Not only is laughter fun and easy but it’s free! It is healing and has been shown to improve health, your emotional state and mood. Research shows that even arranging the face into the features of a smile can cause patients to feel happy. Laughter itself releases endorphins in the brain. It squeezes the larynx…
General Cancer Prevention More than 60 epidemiology studies conducted over the last 20 years have shown that Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased rates of cancer. (8) A placebo controlled study has confirmed these findings. In the study, vitamin D supplements reduced the incidence of cancer by as much as 77% compared to patients…
Imagine having the ability to prevent up to 3 million childhood deaths every year for under two-pennies. Optimal levels of vitamin A can actually reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, and other chronic illnesses. Recent research has demonstrated that when vitamin A is low, the immune response to foreign invaders…
WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL? Cholesterol is a waxy steroid metabolite found in all of our cell membranes where it is required to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity. It is primarily made in the liver and transported in the blood to other places in the body where it is used to manufacture numerous other chemicals and…
You might have seen the news about tennis player Novak Djokovic when he went gluten-free despite never being diagnosed with celiac disease. Yet his athletic performance improved so vastly that he went 37-0 in 2011 and was later considered the athlete of the year according the Wall Street Journal Article of May 18, 2011 .
Many of my colleagues dispute the benefits of nutrition in medicine. Some actually argue that the mega-doses that I often employ may even be harmful. However, the medical literature continually supports my therapies and teaches us that this isn’t so. Citing just one example, researchers at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO; Spain),
Every once and a while it is good to laugh at ourselves. We understand that humor is sometimes the only thing that can lift us up from the symptoms of hormonal imbalance. Here is some stuff I found while looking at the lighter side of hormones- hope you enjoy. “If women are supposed to be…
A recent study demonstrated that exposure of human cells to tocotrienols enabled these cells to extend the length of their telomeres, while also rejuvenating the telomerase enzyme that enables the telomere to be replaced as the cell splits and divides. At the same time, tocotrienols prevented damage to DNA. A telomere is a DNA sequence…
In its “12th Report on Carcinogens,” The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expands the list of chemicals and biological agents that may put people at increased risk for cancer. As of June 2011, HHS considers the following substances as reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens: • Formaldehyde: A colorless, flammable, strong-smelling chemical…
© 2011 Health Realizations, Inc. You wake up with a scratchy throat, body aches and an overall run-down feeling and immediately begin to think of ways to knock out whatever virus is looming so you can make it to work the next day or enjoy the upcoming weekend with your family. What should you eat…
