by nhri | May 11, 2009 | 2009, Cancer, Vitamins
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD. Participants that consumed selenium, alpha-tocopherol, and beta carotene showed a 5% reduction in total mortality and an 11% reduction in gastric cancer mortality. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 19, 2008 | Alternative Therapies, Antioxidants, Cancer, Vitamin C
Written by Patrick Massey, M.D., Ph.D. Research on the use of antioxidants during chemotherapy or radiation therapy was flawed. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 19, 2008 | Cancer
Written by Patrick Massey M.D., Ph.D. Using a hands-free headset dramatically reduces exposure to cell phone electromagnetic radiation. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 19, 2008 | Cancer, Curcumin
Written by Patrick Massey M.D., Ph.D. Curcumin contains compounds that have potent anti-inflammatory properties as well as anti-cancer potential. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 19, 2008 | Cancer
Written by Patrick Massey M.D., Ph.D. Medical research supports the use of vitamins and dietary supplements to reduce cancer risk. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 19, 2008 | Cancer
Written by Patrick Massey, M.D., Ph.D. There are more than 300 research papers in Western medical literature detailing the effects of mushroom extracts on cancer. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 19, 2008 | Alternative Therapies, Antioxidants
Written by Patrick Massey M.D., Ph.D. There is evidence that antioxidants help protect against the damage caused by chemotherapy. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 19, 2008 | Alternative Therapies, Cancer
Written by Patrick Massey M.D., Ph.D. Medical research suggests therapeutic options to reduce fatigue following chemotherapy. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 19, 2008 | Alternative Therapies
Written by Patrick Massey, M.D., Ph.D. Nutrition, acupuncture, massage, mind-body therapies, meditation, energy medicine, dietary supplements-including vitamins and a growing number of herbs are increasingly being used during cancer treatment. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 13, 2008 | Cancer
Written by Patrick Massey M.D., Ph.D. There is significant research to indicate that extracts from Coriolus versicolor show anti-cancer activity. (more…)
by nhri | Oct 10, 2008 | 2008, Cancer, Cardiovascular Health, Mediterranean Diet, Parkinson's
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Adherence to the mediterranean diet reduced risk of cardiovascular disease 9%, for cancer an average of 6% decreased risk, for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer Disease, the decreased risk of 13%. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 19, 2008 | Tocotrienols, Vitamin E, Vitamins
Written by Amy Kosowski, M.S., LDN. Vitamin E plays a role in the prevention of colon, breast, and skin cancers. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 25, 2008 | 2007, Alternative Therapies, Cancer, CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Adding CoQ10 to a treatment protocol using interferon resulted in better tolerance of long-term treatment and a 13 times less likelihood of metastases than using interferon alone. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 8, 2008 | 2005, Alternative Therapies, Cancer, Fats and Oils - General
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. GLA treatment combined with tastuzumab, an anti cancer drug, increases the effectiveness of tastuzumab by 30-40 fold and works synergistically with other anticancer drugs like paclitaxel, docetaxel and vinorebine as well as antiestrogens, tamoxifen and ICI 182,780. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 24, 2008 | 2006, Cancer, Folic Acid & Folate
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. After consuming folic acid, 28% of the patients had complete resolution of a precancerous throat ailment, 44% had partial resolution, and 28% had no response. No patients worsened or developed cancer. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 23, 2008 | 2007, Alternative Therapies, Cancer, Glutathione
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. In a review of 19 studies with 1554 patients checking on the effects of antioxidant nutrients on chemotherapy found no evidence of interference with chemotherapy. Some trials showed better survival in the antioxidant group. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 18, 2008 | 2008, Vitamin D - Cancer, Vitamin D - General, Vitamins
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 3300 patients in a health study, the group with the highest blood levels had a 55% lower risk of all forms of cancer compared to the group with the lowest blood levels. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 1, 2008 | 2008, Calcium, Cancer, Vitamin D - Cancer, Women's Health
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Calcium alone appears to reduce the relative risk of cancers about 40% and with the addition of vitamin D, reduced the risk of cancer almost 80%. (more…)