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This blog is not in any way treating, diagnosing or recommending anything for anyone specific. It is merely a way to educate, inform and discuss whole health. No entry in this blog should be used in place of a consultation with a health care practitioner. If you are in need of care, please make an appointment with your health care provider or with me so we can speak in person!

Cancer Research

Here are some recent articles I found very interesting:

Bitter Melon Extract and Homeopathic Remedies Inhibit Growth of Breast Cancer Cells – it is VERY difficult to find reseach on homepathy because it is an energetic medicine, so it’s WONDERFUL to see it on Medscape, a predominantly allopathic resource!!

Grocery Store White Button Mushrooms Suppress Tumor Growth – [...]

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Mesothelioma

Richard Moyle, the National Awareness Coordinator for the Mesothelioma Center sent me the following article on alternative care for this frustrating condition. My grandfather survived lung cancer, yet it was mesothelioma that he struggled with in the end, so this is a condition that I feel strongly about. I am grateful to Robert and his willingness [...]

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May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month!

Education on melanoma and skin cancer awareness. [...]

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Vitamin C and Cancer debate…

Well, you may remember the study that came out late last year about vitamin C supposedly canceling the effects of chemotherapy (see my initial response to it here). Finally there was an official press release about it:

For immediate release

Contact: Vicki Cohn, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., (914) 740-2100, ext. 2156, vcohn@liebertpub.com

Support for Adjunctive Vitamin C Treatment in [...]

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Olive oil and breast cancer

Olive Oil (Credit: iStockphoto/Carolina Garcia Aranda)

Science Daily just posted a new study stating the benefits of extra virgin olive oil in the prevention of and fight against breast cancer. Even more proof that a Mediterranean diet is not only healthy for your heart, but also helps prevent and combat cancer (though I don’t believe canola [...]

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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month!

Cervical cancer has definitely become more common in recent years, and now with the new HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine, Gardasil, I’ve been getting more and more questions regarding cervical cancer and the vaccine.

Here’s some updated info regarding cervical cancer (from uptodate.com):

There were over 11,000 new diagnoses of cervical cancer in 2008
In the US, Hispanic women [...]

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Vitamin C and Cancer Clear Up

Recently, there was an article posted in the NY Post scaring people into thinking that vitamin C protects cancer cells against chemo…i.e. vit C “helps” cancer cells grow. Let me just say, this article is not what it seems. This study was done in petri dishes…which give very different results than in human clinical trials. For [...]

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Alcohol – how much is too much?

With all the latest research about red wine and its high antioxidant health benefits, I wanted to clear up a few things on alcohol and health. Yes, red wine is probably the best choice, because of the higher antioxidants from the darker grapes. However, many people do not know that alcohol turns to pure sugar inside [...]

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Zinc

With the dwindling amount of minerals in our soils, even whole foods may not contain the proper amount of minerals that we need for whole health. Zinc is a common deficiency in today’s lifestyles. Zinc deficiency has been indicated in many conditions, including autism and ADHD, acne and eczema, increased occurrences of bacterial and viral infections, [...]

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Vitamin D…A Blessing in Disguise

Vitamin D seems to be the new go-to vitamin, helping anything from depression, skin conditions and low back pain to significantly reducing your cancer risk. But is it worth it to get it the “natural” way?

Our bodies produce vitamin D from exposure to sunlight. With all the fears of skin cancer about, and recent studies saying [...]

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