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Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
NY TIMES Article: Cancer-Specific Products: An Unnecessary Balm?
For the last seven years that Kairol Rosenthal, 35, has battled thyroid cancer with hormone pills, radiation, surgery and grit, she has had to contend with 101-degree fevers, heart palpitations and a lack of appetite so pronounced she has to force herself to […]
Keeping A Food Journal Will Increase Your Chances Of Fitness Success
Submitted by My Fitness Hut Blog
There is no doubt about it: 60% to 70% of your exercise goal success or failure will depend on a good nutrition plan! I can give you a great menu plan to follow day to day. It is up to YOU to follow the nutrition plan!
Here is another fact: […]
Causes and Treatment of Heatstroke
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
A recent report from South Africa shows that the most likely cause of death during hot weather sports events is heat stroke, when the body temperature rises so high that it cooks the brain (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, July 2008). The treatment for a […]
Best Testicular Cancer PSA… evarrrrrrr
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
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InstaFresh Drying Process - Keys to Good Nutrition & Eating Healthy Feast on Organic Whole Food
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast
The INSTA-FRESH DRYING PROCESS:
“Back to Basics” with a Cutting Edge Delivery System
Here’s the NEW secret behind REAL whole food-based nutrition.
Now, you can get the quality, quantity, variety, intergrity, and value of delicious organic and naturally-grown
fruits and vegetables from the purest sources possible […]
Massachusetts Pharmaceutical Gift Ban Bill Update
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
HealthCare for All forwarded me an update on the Massachusetts pharmaceutical gift ban bill I posted about recently. It has passed the Senate and is currently in the House - with the vote anticipated this month! Early indications are positive that this bill will pass.
If you are a Massachusetts healthcare […]
Don’t believe those ads
Submitted by http://kattlovecancerblog.blogspot.com/
Recently, the FDA sent warning letters to a bunch of companies selling “cancer cures”, telling them to stop.
The products contain ingredients such as bloodroot, shark cartilage, coral calcium, cesium, ellagic acid, Cat’s Claw, an herbal tea called Essiac, and mushroom varieties such as Agaricus Blazeii, Shitake, Maitake, and Reishi. Some of the fraudulent […]
China Food Risk
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
photo credit: Noodle Bones
China food risk revealed.
Visited China recently? If you are travelling, or intending to travel to China, then you should pay particular attention to this article.
One of China’s most famous consumer advocates and author has recently revealed some startling insights into China’s food chain, and has […]
July 4th Holiday Nutrition Fireworks!
Submitted by My Fitness Hut Blog
Enjoy your cookouts, barbeques and tailgates tomorrow and this weekend! I know I will! And, that includes eating good food! But, I won’t skip my workouts! The workouts keep everything in check! Here are some tips to help you navigate through the holiday food minefield:
1) Don’t stop or slack off […]
Salmonella and Other Food Borne Illnesses
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
photo credit: madame.furie
Salmonella and other food-borne illnesses appear to be on the increase. According to the US food and drug administration there have been a number of outbreaks of illness associated with raw produce contamination since 1990.
The reason seems to be that in most countries the trend is […]
Children and Medication Reactions: what you need to know
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
We give medications to our kids for many reasons and by in large medications are safe. But, medication reactions do sometimes develop and many parents do worry a great deal about this - especially if they’ve had a drug reaction themselves or read about something online or heard a story […]
Cycling, the other gasoline alternative
Submitted by Cycling Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Let’s assume that the price of gasoline has been rising every year for the past 6 years. Let’s say that you live in a major metropolitan city. Let’s say that the number of obese people in your nation has grown almost as much as the waistlines. What do you […]
Community gardens + prisons = fresh food
Submitted by The Gardening Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Crude Oil hits newer and newer highs, gasoline is creeping forward in a slower but no less steep rise, and heating oil is the tiger in the next room. With these costs going up money gets tight quickly for even well-to-do families. Add to that the big gotcha […]
Mothers-to-be be cautious
Submitted by Maternity Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Many mothers-to-be today look at more options to bring their children into the world now than ever before. The options go beyond natural childbirth to include mid-wives, birth in hospitals, epidurals, underwater childbirth, c-sections, and several more. Each option has its own benefit and risk associated with it. But […]
Curacao herbal cures draw tourists
Submitted by Natural Cures Blog
Written by Michael Vass
If you ever venture to the island of Curacao pay close attention to the gardens and plants there. What you might think is an odd tree or plant may well be a herbal remedy that can help ease chronic back pain, menopause, headaches or more. Of course getting […]
Changing Cancer Genes with Lifestyle
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
If you believe that cancer is genetic and there’s nothing you can do to prevent it, take a look at the latest study from Dr. Dean Ornish. He reports that after just three months of a healthful diet and exercise, the genes associated with prostate cancer changed […]
Diagnosed with prostate cancer?
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
What an enigma. Perhaps the best argument against intelligent design is a man’s prostate gland. It hardly serves any useful function. And it is likely to become cancerous (nearly half of elderly men have cancer in their prostate gland at autopsy). And treating the cancer often causes impotence and incontinence.
I’m 70 […]
Water Filtering Products
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
photo credit: markhillary
Water filtering products are becoming more popular because many people ask the question is their tap water is safe? Most people think that bottled water is both healthier and more pure than tap water.
So is there a distinction between water that is healthier and water and […]
Products for new home owners
Submitted by Product Reviews Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Since I have just purchased a new home, and being a first time home owner, I though I might share some of my experiences and product reviews with you. Hopefully these tips and impressions will help others that are starting out.
There are 2 products I want to mention […]
REDEMPTION! ‘Stand Up To Cancer” Campaign Includes Young Adult Organizations!
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
I am never one of those people who make grand gestural statements without realizing the accountability that comes with it should the random and rare opportunity present itself where I might need to stand corrected. An old boss once told me, “Don’t ever be too proud to crawl under a […]
“Cannabis Halts Cancer”
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
It is simple insanity that a drug that can relieve and even halt the symptoms and spread of cancer is still being denied to those who could most benefit from it. The fact that this drug can be grown for free in your own backyard, and can be prepared as easily […]
Peppers
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
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Peppers are a good source of Vitamin C and beta-carotene. Surprisingly weight for weight peppers are a better […]
Yo Quiero Taco Cancer
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Cuba approves lung cancer vaccine. Country’s health officials say drug has increased survival up to 5 months. Cigar makers celebrate in the streets. Altrea holds ticker tape parade. What? Only a 5 month life extension? I suppose that’s better than nothing. What? More lung cancer patients than ever are non-smokers? […]
Remembering Allan Goldberg – Vigilant Young Adult Cancer Advocate Dies At Age 40
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Editor: My friend and colleague is gone.
First Descents, a local nonprofit, aims to show young cancer survivors they can live full, happy, confident lives. Allan Goldberg, the group’s executive director, seemed to embody that message to a T.
Goldberg was an Ironman triathlete, a runner, an endurance racer and a Harvard […]
Massachusetts Doctors Taking a Stand on Pharmaceutical Gift Giving In Healthcare
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
White Coat Notes posted yesterday about a Massachusetts bill backed by physicians and medical students that would ban gifts to physicians and medical students that serve no other need than to influence prescribing practices. I’m firmly in support of this and, to be honest, have never understood the practice. The […]
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