Don’t have time to read? Here’s a quick summary: Being thin isn’t necessarily the same as being healthy. It’s known that being overweight increases your risk of many cancers. But when researchers look at obesity related cancer risk in thin, postmenopausal women, they found an increased risk in those who ate more “energy dense” foods … Read more
Cancer is a disease that’s promoted by a variety of different factors. Toxins, radiation exposure, pathogen exposure, chronic inflammation, an unhealthy cellular terrain… all of these things can contribute to the process. Being overweight can also increase your risk for cancer… but researchers are finding that belly fat may be at the root of the … Read more
When we think of our “genes” we usually think of things like hair color, eye color, height, and other aspects of our bodies that we really can’t control. But while we can’t control our genetic code, we CAN control how our genes express (i.e. which genes are “turned on” or “turned off.”) This is called … Read more
Diet is clearly a factor when it comes to cancer. But HOW it affects cancer is not always so clear. So, if you’ve looked into the world of anticancer diets, you’ve probably run into some heated debates. And the biggest debate is between ketogenic diet advocates, and plant based diet advocates. One side says sugar … Read more
Diet is the foundation of any anticancer program. And I often tell people to think of their food as a daily dose of low dose medicine. Whether you’re talking about health supporting fats, or anticancer plant compounds… a well structured diet can have a variety of anticancer effects. But more and more researchers are revealing … Read more