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 [...]
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We know that quitting smoking reduces many risks to your health, and not just cancer: heart disease, emphysema and diabetes are also commonly linked to smoking. One of the reasons many of my patients cite for fearing to quit smoking, however, is the weight gain that so [...] 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 [...] News and articles about the Mediterranean Diet are everywhere nowadays, and a whole section of the DrGourmet.com website is devoted to this style of eating. For those who might not have been paying attention, the Mediterranean Diet is based on the pattern of eating seen in the [...] 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 [...] Cancer is caused by a multitude of factors, but one that we’re sure of is cellular damage through oxidation. High levels of sun exposure causes this oxidative damage to skin cells, which can lead to skin cancer. On the other hand, we also know that [...] |
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