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Food provides us with important nutrients and energy to fuel our day. Cancer wise, a deficiency or over abundance creates a favorable environment for cancer development. A US nutritional report says that most Americans get adequate vitamins and minerals on average. However, 10 percent of children and pre-menopausal women are low in Vitamin B6, Vitamin D and iron. What’s more, women between 20-39 years of age are barely adequate on their iodine intake. We aren’t even talking about phytochemicals present in functional food we eat rarely. more…

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Information is a key element to fight an enemy and increase our chances to win big! In our fight against cancer, most of the information comes from researches of scientists. They are usually published in scientific journals. But like majority of specialists, they mostly talk shop and use a language or terminology that’s alien to most of us to understand. This makes us lose interest in the matter.

In spite of this, a collection or compilation of several studies and the valuable information they offer can greatly help us. more…

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Wouldn’t it be fabulous if a cancer cure is just at our doorstep? And we’re done with just one treatment protocol? Our society is one of instant gratification. We’re swayed by miracle cures and wait to win the lottery. We think that winning the lottery resolves our problem. We think that a miracle drug is that way too.

A Popular Italian Alternative Cancer Therapy

That’s what most cancer patients think of this therapy. The Di Bella therapy was developed by a Modena professor and physiologist, Luigi Di Bella. A custom-made drug mixture is taken daily based on the results of a blood test. more…

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Apart from the emotional pain cancer inflicts upon its survivors, it produces physical pain. The pain can be excruciatingly painful and debilitates most patients. And that’s not to be taken lightly.

Chemotherapy for breast cancer patients involves treatment with aromatase inhibitors. In estrogen dependent breast cancers, aromatase inhibitors prevent sexual hormones to be converted into estrogen. Where estrogen, on the other hand, supports cancer growth. Nevertheless, most breast cancer survivors on aromatase inhibitor chemo complain of skeletal and joint pain, muscle pain and weakness. These painful symptoms are interpreted as side effects of chemotherapy. more…

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There’s a new death this week from one staunch advocate who fought cancer with a totally new way of life. He was the first to talk about the significance of functional foods in France as early as 20 years ago. David Servan-Schreiber died on July 25, 2011 at age 50 after a 20 year battle with brain cancer.

His Life

David Servan-Schreiber was the co-founder of the Centre for Integrative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He was one of the founders of the US branch of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) an organization awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. Dr. Servan-Schreiber was a dedicated volunteer to Iraq in 1991 and other third world countries. He’s a French physician, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, writer and author of books. more…

Multi-vitamin supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry in the USA. If you’re an American, there’s a good chance a multi-vitamin supplement is sitting in your medicine cabinet. Go, check it out.

If you find that bottle of multi-vitamins, it isn’t actually surprising. Statistics confirm that half of Americans use a dietary supplement. 30% of Americans believe that multi-vitamins prevent cancer.

What is on the net

How true is this belief? The cancer blog discussed that intake of green and leafy vegetables are much better in preventing cancer than consuming them in a capsule. more…