Tag: Cancer

October isn’t only Breast Cancer Awareness month, it’s also Healthy Lung Awareness! Enjoy all these wonderful foods that have so much potential to heal, repair and prevent all type of lung disease!

This week’s post honoring breast cancer awareness month is all about exercise.

Fat intake and breast cancer has been an ongoing hot button issue full of conflicting research, strong opinions and controversy.  Part of the “flip-flopping” surrounding expert dietary recommendations regarding fats and breast cancer stem from the fact that the nutrition science and research on this subject is evolving.  Early studies looking at population data suggested that women, who ate more fat in terms of a percentage of total calories, had an increased risk of developing breast cancer.  Since many types of breast cancers are estrogen-based, and estrogen is a fat soluble hormone, this theory made sense.  New information has shown that obesity may also influence cancer risk through non hormonal pathways. Further study over the years has not fully supported ... Continue

Name – Kyle G. Age – 42 Location – Burlington, Massachusetts Reboot – I haven’t yet done a full reboot. I’ve been juicing as a supplement twice a day. HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT REBOOT YOUR LIFE? Doing an internet search on juicing. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO DO A REBOOT? Watching the movie and seeing the success Joe and Phil had. DID YOU HAVE ANY NOTABLE HEALTH OR PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS? On March 29, 2012 I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Rectal cancer with mets to the Liver and Lungs. I stared chemotherapy treatment on Monday, April 16, 2012. The next day I was sitting at home watching TV and there was a segment on one of the morning shows about ... Continue

We usually think of brightly colored vegetables as the ones having the most health-promoting properties – since antioxidants are pigments, and deeply colored plant foods like blueberries are extremely rich in these beneficial pigments. Mushrooms may not be so beautifully colored, but they certainly contain plenty of valuable phytochemicals. Mushrooms support the immune system Mushrooms contain certain molecules that are thought to fight infections and even cancers by stimulating immune cells.(1, 2) Mushrooms are unique in their breast cancer preventing (anti-aromatase) effects Frequent consumption of mushrooms (approximately 1 button mushroom per day) has been shown to decrease the risk of breast cancer by 60-70%.(3) Mushrooms are thought to protect against breast cancer particularly because they inhibit an enzyme called aromatase, ... Continue

Dietary fat is a hot topic full of conflicting information and controversy. What kinds of fat should I eat? How much fat? Will I get enough fat during my reboot? Here is a brief breakdown of the most important facts you need to know. Why are fats important to eat? Including healthy fats in the diet is important for many reasons here are just a few key points: – Absorption of fat soluble vitamins and phytonutrients, like anti-oxidants Vitamin E and carotenes, Vitamin D and Vitamin K. – Essential fats Omega-3 and Omega-6 which we need to eat (our bodies can’t create these vital nutrients from other foods). The typical western diet is full of Omega-6 fats but Omega-3s are ... Continue

  Over 5,000 different flavonoid antioxidants have been identified, many of these in commonly consumed plant foods – there are many different types of flavonoids:   Flavanols are the most common, and are abundant in onions, kale, leeks, broccoli, apples, blueberries, red wine, and tea. Less common are the flavones, which are found in celery and parsley. Citrus fruits have high levels of flavanones. Flavan-3-ols, which include catechins, are found in grapes, tea, and cocoa. Soybeans contain isoflavones. Anthocyanins (derivatives of anthocyanidins) are potent antioxidants and pigments that color red, blue, and purple foods like berries, grapes, currants, blood oranges, eggplant, red cabbage, red onions, and some beans and grains (1).   In addition to their antioxidant capacity, flavonoids may ... Continue