You won’t hear this in mainstream media. They seem to downplay the importance of eating organic, even though more and more people switch it rather than persisting with “conventional” food often laced with synthetic pesticides. Many people are familiar with the Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen from the Environmental Working Group. It’s a list that highlights the […]
Cancer
Articles about cancer, and how diet and hydration may affect it
A Common Diet-based anti-cancer compound may work by influence on cellular genetics
Researchers have discovered one of the reasons why broccoli may be good for your health. Sulforaphane, a dietary compound in broccoli known to help prevent prostate cancer, may work through its influence on long, non-coding RNAs. The findings were published by researchers from Oregon State University in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. They provide even more evidence […]
Colon Cancer and Molecular Hydrogen: new study.
I’m sure all of our readers are aware that we DO NOT make claims of therapeutic effect from the purchase of our H2 products. After 16 years we know – and understand that – especially in the case of cancer, anyone claiming they can cure cancer knows precious little about the disease, which has at least […]
What’s in your swimming pool?
What’s really in the water at the community swimming pool? Summertime, especially if you live in a hot region means that a swimming pool becomes a boon and a lifesaver when the temperature soars. It’s a refreshing way to keep cool on a hot day, and a good swim gives us the chance for some healthy […]
The Good News of coffee Consumption.. and the Bad, Bad News.
First.. the Good News about drinking Coffee. The benefits of coffee consumption have long been questioned, but now a new group of experts have given it the thumbs up – at least for one issue. A review of studies published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics says that increasing coffee intake could help reduce the chances […]
Is your medical procedure necessary?
What if millions of medical diagnoses, procedures, and treatments were based on, at best, questionable scientific evidence, but still performed daily, the world over, in the name of saving patients lives or reducing their suffering? A new JAMA review indicates this may be exactly what is happening. A disturbing new review published in JAMA online about overuse of […]
Sacramento water utility hid carcinogens in drinking water.
TV News alleges: In 2013 and 2014, Sacramento residents were exposed to a carcinogenic chemical in their drinking water called aluminum chlorohydrate. During those 2 years, Sacramento tested aluminum chlorohydrate (ACH) at its main water treatment plant and according to TV station ABC10, alarm bells sounded almost immediately. But… the city didn’t warn locals or take action […]
Vinyl Chlorine anyone?
In the space of one week, we’ve received 3 pretty amazing reports. The first one showed the presence of artificial sweeteners in drinking water. The second was about e-Coli in bottled water. Now we get a report that the poor souls in Kokomo, US have vinyl chloride in their water and it has only now been […]
kale and other cruciferous vegetables
Eating kale and other cruciferous vegetables two to three times a week or, even better, four to five times a week, is an easy way to significantly boost your health. Just one cup of kale will flood your body with disease-fighting vitamins K, A, and C, along with respectable amounts of manganese, copper, B vitamins, […]
Lucky Us! Now we can watch TV as they check us for cancer!
At RSNA in Chicago, Philips is introducing its new ‘in-bore patient distraction’ offering for patients undergoing head-first scans under MRI. Currently, only exams that keep the patient’s head outside the scanner allow for headphones to be worn and a display to be seen. The new Philips solution is essentially a video screen positioned outside the […]
New report links massive cancer mortality rates with OBESITY
A new study published in Lancet’s Oncology Journal by the International Agency for research on cancer carried out a population study. They compared BMI and cancer data on 20+ year olds. They assumed a ten year lag to ensure they made correct assumptions. The result? They found that in 2012 excess body weight was the […]
Is fear of cancer causing cancer? The expert’s answer is YES
A just published study in the Journal of American Medical Association: Otolaryngology has shown up over-diagnosis of cancer and treatment of unthreatening tumors for the 300% increase in thyroid cancer researchers have seen since 1975. There has been an ever-increasing body of evidence that detailed questions certain scientists had about the need for aggressive cancer treatment.
The treatment of certain types of cancers (often ones in the prostate, breast and lung) is sometimes not considered to be medically necessary since they would not become deadly to the individual. Thyroid cancer is also said to be similar.
As many of you already know, your thyroid governs the release of hormones in the body and helps do many things like regulate your metabolism. Thyroid cancer involves the removal of the gland from your throat and then involves a lifetime of hormone pills to supplement its loss.