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09/19/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

A superfood most people have never heard of: Jujube fruit programs cancer cells to kill themselves

There’s a Chinese saying that three jujubes a day keep you young forever. This might sound odd to Western audiences who tend to associate the term “jujube” with brightly colored gummy candy often found at the movie theater concession stand. However, jujube is also the name of an Asian fruit that shows tremendous promise in […]

08/20/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

The strange-looking tropical fruit graviola is a POWERFUL superfood against cancer

Graviola, also known as soursop, may be a strange-looking tropical fruit, but did you know that it is a powerful superfood that can fight cancer? Researchers from the Tepic Institute of Technology (ITT) in the state of Nayrit, Mexico were the first ones to look at the effects of graviola on cancer tumor cells. They found that […]

07/23/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Study documents the remarkable antitumor activity of the wild carrot

The oil extracts of the wild carrot (Daucus carota) could potentially be used to treat for skin cancer, according to a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. In particular, the study looked into the wild carrot’s ability to suppress the proliferation of tumors and protect from chemically induced papillomas. The researchers tested […]

05/29/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Health experts say ALL sausage and bacon products cause diseases like cancer… is that really true?

The new cancer guidelines laid out by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) have put bacon, sausage and other meaty treats on blast, declaring that there is no “safe” amount of these favorite foods. But is it really the meat that’s to blame — or is it the chemicals and other additives Big Food throws […]

04/15/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Eating walnuts found to protect the colon from cancerous tumors

If you’re not a big fan of walnuts, now might be the time to start snacking on them because they can help decelerate colon tumor growth, according to a study led by Dr. Christos S. Mantzoros, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The researchers ran tests on mice and their […]

03/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Mediterranean diet helps prevent cancer, nutrition science study finds

Everyone may have heard, at some point, a friendly suggestion to “eat your vegetables.” It turns out, that is actually sound advice, when it is part of the Mediterranean Diet (MD), according to research. In a study that appears in Current Nutrition Reports, authors used available information from various studies to provide an overview of the […]

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