my favorite new books is Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future by David Wolfe. I heard David speak at my school earlier this year and had to know more about superfoods and his living raw food diet. What are superfoods, you say? They are the most nutritious foods on Earth. When [...]
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A study from the Sainte-Justine Hospital in Montreal found that cruciferous vegetables have the best cancer-fighting potential out of 34 vegetables tested (Self.com, May 2009, p. 112). The reason? Cruciferous veggies such as broccoli, kale, brussels sprout, swiss chard, cabbage, and cauliflower have the highest level of glucosinates. These chemicals work to keep your cells [...]
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Researchers from Kaiser Permanente in California found that drinking a glass of wine every day could reduce your risk of developing Barrett’s esophagus, a condition affecting the lining of the esophagus (likely caused by acid relux) that often leads to esophageal cancer. According to the study, people who drank at least seven glasses of wine [...]
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