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Healthy Eating Guidelines to Help You Avoid the Deadly Metabolic Syndrome
Today’s fast-paced lifestyle often means that we struggle to keep up with our families and friends, our jobs, and more. With so much to do, we often forget to take care of ourselves, forgoing exercise, no... Read entire article »
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What All Women Should Know About Hormone Replacement Therapy, Breast Cancer & Dementia
Recently I abstracted an article that examined the link between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and breast cancer. Many women have successfully used HRT, also known as hormone therapy, to ease the symptoms of... Read entire article »
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Hormone Replacement Therapy & the Breast Cancer Link
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), commonly known as hormone therapy, has been widely used to ease the symptoms of menopause by artificially boosting hormones in the body. However, hormone replacement therapy h... Read entire article »
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The All-In-1 Pocket Guide to Healthy Choices
Harvey Gilbert, MD along with members of Holistic Health of America (HHOA) have compiled The All-In-1 Pocket Guide to Healthy Choices, a pocket guide book that discusses Metabolic Syndrome (MSx) and instruction... Read entire article »
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Is Obesity Linked to Cancer?
Obesity has been shown to interfere with immunity, and scientific studies on mice show that it also stimulates inflammation in the body. The animals showed marked inflammation and inflammation-fighting blood ce... Read entire article »
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The Nutrient That Can Help You Lose Weight, Lower Cholesterol and Reduce Your Risk of Colon Cancer
What Is Dietary Fiber?
Dietary fiber comes from the portion of plants that is not digested by enzymes in the intestinal tract. Different types of plants have varying amounts and kinds of fiber. Pectin and gum a... Read entire article »
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Cancer Studies
How to Prevent Cancer & Improve Your Chances of Survival After Diagnosis
Today's public awareness campaigns work to teach Americans how to prevent cancer and also increase their chances of survival after a cancer diagnosis; however, it appears many are not listening to the message. ... Read entire article »
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Gilbert Guide Videos: Clinical Trials & Experimental Treatments
Participating in clinical trials can increase patient options by making new therapies and treatments available. Risks, benefits and side effects of the trials process are explained, as well as various issues fr... Read entire article »
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A Summary: Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being
This posting summarizes the findings of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics’ report, “Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being,” which addresses the stat... Read entire article »
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How Ethnicity & Gender Affect Cancer Incidence & Mortality Rates
Recent research into the incidence and mortality rates for some of the most common cancers within several ethnic groups in California reveals marked differences within the ethnic groups.
Although some of the fa... Read entire article »
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What the Future Looks Like for Cancer in the US
Some Good News
In spite of the aging of the population, overall mortality rates from cancer have stabilized. This is true in all groups of our population except black males. Not only has the death rate stabiliz... Read entire article »
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New Research Helps Unlock How to Keep Your Brain and Body Healthy
In this installment of medical research news, I’ve included some tidbits that will give you a few things to think about—and one to sleep on.
An Ounce of Detection
Digilab, Inc. a company that specia... Read entire article »
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Recovering from Cancer
How to Prevent Cancer & Improve Your Chances of Survival After Diagnosis
Today's public awareness campaigns work to teach Americans how to prevent cancer and also increase their chances of survival after a cancer diagnosis; however, it appears many are not listening to the message. ... Read entire article »
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Cancer Treatment: The Effectiveness of Herbal Medicines
With the growing interest in integrative medicine, combining Eastern and Western philosophies to treat the mind, body and spirit, there has been much interest in complementary and alternative medical (CAM) ther... Read entire article »
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Safe & Effective Alternative Therapies for Cancer—& Which Ones to Avoid
Many patients who have cancer use complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, either on their own or in conjunction with other cancer treatments. How effective—and how safe—are these natu... Read entire article »
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Gilbert Guide Videos: Active Living with Cancer Fatigue
Learn the difference between regular fatigue and cancer-related fatigue linked to chemotherapy. This segment discusses a number of strategies to manage pain, nutrition and sleep health as well helpful personal ... Read entire article »
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Exercise Guidelines for Seniors & Cancer Patients: Part 2
Aerobic exercise is exercise that rhythmically uses the large muscles of the legs and arms to elevate the heart rate within a certain range. Some examples of aerobic activity include brisk walking, jogging, swi... Read entire article »
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Exercise Guidelines for Seniors and Cancer Patients: Part 1
The medical literature has documented causal relationships between the benefits of exercise in cancer prevention and treatment and quality of life issues. Although specific dosages for exercise programs have ye... Read entire article »
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