Can Vitamin A fight cancer? Vitamin A is essential for life. It supports a variety of functions. It is commonly included in most multi-vitamin pills sold in the market. In nature it is produced as an orange pigment naturally found in many fruits and vegetables.
Vitamin A is a member of the retinol family of chemicals. In its raw form, it exists as beta carotene and transformed into vitamin A upon ingestion. If not immediately utilized by the body, it is stored in the liver until needed. more…
He is a German doctor who developed a diet against his headaches. This diet was applied to other illness like tuberculosis and cancer. The Gerson Cancer Therapy is one propose alternative treatment for cancer. It utilizes a special diet with cold coffee enemas. At a closer look, we see here one element of a scam: cure multiple illness. more…
Most of us know that excess baggage around our middle, is a risk factor not only for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes but especially so for cancer. We know that exercising to rid us of that beer belly is much better on an empty stomach than when we are full to the brim. Additionally, we have been enlightened that to lose our beer belly, we have to decrease our over all caloric intake.
Now comes another enlightening study revealing the relationship between the timing of eating especially our meals and when we take those snacks.
The study involved mice, nocturnal creatures who usually feed at night. These mice were fed during the day when they are supposed to sleep. They had been fed with a high fat caloric diet. After six months, the results show that they gained a 45 percent increase in weight as compared to the control group with only a 20 percent weight gain.
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We’re all aware of advertisements of acidophilus as a supplement to keep the bowel healthy. It is promoted as a treatment for diarrhea, yeast infection and lower cholesterol levels. And here’s what can floor you, it is advertised that acidophilus can prevent cancer.
We have billions of good bacteria in our intestines that produce essential nutrients necessary for health. One such nutrient is Vitamin K that aids in blood clotting. Also, acidophilus maintain the balance of intestinal flora and keep the harmful bacteria at bay. A good balance of good and bad bacteria prevents illnesses of the gastrointestinal tract.
Acidophilus became popular because of the observation that Balkan people consume large amounts of food with acidophilus. Consequently, they had long life spans. more…