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Pomegranate Juice Proven To Slow Prostate Cancer 07/13/09

Two clinical studies have now shown that men with established prostate cancer realized a marked slowing of their disease when they drank 8 ounces of pure pomegranate juice each day. Reporting at the 104th Annual Meeting Scientific Meeting of The American Urology Association, researchers presented findings showing that men, who had undergone prostate surgery or radiation treatment for localized prostate cancer, benefited from drinking 8 ounces per day of pomegranate juice if their PSA levels were still continui...

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How Prostate Disease Occurs and How to Prevent it 03/27/09

How Does The Aging Process Affect Prostate Disease? At age 40 the prostate gland speeds up the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). High levels of DHT cause prostate cells to replicate rapidly causing prostate enlargement and increasing the risk that prostate cancer may emerge. A such, from age 40 to 80  ninety percent of men eventually develop enlarged prostate symptoms and one in eight men in North America develop prostate cancer, making it the second leading cause o...

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Flaxseeds – A Gift from Mother Nature 03/23/09

Ground Flaxseeds (Flaxseed Powder) - Why you should ingest 2 tablespoons per day To reduce Reproductive Organ Cancers: Breast Cancer Studies show that active constituents derived from flaxseeds may reduce risk of breast cancer by slowing down the rate of cell division of breast cells and by metabolizing estrogen into a less dangerous form (more 2-hydroxyestrone and less 16-hydroxyestrone) Clinical studies show that ground flaxseed helps to reverse fi...

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Two Recent Studies Suggest That Soy Isoflavone Supplementation May Benefit Breast And Prostate Cancer Patients 03/19/09

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States. Epidemiological, migration and experimental studies suggest that environmental factors, including nutritional practices, play a key role in the etiology of breast cancer, in addition to age, ethnicity, hormonal factors, growth factors, obesity and physical activity. The age-adjusted death rates from breast cancer are twofold to eightfold less in Asian countries than in the United States and Western Europe. The rate in Asian American wome...

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Flaxseed Supplementation: an integral aspect of vibrant health and anti-aging 03/15/09

One of the most impressive natural agents that has been shown to combat aging, reduce risk of degenerative disease and help optimize health and well-being is the daily ingestion of ground flaxseed. Flaxseeds are the richest source of a wondrous bioactive substance known as SLD (secoisolariciresinol diglycoside) that provides the body with a multitude of benefits. In fact, flaxseeds contain 800 times more SLD and related compounds (mammalian lignan precursors) than any other food on earth. Ingesting the equivalent ...

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Interview Part 6 (Nov 2008 CTS) – How Prostate Disease Occurs & How To Prevent It 03/06/09

In this interview Dr. Meschino provides a detailed answer to how to prevent prostate enlargement and prostate cancer and highlights this problem for diabetics.  He suggests certain dietary practices, supplements and exercise as key factors in reducing risk.

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