Category Archives: Health Tips
Soy – the "Magic Bean"?
- March 18, 2012
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- in Cancer Truth , Featured Articles , Health Tips
Soybeans are frequently touted as a “miracle food” that can prevent cancer and the ideal substitute for meat. But is soy really the “Magic Bean”? My answer is a resounding “NO” First of all, over 90% of the soybeans in the USA are GMO (genetically modified). In addition to causing sterility in rats and hamsters,…
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Magnificient Muscadine Grapes!
- March 17, 2012
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- in Cancer Truth , Health Tips
Long before the first Europeans stepped off the ship, Native Americans were making dumplings, raisins, drinks and poultices with the large, sweet bunches of grapes called “Cherokee muscadines.” In 1524, Giovanni da Verrazzano (a Florentine navigator who explored the Cape Fear River valley for France) first spotted muscadines in North Carolina. He wrote in his…
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Soursop – Graviola
- March 9, 2012
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- in Cancer Truth , Health Tips
Over three decades ago, in 1976, the National Cancer Institute performed a study on the soursop fruit (also known as graviola) which demonstrated amazing cancer-fighting potential. Results of this research showed that graviola was quite effective at attacking and destroying the malignant cells. As a matter of fact, graviola was found to be “selectively toxic”…
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Chaga- "King of Fungi"
- March 5, 2012
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- in Featured Articles , Health Tips
Got “chaga”? Ever heard of chaga? Chaga is a medicinal mushroom that grows in northern Europe, Siberia, Asia and North America. Also known as the “King of Fungi,” chaga grows for seven years inside the bark of wounded or mature birch trees, during which time it absorbs nutrients and phytochemicals from the wood. Finally, it…
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Plethora of Uses for Pau d’Arco
- March 4, 2012
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- in Cancer Truth , Health Tips
Lapacho is a huge evergreen canopy tree found in the rainforests of South America, specifically Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. The medicinal part of the tree is the inner lining of the bark (called the “phloem”) which contains compounds known as “naphthaquinones” (aka N-Factors). Lapacho is more commonly known by its Portuguese name of “pau d’arco.” It…
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Ginger – "the Universal Medicine"
- February 23, 2012
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- in Cancer Truth , Health Tips
Aromatic, pungent and spicy, ginger adds a special flavor and zest to stir fries and many fruit and vegetable dishes. Ginger’s benefits as a healing food are well known in Asia where it is frequently called “the universal medicine.” Ginger is regarded as an excellent “carminative” (a substance which promotes the elimination of intestinal gas)…
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Amazing Asthaxanthin
- February 22, 2012
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- in Cancer Truth , Health Tips
Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant (scavenging free radicals) that improves the immune system by exerting actions on T-cells and T-helper cells. Unlike most antioxidants, astaxanthin is fat-soluble, thus it gets carried to parts of the body where it can do the most good, such as the eyes (retinas), brain, breast tissue, prostate tissue, and skeletal…
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Tips for a Healthy Heart
- February 22, 2012
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- in Cancer Truth , Health Tips
Want to avoid heart disease and obesity? Then QUIT worrying about cholesterol and fat! That’s right. Eating fat (at least the right kind of fat) does NOT make you fat carbohydrates do. Concerning the cholesterol and heart disease, there are thousands of HEALTHY 80+ year old folks with cholesterol levels in the 200’s! The cholesterol…
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Eggplant for Skin Cancer
- February 22, 2012
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- in Cancer Truth , Health Tips
An ingredient in common eggplant has been shown to cure skin cancer. The extract is called “solasodine glycoside” (aka BEC5) which binds to cancer cells and causes them to rupture. BEC5 acts by killing cancer cells without harming any other healthy cells in the human body. BEC5 can also be used to treat actinic keratose…
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Magnificient Melatonin
- February 22, 2012
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- in Cancer Truth , Health Tips
Exposure to light at night (LAN), such as sleeping with a nightlight, suppresses the production of melatonin, which is produced from the amino acid tryptophan by the pineal gland when the eyes detect no light (i.e., in darkness or blindness, or during sleep). [Through a series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, tryptophan is partially converted to 5-hydroxytryptophan…
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