Fitness and Health: A Practical Guide to Nutrition, Exercise and Avoiding Disease

muscular function, to name just some. In addition, patients must take this medication for many years and avoid alcohol. These dr ...

others. I could make a good argument that all the vitamins and min- erals have a significant impact on the heart and blood vesse ...

35. Beating the Cancer Odds Just the word “cancer” strikes fear in most people. However, a better understanding of the earliest ...

of the inflammatory problem, are one of the primary causes of cancer. Environmental chemicals include the tens of thousands of s ...

example, found in broccoli, that negates nitrogen com- pounds in cooked foods such as meats. There are other triggers of cancer, ...

ing fats can do the same. In addition, carbohydrate intolerance can promote tumor growth through the action of excess insulin. H ...

far the best protection to keep cancer from developing in the first place. While billions of dollars are being spent on research ...

lifestyle, dietary and nutritional principles discussed throughout this book are those that will help you avoid cancer. Here is ...

Maintain optimal aerobic fitness. Spend time in the sun! The Sun and Cancer Do you avoid the sun or use chemical sunscreens be ...

mean slathering on the sunscreen, which may actually increase your risk of skin cancer, but rather limit exposure to the midday ...

nificant losses of this vitamin occur during sun exposure. I must con- tinue to emphasize that these same nutrients obtained fro ...

up to 30 of every 10,000 patients during this procedure, with death occurring in 1 in 10,000. But the death rate of colon can- c ...

Treat your body as if the process of cancer has begun — because it has. This approach will enable you to begin slowing or stoppi ...

36. Aging Gracefully Recently, I ran into someone I had not seen in almost 20 years. “Wow,” he said, “you haven’t changed a bit! ...

some are younger and others older than their age in years. No one can control the years as they pass, but we all can control phy ...

throughout the body, creating damage anywhere. These toxins are known to be carcinogenic and even have the potential to cause ge ...

quercetin and Co-Q10, are not the most potent. And, these are food sources of nutrients, not synthetic vitamins or unnatural dos ...

mend some antioxidants. My dietary advice included six serv- ings of fresh vegetables and a couple of low-glycemic fresh fruits ...

Taking in chemical pollutants, via your lungs, skin or through food, increases free-radical production by the body. Keep your ho ...

Dietary pollution is another factor to consider. Avoid the use of chemical products in foods, and avoid all fried and charred f ...