At some point in their lives, as many as half of all women have what is called benign breast disease. This catch-all term can include such diagnoses as fibrocystic breast disease, mastitis (inflammation of the breast), or simply “lumpy breasts.” Having benign breast [...]
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Q: Is the product Vitamin Water Zero a hoax or does it have some redeeming value? A: My opinion is that this is a scam. There’s no reason to take multivitamins except in some very specific cases and there’s no [...] I don’t normally report on vitamin supplement research. If you read my The Real World Diet Coaching essay this past Monday, you know that it’s pretty clear that getting your vitamins from foods is better than taking them in pill form. Given that so many people take a multivitamin, however, I felt that this study [...] Q: I am concerned about pesticides on foods. How does one avoid the “dirty dozen” and protect infants and children, while still eating a balanced diet? Do any safe, cleansing agents get rid of pesticides on food? What solid research [...] If you’ve been reading my Health and Nutrition Bites for a while, you know they’re all about numbers. Quintiles, quartiles, percents, pounds and kilograms… it can all be a little overwhelming when you’re trying to figure out what is the best way to live healthier and longer. [...] Q: I have always wondered about the effect of caffeine on breast cancer. Does caffeine encourage breast cancer or increase the risk of breast cancer or any other cancer because it speeds up the body’s metabolism? I use decaffeinated coffee (about 1/2 teaspoon of decaffeinated coffee crystals [...] I get questions from patients almost every day about whether it’s safe or healthy for them drink alcohol. It goes without saying that drinking too much alcohol is bad for you. Even so, the best research we have now shows that those drinking between 2 and 3 drinks per day for men or 1 to [...] Estrogen plays an important role in breast cancer, and estrogen-blocking medications such as tamoxifen are widely used to help prevent recurrence. This quite reasonably has led to concern about foods containing phytoestrogens – naturally-occurring estrogen receptor modulators that are seen mostly in the form of isoflavones. (Remember [...] Breast Cancer and Calcium Supplements You may have heard that certain vitamin supplements can help you reduce your risk of breast cancer. One in particular that you’ve probably heard about is calcium supplements with vitamin D. Many doctors say that women [...] Many cancer docs tell those women with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer to avoid eating soybeans. Why? Because they contain a comparatively high level of isoflavones (phytoestrogens), which are naturally occurring chemicals that resemble natural estrogen. Soybeans (edamame) are a major source of protein in the [...] |
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