Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.

This article discusses evidence-based recommendations breast cancer patients who want to consider using integrative approaches to their care.  This article mentions nutritional recommendations, exercise recommendations, acupuncture and stress management. ~ Dr. Broussard   The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 24, No. 9-10 Dawn Lemanne, and Victoria Maizes Published Online:24 Sep 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0150 Abstract…

This article looks at diet and lifestyle, and how things like the Standard American Diet (SAD Diet), eating processed meats, not eating enough vegetables, eating too much sugar, drinking sugary drinks, and too much refined carbohydrates are associated with colorectal cancer. ~ Dr. Broussard The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 24, No. 9-10…

This article discusses the role of nutrition in gynecologic oncology.  They mention that a proinflammatory diet, total trans-fats and sugars are associated with an increased risk for developing ovarian cancer. They find that drinking green tea is associated with a reduced risk of developing endometrial cancer.  In African American women, drinking whole milk is associated…

John Murphy, MDLinx | September 19, 2018 For more than a century, parents and grandparents have instructed children that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Perhaps we’ve accepted the time-worn adage as truth because no one bothered to put this advice to the test, until relatively recently. When scientists did formally investigate it, they found…