Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer Reduced with Vitamin K
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Those with the highest Vitamin K-2 intakes had a 12% reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer compared to those with the lowest intakes. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Those with the highest Vitamin K-2 intakes had a 12% reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer compared to those with the lowest intakes. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. When vitamin E and selenium were used in combination against prostate cancer cell lines, cell viability was decreased by 40-70% and cancer cell growth was significantly decreased (30%) while normal prostate cells were not affected. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a cell study, researchers found that 2 groups of healthy prostate cells supplemented with vitamin D had a 27% and 64% greater survival when exposed to hydrogen peroxide. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In the Framington study of 2000 patients, those with the highest homocysteine blood levels had an increased risk of mini strokes compared to those with the lowest homocysteine blood levels. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Sixty mice were fed varying levels of genistein, a soy isoflavone. Those receiving 250mg/kg had only 4% of the prostate tumors as the group with no genistein. (more…)
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. Studies suggest that increasing omega-3 PUFA’s (polyunsaturated fatty acids) in the diet might help reduce the risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Both omega-6 and omega-3 PUFA’s are not produced in the body and must be obtained from ones diet. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study shows that those with the highest intake of magnesium (more than 409 mg per day) had a 33% reduced risk of gallstones compared to those with the lowest magnesium intake (less than 288 mg per day). (more…)