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10 Top Cancer-Fighting Foods

10 Top Cancer-Fighting Foods

As studies continue to prove, prevention of cancer is largely within our control. Research continues to point towards our lifestyle, environment and behavior as precursors to cancer far more than any faulty genes. And for those with faulty genes, you have a lot to say as to whether or not the genes are “expressed” in your own body. This is not a short term battle. In most cases, the road to... [Read more]

The Secret to Bill Clinton’s Dramatic Weight Loss

September 25, 2010
The Secret to Bill Clinton’s Dramatic Weight Loss

When Former President Clinton learned that his surgically cleared arteries were beginning to re-clog, he decided to do some research. What he uncovered has not only put him on the road to better health, but returned him to his high school weight.  Hear what he tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, with supporting interviews from the doctors behind the transformation: Lose weight, heal your heart. Not... [Read more]

New Research: How Stress is a Breast Cancer “Fertilizer”

September 21, 2010
New Research: How Stress is a Breast Cancer “Fertilizer”

New research may have uncovered the mechanism that links chronic stress to breast cancer progression. Even better, you can take advantage of the findings in about five minutes. Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered, through the use of animal models, that stress is biologically reprogramming the immune cells that are trying to fight the cancer, essentially transforming... [Read more]

Vitamin Water Goes to Court

September 11, 2010
Vitamin Water Goes to Court

Well, more appropriately, Coca-Cola is getting sued on the grounds that the company’s Vitamin Water products make unwarranted health claims. Yes indeed, if you haven’t seen this hub-bub in the news the past few weeks, a non-profit public interest group has brought Coca-Cola up on charges, which Coca-Cola has already tried to have dismissed. That attempt has been rejected by a U.S. District Court... [Read more]

Why Doesn’t Family Listen?

Why Doesn’t Family Listen?

Have you ever had the experience of being in a position to positively impact someone you love but they refuse to listen? Maybe it’s not so much refusing to listen as much as it is not realizing there is something to hear. Finance, health, love…there are a lot of great resources. Funny how family is the last to realize the opportunities within their own tree. There is a health crisis in my own... [Read more]

Can Running Cause Brain Damage?

Can Running Cause Brain Damage?

Can long distance running cause your brain cells to leak? Perhaps, says one German study. In doing some research on various exercise techniques I stumbled across a report that claimed runners and boxers had the same amount of potentially harmful protein, S-100B, in their blood. Elevated blood levels of S-100B protein, which leaks from certain brain cells when they are traumatized, have been shown... [Read more]

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