Paula Deen’s Diabetes Diagnosis

This is what I think about how Paula Deen is handling her diabetes diagnosis: I think she values money over her health and perhaps doesn't want to risk losing any money by rebranding herself. If she improved her diet to control the diabetes, she could be such a positve role model for so many people who suffer from a disease whose diagnosis…

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Environmental Risks for Breast Cancer

When I talk about seeking the truth for yourself about preventing breast cancer, being aware of environmental risks is crucial. Silent Spring Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to researching the risks and making sure research findings are communicated. In this article the Executive Director of SSI talks about the latest findings that were overlooked by mainstream media. Please read…

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What is DIM?

Diindolylmethane (DIM) is an indole, a plant compound with health promoting properties, found in cruciferous vegetables.  As a phytonutrient (nutrient from a plant), DIM promotes healthy estrogen metabolism. By consuming cruciferous vegetables and/or taking DIM supplements, estrogen is broken down into its beneficial or good estrogen metabolites, known as 2-hydroxy estrogens.  As it increases the good estrogen metabolites, it also reduces the bad estrogen metabolites,…

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Which Vegetables Help Us Prevent Breast Cancer?

In honor of Food Day today sponsored by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, I am going to begin my blogging about preventing breast cancer by writing about the type of vegetables we should be eating every day.  Some people may know that vegetables from the Brassica family like broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts and cauliflower are cruciferous vegetables.  Most…

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Adverse Effects of Older Women Taking Vitamins

A healthy diet is the way to prevent disease.  I’m so thankful the media communicated this when they reported earlier this week about the results of the latest study on taking vitamin and mineral supplements.  The Iowa Woman’s Study shows a significant percentage of older women who reported taking certain supplements died earlier of diseases like heart disease and cancer…

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