Vitamin D, a steroid hormone that influences virtually every cell in your body, is one of nature’s most potent cancer fighters. Receptors that respond to vitamin D have been found in almost every type of human cell, from your bones to your brain. Your liver, kidney and other tissues can convert the vitamin D in [...]
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Feeling a sniffle coming on? Try a zinc lozenge. Skin not up to par? Consider eating more foods that contain zinc or taking zinc supplements because chances are you’re not getting enough of this vital mineral — the USDA says that more than 70 percent of Americans do not get the recommended dietary allowance for [...]
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MADRID, SPAIN – A study published in a medical journal, Gut, reports that having sufficient levels of selenium lowers the risk of developing deadly pancreatic cancer. The study had 518 subjects and revealed that those subjects with the highest levels of selenium were between 33-95% less likely to develop pancreatic cancer. Furthermore, these results remained [...]
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Superfoods That May Help Prevent Cancer By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com Guide Updated September 19, 2011 Cancer is a leading cause of death in both men and women in the U.S. as well as other countries. There are several factors that affect your risk of cancer, but one risk factor you can control is your diet. Eating a healthy [...]
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GENERAL HEALTH If you are a typical American, it is said that 50% of you are deficient in the mineral Calcium and 77% of you are deficient in vitamin D. Since, I just wrote an article for this Vahl Chiropractic Wellness Center Blog a couple of day’s ago on Calcium, I ‘ll concentrate more on vitamin D [...]
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GENERAL HEALTH Many years ago, one of my closest friends was a young woman M.D. who was a Fellow in Psychosomatic Medicine at the University of Rochester under the man who has been noted as the forefather of psychosomatic medicine, George Engles, M.D. The field of psychosomatic medicine deals with psychiatric problems in people with other [...]
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GENERAL HEALTH Making good food choices is hands down the easiest and most effective way to sidestep cancer. In fact, it’s estimated that one third of all American cancer deaths may be diet-related. And that, or course, means that they are preventable! People tend to underestimate the power of diet. There are foods that can [...]
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According to researchers at The University of Barcelona, contrary to what many believe, some exposure to the sun can be good for you. That’s because the Ultraviolet (UV) rays it emits are actually beneficial because they induce the natural production of vitamin D in the body. However, excessive exposure to UV rays can be bad [...]
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