Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Broccoli combats even the most aggressive breast cancer, say scientists 22 October 2012 Compounds from vegetables such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts can combat even the most aggressive types of breast cancer, scientists have revealed this week. An ingredient called diindolylmethane (DIM), which is found in the vegetables, is the active ingredient that can …
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Interesting piece here for you on breast cancer and the way there is a gradual move toward less aggressive diagnostics and treatment approaches. Less emphasis on mammograms, chemo and radiation, it seems: New ‘gentle’ therapy for breast cancer is saving more lives Doctors are starting to adopt a ‘less is more’ strategy when it comes …
VITAMINS CAN EASE ENDOMETRIOSIS PAIN Vitamins C and E may help combat the painful condition endometriosis. Researchers have discovered that women given a high intake of the vitamins suffer far fewer symptoms than a placebo group. Endometriosis, in which cells that usually line the womb are found elsewhere in the body, affects 2 million UK …
Recent report from WDDTY makes interesting reading about the routine use of mammograms for detecting breast cancer. Doesn't seem to be helping save lives from the cancer but I am pleased to read that rates are declining - and it seems started the decline before the mammogram push. I have spoken to quite a few …
Good report from Nutrigold this morning on the fatigue people - especially women it seems - feel on statins and how CoQ10 might be useful to stave it off. Statins are touted as the heart wonder drugs with over 5 million people in the UK taking statins prescribed for high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. However …
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Asked a question by one of you today, I looked into Vitamin D in pregnancy. Now, we all know by now that the whole population in Northern hemispheres like ours could do with more, so it shouldn't be a surprise that pregnant and breastfeeding mums are no different. First, I checked the Vitamin D Council's …
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I know many of you suffer from this month after month. I've been there and worn that T shirt, having really severe cramping right through life as a result of having polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Lucky me. Thankfully, it is under control most of the time now unless I am having a food reaction to …
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Today, I got a reminder about just why dairy doesn't help with so many conditions. Milk contains 'insulin growth factor-1' or IGF-1 which regulates cell growth and development. There is lots of IGF-1 in cow's milk so that calves can grow fast. But what about us? No-one really knows what the effects of having all this extra …
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Well, yes, actually since I'm only 5ft and not very much, but that's not quite what I mean here. Dietician Dr. Carrie Ruxton and researcher Dr. Emma Derbyshire of Manchester Metropolitan University have just completed a review of over 100 separate papers for the journal Nutrition Bulletin. They found women and girls especially worryingly short of the nutrients …