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Meta-study shows high fat Rainbow Diet reduces risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease
A meta-analysis of 56 unique studies, reviewed by Hanna E. Bloomfield, MD, MPH, from the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minnesota and colleagues has shown that the high ‘good’ fat content of the colourful Mediterranean Diet, was associated with a reduction of breast cancer risk (57%) and colorectal cancer risk (9%), a reduction in diabetes risk (30%) and a reduction…
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Walnut consumption improves Breast cancer survival by altering genes!
The consumption of just 2 ounces of walnuts a day for two weeks significantly changed gene expression and slowed growth in women with confirmed breast cancer. Walnuts slow cancer growth by changing genes in breast cancer The study (1) was part of a series of studies into breast cancer by Marshall University. In this study, women with breast cancer tumours…
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Mediterranean Diet alters microbiome to lower breast cancer risk
Researchers from the Wake Forest School of Medicine have shown that a Mediterranean Diet increases the levels of Lactobacillus bacteria in breasts to levels normally found in healthy rather than malignant tissue. Previous research studies have shown that breast tissue has its own microbiome and that this differs between healthy breasts and those with cancer. Those with cancer have much,…
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Breast cancer risk slashed by Rainbow Diet
A colourful Mediterranean Diet, (our Rainbow Diet), can reduce the risk of developing post-menopausal breast cancer by 40 per cent, according to research by the World Cancer Research Fund. The diet was particularly effective at reducing non-estrogen positive breast cancers (ER-) like Triple Negative Breast Cancer and HER2+ Breast Cancer, which have been increasing over the past 3 decades and…
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9 major health benefits of olive oil
Olive oil is a major contributor to health and a cornerstone of the colourful Mediterranean Diet, or the Rainbow Diet as we like to call it. The ‘healthiest’ olive oil is cold pressed olive oil, often called extra virgin olive oil. It is prepared from the first pressing of the olives and is completely natural and unrefined. Its benefits have been…
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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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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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