Sawdust in Everything Extra fiber. You see it in large friendly letters on cereal boxes, orange juice cartons, everything, but you probably wouldn’t touch the box if you saw the word “sawdust.” From crackers to cocoa mix, cellulose (a.k.a. wood pulp) is used as filler in everyday foods. While the[...]

A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women.Doctors reported the results Sunday at a cancer conference in Chicago. Experts called the outcome “amazing” and said this quick, cheap test[...]

Researchers in Windsor, Ont., have received an additional $157,000 grant for a total of $217,000 to study how effective dandelion root extract is in fighting cancer. Siyaram Pandey, a biochemist at the University of Windsor, has been studying the anti-cancer potential of dandelion root extract for almost two years. His[...]

The story behind the first U.S. dietary guidelines explains why, to this day, the decades of science supporting a more plant-based diet have yet to fully translate into public policy. George McGovern, who died last year at age 90, was best known for his 1972 presidential defeat to Richard Nixon,[...]

  Workers at one plant in Corydon, Ind. are getting sick. Several have been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Now, state health officials are trying to determine if there could be a cancer cluster associated with the plant. “I always start shaking when I do this,” Bill Howard[...]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pushing for stricter warning labels on tanning beds – labels which would recommend that such devices not be used by anyone under the age of 18.According to Liz Szabo of USA Today, sunlamp products that emit ultraviolet radiation are currently regulated as[...]

With its sweet, earthy taste and ruby-red interior, beetroot is a favorite of foodies, but there’s far more to it than that. We explain how the secret weapon of sports stars increases fitness and can help stave off cancer… HALE AND HEARTY The majority of beetroot’s benefits stem from the unusually high[...]

Drugs are synthetic versions of resveratrol, found in red wine Research shows drugs which could prevent cancer and diabetes now viable Medication can be taken topically or orally No drugs yet developed to target aging skin Drugs that could combat ageing and help people to live to 150-years-old may be[...]

Alarming headlines from around the World are sharing the toxic tragedy regarding the current ticking time bomb within China; now, that they are officially admitting to clusters of ‘cancer villages’ scattered within their highly contaminated borders. Do we really dare open this Pandora’s Box of Pollution? The official statement by China’s Environment[...]

Pancreatic cancer is a devastatingly fatal form of cancer, and is typically regarded as the most deadly and universally rapid-killing form of cancer. According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute, an estimated 45,220 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, of which 38,460 are expected to die. Part of[...]

Excitotoxins, as they are appropriately named, are supposed to enhance flavor and excite your taste buds, but this “class” of chemicals overstimulate neuron receptors, which are what allow brain cells to communicate with each other. This causes a firing of impulses atsuch a rapid rate that they become completely exhausted, and several hours[...]

The right food combinations can help you lose weight, prevent cancer, lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, and much more. Who came up with the idea that we are supposed to drink orange juice at breakfast? And why, if oatmeal is so good for us, do we eat that only[...]

The state of California has a list of chemicals it knows to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Exposure to any chemical on this list is governed by a law is known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, or Proposition 65. Since Prop 65′s beginning, the list[...]

Have you ever wondered how some websites come to promote vaccines? Well, here’s the answer: Pharmaceutical companies pay enormous amounts of money for websites to promote vaccines. The influence is subtle for the unsuspecting parent – especially on popular websites such as WebMD. According to documents located on Merck’s website,[...]