Health issues
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Mediterranean Diet improves fatigue in prostate patients
A Mediterranean diet for prostate cancer patients on ADT improved fatigue, quality of life, weight control and lean body mass. Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is a common occurrence in men on Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT). In a pilot study (1) from Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, researchers took 23 men with a mean age of 65.9 years; all were slightly overweight.…
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High fibre diet reduces risk of death from chronic illness
A meta-analysis of the health benefits of a high fibre diet has shown once again that a diet rich in grains, vegetables and fruit improves health and reduces risk of death from chronic illnesses such as cancer, stroke and heart disease. A team of researchers from the University of Otago, New Zealand and led by Dr. Andrew Reynolds of the…
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Heal Your Gut now – HUG it!
There are 90 trillion bacteria in your gut microbiome – but you only have 7 trillion cells yourself. They outnumber you 13 to 1. They have at least 75,000 genes, you have just 25,000. They ‘make’ three times more proteins, enzymes and messages than you make for yourself. They direct more ‘traffic’ than you do. You need them!! At any…
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A tip about red light, blue light and sleep
I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the worldwide Children with Cancer Conference a little while ago and there I heard a 30 minute speech from Dr. Russel Reiter on melatonin, commonly called the sleep hormone. Fortunately, I’m a biochemist and so could keep up with him, which was more than could be said for most of…
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Red grape polyphenols inhibit progression of breast cancer
Three red grape polyphenols – resveratrol, quercitin and catechin – found in the colourful Mediterranean Diet can, at relatively low doses, significantly reduce breast cancer risk and progression. A combination of red grape polyphenols at relatively low doses can be effective at preventing breast cancer from progressing to become an advanced disease, according to a study by S. F. Dharmawardhane…
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Carotenoids lower risk of breast cancer
Carotenoids, the red, orange and yellow pigments of plant foods in the colourful Mediterranean Diet, such as carrots, tomatoes, corn, apricots, melons, green leafy vegetables, lettuce and astaxanthin in shell fish reduce breast cancer risk. In a meta-analysis of international studies (1), women whose diet include high carotenoid intake have a greatly reduced breast cancer risk. The analysis of the…
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Rainbow diet links to improved bone structure as you age
Olive oil preserves bone density because it increases essential bone hormone osteocalin concentrations and maintains blood calcium levels; it also maintains insulin levels in people with diabetes. Osteporosis is a fear for many ageing men and women. But research in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) has now shown that going on a two year colourful Mediterranean Diet…
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Drinking cows’ milk during adolescence increases prostate cancer risk
Consuming cows’ milk daily in adolescence increases the risk of advanced prostate cancer later in life, according to an Icelandic study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. While the majority of prostate cancer is slow growing, it appears that drinking too much milk in your formative years can lead to greater risks of advanced prostate cancer later in life.…
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Tomatoes linked to lower prostate cancer risk (yet again!!)
Eating 12 helpings of tomatoes per week, especially cooked tomatoes, provides lycopene, an antioxidant that blocks the prostate cancer cell’s ability to burn glutamate, can attack cancer stem cells and cut blood fats, providing an 18% reduction of prostate cancer risk. Tomatoes are a fundamental food in the colourful Mediterranean Diet – the Rainbow Diet. Researchers at Oxford, Cambridge and…
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Gut bacteria shown to break down oestrogen and reduce breast cancer risk
Postmenopausal women with diverse gut bacteria have a reduced risk of breast cancer according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Associations of the Fecal Microbiome with Urinary Estrogens and Estrogen Metabolites in Postmenopausal Women. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism). It has long been known that plasma oestrogenic compounds like oestradiol are linked to breast…
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