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Sugar Fuels Tumor Growth

 
Sugar Fuels Tumor Growth, Says Major New Study
Katie Drummond Contributor
(Feb. 8) -- Sugary soft drinks drastically increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a long-term study of 60,000 people in Singapore.
  
A research team at the University of Minnesota followed thousands of men and women participating in the Singapore Chinese Health Study for 14 years. At the end of the study, published this month in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, the team found that those drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

Hormones: What is Progesterone?

In my practice I find that most women are Estrogen Dominant, that is to say that the ratio between Estrogen and Progesterone is favoring Estrogen, there by contributing to symptoms like PMS, breast tenderness, cystic breast, fibroid uterus, and endometriosis just to name a few.
 
The goal is to identify the underlying causes for the imbalance, and correct them using a holistic approach and supplementation, when indicated.

 
Natural progesterone is a vital hormone in the female body.

Breast Thermography: The Mammography Alternative?

By Moshe Dekel, MD
If you ask ten women, or men, if they are familiar with Breast Thermography, nine would say no. This is a surprising fact, since medical thermography has been in use since the early 1970’s, and the modality was approved by the FDA in 1982 for breast cancer detection and risk assessment as an adjunct to mammography.

The reason why so few people know about Breast Thermography is because the medical establishment, the American Cancer Society and most women’s organizations are still very comfortable recommending mammography. The difference between the two modalities is profound. Mammography, like MRI and sonography, is an anatomical study; it looks at anatomical changes of the breast.
 

Recreational Drugs FAR Less Likely to Kill You than Prescribed Drugs!

Recreational Drugs FAR Less Likely to Kill You than Prescribed Drugs!
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
January 15 2008

By Christopher Kent, D.C., J.D.

Recreational drugs, including cocaine and heroin, are responsible for an estimated 10,000-20,000 American deaths per year [1,2]. While this represents a serious public health problem, it is a "smokescreen" for America‘s real drug problem. America‘s "war on drugs" is directed at the wrong enemy. It is obvious that interdiction, stiff mandatory sentences, and more vigorous enforcement of drug laws have failed.

The reason is simple. Cause and effect have been reversed.

The desire to solve problems by taking drugs is a product of our culture. When a child is taught by loving parents that the appropriate response to pain or discomfort is taking a pill, it is obvious that such a child, when faced with the challenges of adolescence, will seek comfort by taking drugs.

Agave: A Triumph of Marketing over Truth

Agave: A Triumph of Marketing over Truth

By Dr. Mercola

The popularity of agave syrup, also called agave nectar, is on a meteoric rise -- thanks in large part to clever marketing which positions the product as a healthy alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners.Agave is also heavily promoted as a low glycemic food, enticing diabetics. I’ll discuss just how “healthy” agave is in a minute.

The Amazing Power of Marketing
In case you doubt the influence of marketing in setting trends and consumer buying habits, look at these statistics:

The Truth About Fructose

Watch this great video and finally understand why you need to stay away from sugar and fructose.

 

 

Stevia VS. PureVia, read about the right sweetener for you

The FDA approved two versions of a new zero-calorie sweetener developed by the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo.

Cargill, which is marketing the sweetener Truvia from Coca-Cola, received notification from the FDA that it had no objection to the product, calling it “generally recognized as safe.”

PepsiCo said it also had received a similar letter and the same “generally recognized as safe” designation for its sweetener, PureVia.

Both products use rebiana, an extract from the stevia plant.

Sources:
New York Times December 17, 2008

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

Far Infrared Sauna-Great Way to Detox

By Lawrence Wilson, MD

Everyone today is exposed to heavy metals and toxic chemicals. Particularly for slow metabolizers, a very good method to detoxify the body is the far-infrared sauna. Its dry, warming energy is highly compatible with the human body. It heats the tissues several inches deep, enhancing metabolic processes. One can construct an excellent home sauna for under $75.00.

Sauna Benefits

Heating of the tissues enhances metabolic processes. Greater cellular energy production facilitates healing. Viruses, tumors and toxin-laden cells are weaker than normal cells. They tolerate heat poorly. Raising the body temperature causes infections to heal more quickly. Hyperthermia or fever therapy help combat infections and even cancer. Our bodies develop fever when ill to enhance metabolism and help kill germs.

Breast Cancer: is it Preventable?

By Sherrill Sellman
Every October since 1985, the recognizable symbol of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pink ribbons, are displayed on TV, poster and magazine advertisements as well as proudly adorn women's lapels. The multitudes of runs, hikes, walks and other fundraising events raise hundred of millions of dollars to conquer that dreaded scourge of the modern woman, breast cancer. High-profile companies like Avon, Lee Denim and Revlon have joined ranks along with the Susan G. Komen Foundation's "Race for the Cure" and the L.A. City of Hope Hospital's "Walk for Hope." Popular celebrities lead the charge.
 
Each year 180,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 44,000 will die of the disease. The U.S. has one of the highest breast cancer rates in the world. Fifty years ago the incidence for a woman's life-time risk was one in 20. Now it has skyrocketed to one in eight. Clearly the so-called war on cancer has not even made a dent in to the breast cancer epidemic as the rates continue to climb at the rate of 1 percent a year.

Menopause, as Brought to you by Big Pharma

 
Menopause, as Brought to You by Big Pharma

By NATASHA SINGER and DUFF WILSON
Published: December 12, 2009
 
MILLIONS of American women in the 1990s were told they could help their bodies ward off major illness by taking menopausal hormone drugs. Some medical associations said so. Many gynecologists and physicians said so. Respected medical journals said so, too.


A 1950s ad for Premarin, far left; a popular 1966 book that referred to menopause as though it were a disease that could be cured with hormones; and in 2000, Lauren Hutton in an ad about menopause, from the maker of Premarin.
 
Katie Orlinsky for The New York Times
 
Connie Barton started taking Wyeth's Prempro in 1997. She learned she had breast cancer in 2002, and later sued.
 
Along the way, television commercials positioned hormone drugs as treatments for more than hot flashes and night sweats — just two of the better-known symptoms of menopause, which is technically defined as commencing one year after a woman’s last menstrual cycle.

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