(photo)How ingredients make it in a recipe? Is it taste, texture or color? Or the ability it grant us to increase our well-being. For our life time, it is the taste that pretty much rules the day. However for a civilization which has lived for thousands of years, traditional foods and their ingredients give an advantage over other civilizations. We can take advantage of that fact. more…
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We take the habit to buy and eat what is available at our grocery store. Must of the time, we even have the same grocery list every weeks. It is easier in our world where time is a luxury. But do we miss out, on available weapons to fight cancer. These weapons are ingredients that are part of the 5 to 10 fruits and vegetables we should eat daily. But there are some more if we go to traditional or old way food that was used before industrialization. more…
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Cancer can spread pretty fast if left unchecked. It comes from its deadly ability to go from one organ like breast or prostate to the next likes bone or liver. This process is called metastasis and any strategies to fight cancer need to reduce its pace.
Cancer metastases use our lymphatic and blood vessels as road to move from one place to the other. Existent blood vessels are, most of the time, not in the immediate area of the tumor. However; the lack of nutrients and oxygen, as the tumor grows, create an environment favorable to send signal to these blood vessels to create new ones that will come closer and feed the tumor. This process is called angiogenesis. This paves the way to infect new organs. more…
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We often undergo a weight variation. Seasons change and we are more susceptible to change our eating habit and level of activity. We tell ourselves well it is just a few pounds more, nothing to be alarmed of. But these extra pounds drag on and after a while we forget about them and gain a few extra more. It is slowly but surely adding over the year. Are we seeing ourselves here? more…
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We find a lot of advertising in the web regarding magic pills claiming to be a panacea for cancer, diabetes and a host of other diseases. Other ads grab our attention when they claim that there’s a special extract or a revolutionary process that results to a cancer fighting compound. If we’re suffering form cancer, we’re too desperate; we lower our guard; and go for them! more…
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Being rich isn’t a factor against prostate cancer. After Steve Jobs succumbed to pancreatic cancer, here’s another mogul stricken with cancer who has no problem making a house down payment.
Warren Buffet dubbed the “Oracle of Omaha” and labeled as the “greatest stock market investor” is undoubtedly an expert in his field. Nevertheless, when it comes to cancer he sure is betting every dime on what his doctor recommended him. He has stage 1 prostate cancer. more…
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When we hear we have cancer, we’re in disbelief! That verdict puts us on a challenging crossroad and our lives hang on the balance. One path leads to remission while the other leads to emptiness and hopelessness. Obviously, this is one of the most difficult moments in our lives. We mark our lives at this significant moment – from before and after the diagnosis.
There’s a short pause here. Before we’re tested we feel those unusual symptoms. That pain, that feeling of bladder fullness and that wanting to discharge urine but nothing comes out. Our urine is obstructed by the prostate mass. We’re constantly fatigued. We want to get to the bottom of this. So finally, we seek the doctor’s help. more…
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Cranberries evoke memories of Thanksgiving. That juicy stuffed turkey is surely served with delicious cranberry sauce. We’ve probably heard that cranberries prevent urinary tract infections. It appears that they can help some women. But it isn’t really a treatment. Now, cancer research discovered that cranberries can fight cancer. So why not consume cranberries not only on thanksgiving but the whole year through?
These bright red gems are native to North America. Cranberries grow just above water. In earlier times, whalers and mariners carried cranberries on their ships. These small ruby berries are chockfull of vitamin C which prevent scurvy. Plus they are a rich source of fiber. more…
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Knowledge keeps us out trouble. Experience acquired over the years is helpful too. Sometimes, experience offers us painful lessons of the do’s and don’ts of daily living. Cancer can be a wake -up call about our current lifestyle. Like a boxer, we’ve got to give our best when the bell rings to summon us on stage. more…
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Who haven’t eaten potato lately? Mashed, French fried or in any which way. Solanum tuverosum, its scientific name, is an edible tuber that originated from southern montagne Andes of South America. The wild species originated from Peru. It’s one of the oldest crop humankind have cultivated, as far back as 7 to 10 thousand years ago. Worldwide, potato is the fourth largest food crop after rice, wheat and corn. Dishes around the world cook this versatile tuber in various ways.
The potato is a functional food. But researches show that the cancer fighting properties of the potato is hidden in the skin. So if we’ve eaten French fries or mashed potatoes lately with the skin stripped off, the cancer fighting phytochemicals are stripped off too. You’d only be eating starch which is a long chain of sugar. more…