Eating a low-fat diet appears to significantly lower the risk of recurrences among some breast cancer patients, according to new research from the US. Doctors from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute found that women who ate only 33 grams of fat per day were less likely to experience a recurrence than women who followed […]
Archive for January, 2007
Eating a low-fat diet may keep breast cancer from coming back
Published January 18th, 2007 in Women's Health, Cancer Help and Health Studies. 0 CommentsStudy: “Dense” breasts a major risk factor for cancer
Published January 18th, 2007 in Women's Health, Cancer Help and Health Studies. 0 CommentsWomen who have very dense breast tissue are at a much greater risk of developing breast cancer than women with more fatty breast tissue, according to a new study from Canada. Researchers found that women with at least 75% dense breasts were 5 times more likely to develop cancer than women with less than 10% […]
Study: Adding milk to tea cancels health benefits
Published January 17th, 2007 in Health Warnings, Healthy Foods, Heart Health and Health Studies. 0 CommentsAdding milk to your tea may reduce — if not totally eliminate — much of its health benefits, according to a new study from Germany. Researchers found that, while drinking plain black tea provides significant cardiovascular protection, the addition of milk basically canceled the beneficial effects.
According to researcher Dr. Mario Lorenz:
“We found that, whereas drinking […]
Can honey kill superbugs?
Published January 17th, 2007 in Natural Treatments and Healthy Foods. 0 CommentsThere is some recent evidence that a special type of honey from New Zealand (called “manuka honey“) may be useful in treating MRSA “superbug” infections, which are becoming a bigger health threat every day due to the over-use of antibiotics.
According to Dr. Rose Cooper from the University of Wales Institute:
“In the past year, honey has […]
Eat tomatoes and broccoli together to fight prostate cancer
Published January 16th, 2007 in Men's Health, Cancer Help, Healthy Foods and Health Studies. 0 CommentsEating tomatoes and broccoli together on a daily basis can help to shrink prostate tumors, according to a new study from the University of Illinois. Researchers found that the cancer-fighting activity of these two “superfoods” is greater in combination than when either one of them is eaten alone.
According to University of Illinois food science and […]