The best way to get all the nutrients your body needs isn’t by visiting your local drugstore, but through your diet. A well balanced plan with lots of fluids that include fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy, healthy oils, good proteins and whole grains is the way to go. However, many older adults have a hard time sticking to a healthy diet. Your body doesn’t work quite … [Read more...]
3 Causes of Oral Cancer and the Symptoms
What is cancer? The National Cancer Institute notes that cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases, where some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues. Cancer can appear almost anywhere in the trillions of cells making the human body. Human cells normally grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs … [Read more...]
Meat and Cancer – Conclusions from the WHO Report (infographic)
Ever since the WHO report on the connection between meat and cancer was published in 2015, you’ve probably seen numerous articles about processed meat being classified as a ‘definite’ cause of cancer and red meat as a ‘probable’ cause. The evidence of a link between certain types of meat and some forms of cancer –bowel cancer, for example – has been building for decades, and … [Read more...]
Cancer Breakthrough – This Blood Test Can Detect Cancer Years Before Symptoms Appear
A simple blood test that can detect cancer before any symptoms are noticeable has been developed by researchers in a breakthrough that could potentially save thousands of lives. The scientists, who unveiled the test at the British Science Festival in Swansea, Wales, compared the new test to a "smoke detector," because, like the lifesaving device, the test would not actually … [Read more...]
12 Surprising Health Benefits of Beer (#7 Is Amazing!)
Who doesn’t like to relax with a nice tall glass of cold beer, at the end of a hard or busy day? If you do, we’ve got some welcoming news for you. Did you know that (when consumed in moderation, of course) beer is actually good for you? Beer is made from barley, hops, yeast, and water and is fat-free, cholesterol-free and contains a significant amount of healthy nutrients, … [Read more...]
15 Cancer Causing Foods You Probably Eat Every Day (#6 is Really Surprising!)
Does the food we eat contain carcinogens? It’s certainly not something you think about every day, but with almost 1.5 million people diagnosed with some type of cancer last year in United States alone, perhaps it’s time to look at what is in our foods that could be causing such a huge number of new cancer patients. Here is a list of the top 15 cancer causing foods that you most … [Read more...]