Cancer
Probiotics: Getting specific on benefits vs health issues.
Probiotics or “good bacteria”, continue to rise in prominence in both supplementation and in functional foods. The two genuses of these beneficial organisms are the well known L. acidophilus and Bifidobacteria. Acidophilus tend to occupy the small intestine, while the Bifido reside in the larger intestine.
The benefits of Acidophilus intake has been known for many, [...]
Forgotten Vitamin may find recognition in fight against cancer
Life Extension Foundation reported that researchers with the German Cancer Research Center and the German Research Centre for Enviromental Health have discovered an association between reduced or low Vitamin K2 intake and an increased risk in dying from cancer.
The comprehensive research included 24,340 participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, ages 35-64 [...]
Curcumin findings strong against cancer cells.
University College Cork and Mercy University Hospital Cork, Ireland may have layed additional ground work for the validity of the phytochemical commonly found in the curry spice turmeric and its effects on esophageal cancer, which they said is increasingly prevalent and has poor survival rates. In their British Journal of Cancer article the scientists concluded [...]