Featured Topics: Men’s Health
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. Prostate cancer is the second most commonly occurring cancer in men in the United States. The...
Vitamin E in Combination with Selenium Shown to Induce Self-Destruction of Human Prostate Cancer Cells
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...
Vitamin D Found to Play Role in Prostate Health
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. A recent study (1) has found that vitamin D, known to help...
Homocysteine Levels Found to Affect Brain Health
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. Homocysteine (Hcy) is an amino acid that is...
Dietary Genistein From Soy May Slow Metastisis of Prostate Tumors
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. Genistein is an isoflavone found in soybeans which has...
Omega-3 May Reduce Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
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...
Magnesium Found to Benefit Gallbladder Health
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). Gallstones are a common medical...
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