A study has found that ginger-based kombucha could potentially treat breast cancer. For this study, the team investigated the effects of fermented tea using an animal model. Cancer cells have many distinct characteristics, and one of them is an abnormal metabolism. For example, aerobic respiration at the invasive stage creates more reactive oxygen species (ROS). This … Continue reading Drink your way back to health: Ginger-based kombucha found to treat breast cancer
Kombucha prepared from ginger holds potential for treating breast cancer
A study published in the Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine reported that kombucha with ginger (Zingiber officinale) may help treat breast cancer. The authors observed the effect of the fermented tea on a murine breast cancer animal model. Abnormal metabolism is a hallmark in cancerous cells. To illustrate, the increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, … Continue reading Kombucha prepared from ginger holds potential for treating breast cancer
Wormwood, most known for its use in absinthe, found to be highly beneficial in preventing liver cancer
Most people know wormwood as the key ingredient of absinthe, the controversial aperitif that, until recently, was banned in many countries (including the U.S.) because of its reported hallucinogenic effects. However, scientists from Inha University, Seoul National University, and Kyung Hee University in South Korea have found that Artemisia capillaris, one of the plants in the Artemesia genus known as wormwood, can be … Continue reading Wormwood, most known for its use in absinthe, found to be highly beneficial in preventing liver cancer
Eat more bitter melon to improve your health
Research has revealed that bitter melon (Momordica charantia) a vine that produces a strange-looking fruit with an even stranger flavor, may help treat cancer and inflammation. The study, which was published in the Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, analyzed the anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties of bitter melon. Bitter melon, also known as bitter gourd, is a vine that … Continue reading Eat more bitter melon to improve your health
Being deficient in magnesium increases your risk of pancreatic cancer by 76%
Pancreatic cancer: It’s a silent killer that now claims the lives of as many as 55,000 people every single year. But a new study suggests that magnesium, a simple, inexpensive trace mineral, may be powerfully effective in helping to stamp it out without the need for chemotherapy or radiation. The latest World Health Organization (WHO) statistics reveal … Continue reading Being deficient in magnesium increases your risk of pancreatic cancer by 76%
Oxygen and Cancer
We can live a long time without food, a couple of days without drinking, but life without breath is measured in minutes. Something so essential deserves our full attention but rarely gets it unless you are a yoga practitioner. Breath is the most important of all the bodily functions and without it we simply are … Continue reading Oxygen and Cancer
Intermittent fasting inhibits the most common type of childhood leukemia
Intermittent fasting is all the rage right now; it’s been credited with a host of health benefits and heralded as the next big thing in weight loss. The more intermittent fasting (IF) is studied, the more impressive it seems to become: Recent research has shown that fasting regularly, as one does with IF, can actually kill cancer … Continue reading Intermittent fasting inhibits the most common type of childhood leukemia
Iodine Treats and Prevents Cancer
In concert with its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions, iodine affects several molecular pathways that are part of differentiation and apoptosis in cells. Ongoing epidemiological evidence points to iodine’s role in prevention and treatment of cancers through these effects.High rates of goiter (iodine deficiency) correlates with higher rates of cancer mortality. This has been known for … Continue reading Iodine Treats and Prevents Cancer
Research shows exercise helps keep cancer in remission
A study published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine has revealed that cancer survivors (CS) may gain significant benefits from undergoing physical activity (PA). However, the optimal dose of physical activity remains unclear due to a variety of reasons including types of cancer, illness stages and treatments, low cardiorespiratory fitness and physical inactivity. In line with this, a … Continue reading Research shows exercise helps keep cancer in remission
10 Science-backed benefits of cannabis
Cannabis may still be prohibited by the U.S. federal government, but that doesn’t mean the prized plant isn’t a medicine. While federal prohibition may make scientific research on cannabis harder to complete, many studies have shown that the plant has wide-reaching medicinal benefits. Research continues to show that for dozens of conditions, cannabis could be … Continue reading 10 Science-backed benefits of cannabis
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 