Published May 5, 2010

The cancer you should never treat

The thought of cancer really scares most people. So much, in fact, that the fear leads us to do things we normally would never consider. Women have their precious breasts mashed and fried with radiation to search for early cancer. Men have needles poked into their prostate glands. And both sexes run for colonoscopy. What have we accomplished with all this fear? A lot of unnecessary treatment. Let me explain.

A New York Times article says many, many cancers vanish without treatment. In fact, most cancers may spontaneously regress!

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Published April 30, 2010

Power boost your memory supplement with a fungus

We’re all concerned about Alzheimer’s and memory loss. Fortunately, researchers have proven that supplements can go a long way toward preventing and even stopping the progression of memory loss. As you may know, I think whole foods are the best way to prevent most problems. But memory loss is one area where supplements are absolutely essential.

I’ve received lots of terrific feedback on Advanced Memory Formula. I take it myself and can remember names better (I’ve always been weak on names – but not science). Well, there’s a new kid on the block that I must tell you about. New research suggests it is a great addition to your memory loss supplements.

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Published April 29, 2010

Stop skin cancer with this extract from a weed

Most people consider the milk thistle plant a weed. They’d just as soon pull it as find any useful benefits from it. But that’s what a group of researchers did recently. We’ve known for years that an extract of milk thistle is extremely valuable in the treatment of virtually any kind of liver ailment. But these researchers found that it also may prevent the cancer-causing effects of excessive sunlight exposure.

The researchers were from the Department of Dermatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. They wanted to discover ways other than sunscreens to protect us from overexposure to the sun. So they reviewed all of the available literature regarding skin cancer prevention and silymarin. Silymarin is a concentrated extract of the milk thistle weed.

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