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Healthy food of fruts and vegetables

Healthy food of fruts and vegetables

How Food, Movement, and Sunlight Influence Your Biology in Real Time

To illustrate how food, movement, and sunlight affect your internal biology in real time, imagine two individuals having lunch. One eats...

Jun 307 min read

Anti-Cancer

Anti-Cancer

Hormesis in Anticancer Therapy: Enhancing Treatment with Balanced Therapy

Finding the right balance in cancer therapy is crucial. Many patients explore various interventions, hoping to enhance their treatment,...

Apr 817 min read

Fall Prevention, Muscle Mass, and Resistance Training: Unlocking Healthy Aging

Fall Prevention, Muscle Mass, and Resistance Training: Unlocking Healthy Aging

Fall Prevention, Muscle Mass, and Resistance Training: Unlocking Healthy Aging

Maintaining muscle mass and balance becomes critical in preventing falls and ensuring a high quality of life as we age.

Feb 117 min read

The Core 4 Supplements for Cancer Patients: Enhancing Treatment and Quality of Life

The Core 4 Supplements for Cancer Patients: Enhancing Treatment and Quality of Life

The Core 4 Supplements for Cancer Patients: Enhancing Treatment and Quality of Life

Improve cancer treatment outcomes and quality of life with these four key supplements.

Jan 86 min read

The Heart-Healthy Benefits of Finnish Sauna Bathing: Ancient Practice Meets Modern Science Just in time for Winter Chill

The Heart-Healthy Benefits of Finnish Sauna Bathing: Ancient Practice Meets Modern Science Just in time for Winter Chill

The Heart-Healthy Benefits of Finnish Sauna Bathing: Ancient Practice Meets Modern Science Just in time for Winter Chill

The Finnish sauna is a centuries-old tradition celebrated for its unique blend of pleasure, relaxation, and, interestingly, for its...

Dec 19, 20246 min read

Unlocking the Anticancer Potential of Statins: A Revolutionary Study

Unlocking the Anticancer Potential of Statins: A Revolutionary Study

Unlocking the Anticancer Potential of Statins: A Revolutionary Study

Of all the life-threatening diseases in this world, the ones we worry about the most are cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) (1)....

Oct 15, 20246 min read

Glycine: Great Things Come in Small Packages, A Remarkable Health Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight.

Glycine: Great Things Come in Small Packages, A Remarkable Health Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight.

Glycine: Great Things Come in Small Packages, A Remarkable Health Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight.

Discover the surprising benefits of glycine supplementation for overall health and longevity.

Sep 2, 20249 min read

Low Level Intermittent Alcohol Use- Safe or Not Safe – More Gray than Black and White

Low Level Intermittent Alcohol Use- Safe or Not Safe – More Gray than Black and White

Low Level Intermittent Alcohol Use- Safe or Not Safe – More Gray than Black and White

If you are confused by the reporting on alcohol consumption and health, you’re not alone. There has been a continuous stream of...

Mar 25, 20246 min read

Rapamycin: Hedging the bet on a long and healthy life

Rapamycin: Hedging the bet on a long and healthy life

Rapamycin: Hedging the bet on a long and healthy life

On an expedition to Easter Island in 1964, Canadian scientist Georges Nógrády reached down in a desolate field and collected a soil...

Nov 8, 20239 min read

High Dose Vitamin C: Where do we stand?

High Dose Vitamin C: Where do we stand?

High Dose Vitamin C: Where do we stand?

Ever since the great biochemist Linus Pauling claimed with religious fervor that high doses of vitamin C could cure everything from the...

Oct 10, 20236 min read

A Cancer Patient's Most Frequently Asked Question: Should I Eat Meat?

A Cancer Patient's Most Frequently Asked Question: Should I Eat Meat?

A Cancer Patient's Most Frequently Asked Question: Should I Eat Meat?

One of the most frequently asked dietary questions we receive from cancer patients is: Should I eat meat? The topic of nutrition and...

Sep 11, 20236 min read

Repurposed Drugs and Glioma: The Power of Synergy

Repurposed Drugs and Glioma: The Power of Synergy

Repurposed Drugs and Glioma: The Power of Synergy

In the winter of 1957, physicians working at the NCI conducted a clinical trial that would forever change oncology. At the time, there...

Aug 16, 20235 min read

Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)

Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)

Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)

HOMA IR may be one of the most revealing laboratory tests to measure one's overall metabolic health. HOMA IR tells you how much insulin...

May 7, 20233 min read

The Remarkable Less Known Benefits of Glucosamne Sulfate

The Remarkable Less Known Benefits of Glucosamne Sulfate

The Remarkable Less Known Benefits of Glucosamne Sulfate

The unknown benefits of one of the world’s most popular supplements. If you’re interested in preventive health and aging science, you've...

Apr 11, 20236 min read

Cancer Screening

Cancer Screening

Cancer Screening

Questions from the Clinic: How effective is cancer screening? What is the best overall way to avoid cancer? How Effective is Cancer...

Jan 30, 202310 min read

Sugar Processing

Sugar Processing

Sugar Processing

Questions from the Clinic: What is the role of sugar in the body? How does the body process sugar? Does the body process fruit, juices,...

Jan 13, 20239 min read

Antioxidants for Radiation Protection

Antioxidants for Radiation Protection

Antioxidants for Radiation Protection

Questions from the Clinic: Hey doc, I know radiation is dangerous and may damage normal cells in certain doses. How do I reduce or avoid...

Sep 7, 20229 min read

Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)

Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)

Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)

Questions from the Clinic: What is chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)? What sorts of treatments lead to CIPN most...

Aug 22, 20228 min read

Does diet or fasting impact cancer outcomes?

Does diet or fasting impact cancer outcomes?

Does diet or fasting impact cancer outcomes?

Questions from the Clinic: What is a ketogenic diet? Does adoption of a ketogenic diet make cancer treatments more effective and easier to

Aug 8, 20229 min read

Can Alkaline Water Impact Cancer?

Can Alkaline Water Impact Cancer?

Can Alkaline Water Impact Cancer?

Questions from the Clinic: What is alkaline water? Is there any scientific evidence to suggest that drinking alkaline water will fight...

Jul 6, 20228 min read

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