Inquiry pours doubt on benefit of health foods
Although I eat a pretty healthy diet, I have to admit that I do supplement it with some vitamin supplements, although none of those listed in the following report. So, it is with… Continue reading
Category Archive: Lifestyle
Meat-Free Mondays
Q. What has a former Beatle, a breast cancer survivor and a Coldplay singer got in common? A. They all support the Meat-Free Monday initiative. Backed by celebrities ranging from Chris Martin to… Continue reading
Lowering your estrogen levels may prevent cancer recurrence
Research published last year, suggests women may be able to lower their risk of recurrence by taking steps to reduce their estrogen levels. A study of more than 300 breast cancer patients found… Continue reading
Role of diet in cancer prevention
As the link between diet and cancer becomes clearer, and studies show some links between certain foods and cancer, people are increasingly looking to nutrition as a way to prevent or even survive… Continue reading
Suggestions for sugar-free treats
Pam Stephan recently wrote a piece exploring the truth of the cancer loves sugar adage. Since then, I have been thinking a lot about how to substitute sugar in recipes and I am working on some… Continue reading
Mind-body connection
Great post today by Dr Christiane Northrup, at the Huffington Post, on the science of the mind-body connection. She writes: “People often ask, “How can we become healthy in our current society?” If you… Continue reading
Don’t cut up your carrots
Cooking carrots whole before chopping them up boosts their anti-cancer properties by 25 per cent, researchers say. Leaving the vegetable intact prevents valuable nutrients from being easily washed away into the water, claim… Continue reading
Buying fruit and a cure
AN X-RAY and a bag of oranges, anyone? It makes perfect sense to Dr Preston Maring. In the lobby of Kaiser Permanente’s Oakland Medical Center, Dr Maring says, he’d regularly pass vendors selling… Continue reading
Safe grilling during the summer season
We have had some beautiful sunny weather here in Ireland recently, and that means the barbecue comes out of retirement for the first time since last summer. Nothing says summer quite like that wonderful… Continue reading
Cancer warning – cut down on chips and crisps
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) published new guidelines on the health hazard posed by the cancer-causing chemical acrylamide — which occurs naturally during the frying, roasting or baking of starchy foods… Continue reading
