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Eat Plants, Not Meat: Dietary Guidelines Should Follow American Cancer Society Recommendations
The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans should reflect the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) new recommendations calling for Americans to base their diets on fruits, vegetables, grains and beans, and to cut out red and processed meat. The new ASC guidelines say that a healthy eating pattern includes a variety of vegetables (including fiber-rich legumes), fruits and whole grains. It does not include red...
Post on Wed, Jun 10, 2020 by Susan Levin, MS, RD, CSSD
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New Study: Vitamin D and Fish Oil Linked to Prevention of Cancer Death and Heart Attacks
In a new study, vitamin D and omega-3 (fish oil) show promise in prevention of cancer death and heart attacks. The study involved 25,871 people in the U.S., who took part in this 5-year clinical research, VITamin D and OmegA-3 Trial (VITAL). Some...
Post on Tue, Sep 24, 2019 by Paula Gallagher
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New Study: Vitamin D Can Help Fight Treatment Resistant Cancer
Chemotherapy is the most used treatment method to help fight cancer. This is because it is one of the most effective treatments. However, sometimes chemo doesn't work. This is mainly because the tumors that develop once chemotherapy has begun start to develop resistance against anticancer drugs, making chemotherapy...
Post on Mon, Jun 24, 2019 by Paula Gallagher
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10 Ways to Make Your Life and Home Less Toxic
A while back we posted this blog about things you didn't need in your home. One of the reasons was because certain items were damaging to the environment, but another reason is that they can be damaging to you. Many of the items below...
Post on Wed, May 22, 2019 by Paula Gallagher
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Protect Your Skin
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and although many of us know the dangers of the sun, many people still continue to ignore the potentially damaging...
Post on Mon, May 06, 2019 by Paula Gallagher
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Meat Tax Would Prevent 220,000 Deaths
Meat taxes global health. So why not have a meat tax? New research shows that a tax on red and processed meat – such as hot dogs, bacon and deli meat – could save millions of lives and billions of dollars in health care costs. Researchers from the...
Post on Mon, Dec 03, 2018 by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
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Philadelphia Flyers Mascot Should Drop the Hot Dogs to Fight Cancer
Professional sports have some influence over the American public. The Philadelphia Flyers just introduced Gritty, the hockey team’s new hot-dog-loving mascot. Well, I have some news for Gritty: hot dogs don’t love you back. So skip Flyers Dollar Dog Night to protect yourself from colorectal cancer. Hockey is...
Post on Wed, Sep 26, 2018 by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
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Reduce Cancer Risk With Plant-Based Foods
A new major report from the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research recommends emphasizing plant-based foods to reduce cancer risk. The new report – Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective – analyzed data from 51 million people to create a...
Post on Mon, Jun 04, 2018 by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
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EWG Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen: 2018
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has put out its 2018 report of the most pesticide ridden produce on the market, the Dirty Dozen™. They also have a Clean Fifteen™ list with fruits and vegetables considered to contain the least amounts of pesticide residue. Strawberries nabbed the top spot...
Post on Tue, May 15, 2018 by Paula Gallagher
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Don’t Let Hot Dogs Strike You Out This Baseball Season
This past Thursday, the Major League Baseball teams celebrated Opening Day – kicking off a season of increased colorectal cancer risk for baseball fans. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, baseball fans are expected to eat more than 19 million hot dogs during the 2018...
Post on Mon, Apr 02, 2018 by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
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