Making the Most of Medicinal Mushrooms
Ever since Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, a fungal extract, scientists have realized what ancient Asian culture always knew – mushrooms are medicine.
Vitamin D: The Pac-Man of Viruses, Bacterial Infections, and Cancer Cells
In a fascinating study conducted at the University of Copenhagen, researchers found that vitamin D is essential in order to activate the body’s immune system. Without it — or with insufficient levels — the immune system’s killer T cells can’t fight off...
How the Night Shift Increases Your Risk of Cancer
Does working at night negatively impact your health and increase your risk of developing cancer? In a word, yes. In fact, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified night work as a category 2A (probable carcinogen) and with good reason.
How Dairy Affects A Woman’s Risk of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for women and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for this sex. Women who consumed higher amounts of dairy milk have a markedly increased risk of breast cancer.
Men, Milk, and Prostate Cancer
Listen up men. You may think you’re doing your body a favor by drinking milk, but are you really? The fact is that men who drink more than ONE glass of whole milk per day have double the risk for fatal prostate cancer, compared with men drinking less.
What To Do If You Didn’t Win the Genetic Lottery
When you realize that you effectively teach your genes how to behave and that you can turn your genes off and on much like the circuit breakers in your house, the possibilities are exciting.
