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Soy protein lowers cholesterol, study suggests

MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | May 07, 2019 Soy protein has the ability to lower cholesterol by a small but significant amount, suggests a new study led by St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. With the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) planning to remove soy from its list of heart healthy foods, researchers at St. Michael’s […]

Advising Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review – Full Text Article

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 24, No. 9-10 Dawn Lemanne, and Victoria Maizes Published Online:24 Sep 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0150 Abstract A majority of women undergoing conventional treatment for breast cancer also undertake complementary and integrative approaches. Practitioners knowledgeable about the evidence base behind common integrative approaches can help patients attain improved quality of […]

An Integrative Approach to Prostate Cancer – Full Text Article

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineVol. 24, No. 9-10 Invited Review ArticlesFree Access Donald I. Abrams Published Online:24 Sep 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0169 The mostly indolent natural history and long overall survival associated with a diagnosis of prostate cancer provides a unique opportunity for men to explore diet and lifestyle interventions to alter the trajectory of […]

This Food Lowers I.Q. and Shrinks Brain

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., M.S., D.A.C.B.N Having poured millions into advertising, the average woman has been suckered into believing that soy is her ticket to longevity. But she fails to realize that the soy that Japanese women consumed that contributes to their longevity and lowered breast cancer and osteoporosis rate is a far cry from […]

The Association Between Atopic Dermatitis and Food Allergies

July 23, 2015 Written by Sarah L Chamlin MD and Lisa Y Shen MD 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology Boston, MA; July 9-12, 2015 Speaker: John Lee (Boston Children’s Hospital) Clinical Director of the Food Allergy Program There has been a longstanding association between atopic dermatitis (AD) and food allergies. This […]

Coconut Oil Healthier Than Soybean Oil in Mouse Studies

by Salynn Boyles  Contributing Writer Action Points Note that this mouse study found that cocount-oil, compared with two variants of soybean oil, appeared to result in less adverse metabolic effects. Be aware that mice fed a low-fat diet had less weight gain than those fed any of the equi-caloric high-fat diets. A newly introduced soybean oil […]

Tofu/Soy Lowers I.Q. and Shrinks Brain

This Food Lowers I.Q. and Shrinks Brain Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., M.S., D.A.C.B.N Having poured millions into advertising, the average woman has been suckered into believing that soy is her ticket to longevity. But she fails to realize that the soy that Japanese women consumed that contributes to their longevity and lowered breast cancer and […]

HOW TO HEAL A LEAKY GUT

CATHERINE GUTHRIE · MARCH 2015 Your intestines are home to a great deal of your digestive system, nervous system, and immune system. Here’s how to keep them healthy. Modern life is hard on your gut. Your entire digestive tract can be affected by stress, processed foods, alcohol, medications, and bacteria. All that chronic irritation can lead to inflammation and, […]

Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer

Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer: The latest evidence BMC Medicine 01/20/2015 Lin PH, et al. – Prostate cancer (PCa) remains a leading cause of mortality in US men and the prevalence continues to rise world–wide especially in countries where men consume a ‘Western–style’ diet. The combination of all the beneficial factors for PCa risk […]

Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer – Full Text Article

Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer: The latest evidence Full Text BMC Medicine, 01/20/2015  Review Article Lin PH, et al. – Prostate cancer (PCa) remains a leading cause of mortality in US men and the prevalence continues to rise world–wide especially in countries where men consume a ‘Western–style’ diet. The combination of all the beneficial […]

5 Steps to Get Off Your Asthma Inhaler

By Elizabeth W. Boham, M.D., M.S., R.D. and Mark Hyman, M.D. According to the CDC, about one in every 12 people has asthma, and the numbers are increasing every year. Asthma is a condition in which a person’s airway swells and becomes inflamed, resulting in difficulty breathing, shortness of breath and cough. There are many […]

Migraine Diet Triggers

9/15/14 The significance of diet as a migraine trigger is controversial.[126] Nevertheless, individual patients often can identify these triggers. Common dietary triggers include the following: Alcohol – Particularly wine and beer Caffeine overuse or caffeine withdrawal Chocolate Aspartame – eg, NutraSweet and Equal Monosodium glutamate (MSG) – May be found in Asian food, canned soup, frozen […]

Soy food consumption, cardiometabolic alterations and carotid intima-media thickness

Soy food consumption, cardiometabolic alterations and carotid intima-media thickness in Chinese adults Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, 06/12/2014 Clinical Article PubMed Reference Journal Reference Liu J, et al. – The researchers examined the associations of habitual soy food consumption with cardiometabolic disturbances and carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT). They concluded that greater soy consumption was associated […]

Plant Compounds Ease Asthma, Allergies

by Crystal Phend Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today 03.03.2014 SAN DIEGO — Anti-inflammatory plant estrogen compounds found in soy and flaxseed were associated with less asthma and allergic disease, a national observational study showed. People with the highest urinary levels of phytoestrogens from flax and soy had the lowest risk, Jessica Savage, MD, MHS, of […]

Whey To Go: Soy Protein Lowers Testosterone in Strength-Training Men

The Weston A. Price Foundation Home Posted on January 21, 2014 by Tim Boyd Story Source The soy industry is putting a positive spin on a recent study out of the University of Connecticut1, but why they haven’t tried to spin it deep into the ground is a mystery to me. In a randomized cross-over, […]

Avocado-Soy Pill May Help in OA of Hip

01.07.2014 by Nancy Walsh Staff Writer, MedPage Today A supplement containing extracts of avocado and soybeans showed promise as a structure-modifying treatment for hip osteoarthritis (OA), a French randomized trial suggested. On the study’s primary endpoint of change in joint space width, no significant differences were seen between patients taking 300 mg per day of […]

Supplemental Soy of No Benefit After Menopause

Taking soy supplements won’t improve quality of life for postmenopausal women.