Category: Nutrition

MARCH 16, 2018 Healthline/Medical News Today A new study suggests that chondroitin sulfate, which is a dietary supplement approved for use in osteoarthritis, may promote the growth of tumor cells in a type of melanoma that accounts for around half of all cases of the dangerous skin cancer. The researchers stress that their findings need…

I don’t brag on products often, however, I do want to brag on this stuff.  I have see this work on my wife. Cindy developed a very dark spot on her skin, under her collar bone.  It progressively got worse with just observation.  She began taking Epimune Complex and over the course of a couple…

by Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Medicinal Mushrooms One food source that has been thoroughly researched in its role in immune stimulation and cancer are Medicinal Mushrooms. This amazing food has the ability to complement chemotherapy and radiation therapy by countering several of the side effects of these modalities, including nausea, bone marrow suppression, anemia,…

IL-6 is an inflammatory cytokine that plays a role in  rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, depression, and asthma among other things.  In this study, they fed overweight people 30 grams (about 1 ounce) of broccoli sprouts for 70 days, and they found that it reduced IL-6 by more than half  So, EAT YOUR BROCCOLI! ~ Dr. Broussard Effects…

~ Probiotics linked to reduced eczema risk; fish oil to lower risk of egg allergy by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today February 28, 2018 Probiotics during pregnancy may reduce the risk of eczema in offspring, while fish oil supplementation may reduce the risk of potential egg allergy, a systematic review and meta-analysis found. Nineteen…

This study compared the Low-Fat diet with the Low-Carb diet for 12 months.  They found no significant difference in weight loss at the end of the year, and they also could not tell which diet is best for whom.  My opinion, is that they got the “junk phood” out of both diets for a year,…

When comparing these two diets, the authors found that they were about equal in terms of weight loss, and both had their benefits in terms of heart health. ~ Dr. Broussard by Hazel Smith, MedPage Today Staff February 26, 2018 Low-calorie lacto-ovo-vegetarian and Mediterranean diets appear to be equally effective in losing weight and reducing…

~ Researchers hail ‘surprising’ findings about sugar after analysing more than 3,000 cases Australian Associated Press Wed 21 Feb 2018 17.10 EST People who regularly consume at least one sugary soft drink a day, no matter the size of their waist, could be at increased risk of cancer, according to a new study. Researchers from Cancer Council…