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One Splurge Is Worse Than You Think
If you're standing in line at McDonald's telling yourself, "One splurge is not going to do anything," then you may want to think again. According to a review of new dietary research, just one high-fat, high-sugar meal can trigger a biochemical cascade, causing inflammation of blood vessels and immediate, detrimental changes to the nervous system (i.e. free radicals are generated).
The Skinny on: Antioxidants
Over a delightful dinner of corned beef and cabbage this Saturday night, a dinner guest (with a PhD in science) asked me what was all the hype around antioxidants. So we all know that they are good for us, but why?
Antioxidants help clean up our bodies on a molecular level.
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Food Review: Kashi Heart to Heart Crackers
If you're a fan of Triscuits, you're going to love Kashi's new Heart to Heart crackers. Both flavors — Original and Roasted Garlic — contain plant sterols to help lower cholesterol, and six natural antioxidants including green tea and grape seed.
To find out how they compare with the crackers you grew up with, read more
Prostate cancer
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Conditions with Similar Sym...
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Tests to Determine Severity...
- Treatment
- Treatment Options by Stagin...
- Treatment for Localized Pro...
- Surgery
- Radiation Treatments
- Options if Treatments Fail...
- Other Treatments
- Resources
- References
- Patients should be classified as low, intermediate, or high risk, depending on their PSA levels, cancer stage, and tumor aggressiveness.
- Doctors need to consider patients’ personal preferences and quality of life concerns as well as their clinical status.
- Standard treatment options include active surveillance (watchful waiting), surgery, or radiation therapy. Initial androgen deprivation therapy (hormone therapy) is seldom recommended for localized prostate cancer.
- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2007 guidelines recommend that doctors delay androgen deprivation therapy for advanced prostate cancer until patients develop symptoms.
Why Do We Need Manganese?
Getting enough fiber and protein is definitely on my radar, but manganese isn't a nutrient we hear about often. Just because it's rarely mentioned, doesn't mean it 's not important. Manganese has many health benefits to our bodies.
Vitamins Reduce the Benefits of Your Workout
Free radicals create oxidative stress on a cellular level and have long been considered a major culprit of the aging process. Since antioxidants clean up those free roaming bits of "reactive oxygen compounds," one would think vitamins loaded with free radicals would help folks live longer. However, last Spring, researchers found that taking high doses of vitamins may decrease life span rather than lengthen it.
Stroke
Overview- Signs and Symptoms
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Preventive Care
- Treatment
- Supporting Research
Sunscreen Could Be Damaging Your Skin?
Being health-conscious individuals, to prevent lung cancer, we don't smoke. To prevent a heart attack we don't eat a diet of sausages and donuts. Likewise, to prevent skin cancer, we wear sunscreen.
Vitamins
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Carotenoids
- Phytochemicals
- Healthy Foods
- Dietary Health Benefits
- Resources
- References
- One study found that the risk of prostate cancer risk dropped as consumption of vegetables high in vitamin C, such as broccoli and bell peppers, rose.
- A diet high in cruciferous vegetables has been found to reduce the risk of kidney cancer; low consumption of cruciferous vegetables increases the risk.
Diabetes
Overview- Signs and Symptoms
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Preventive Care
- Treatment Approach
- Other Considerations
- Supporting Research
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