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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and UCLA doctors say it’s a great time to take a look at the health of your colon. Continue reading »

Food Choices Can Be Child’s Play

Small, inexpensive changes to school cafeterias can influence the choice and consumption of healthier foods. reports a new study from Cornell University.

Fruit and Veggies May Help Kidneys

Adding fruits and vegetables to the diet may help protect the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with too much acid build-up.

This is reported in a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Oranges, Grapefruits Cut Stroke Risk

Do you like oranges or OJ?

Maybe you prefer grapefruit.

Slice them, squeeze them or juice them. Continue reading »

Sun Protection Nutrition

by Dr. Jonathan V. Wright

A recent article by Dr. Niva Shapira in the journal Nutrition Reviews lays out the evidence for a Nutritional approach to sun protection in 7 1/2 pages (with an impressive 149 references).

It points directly to the major culprit behind the large majority of skin cancers: poor diet!

Today we are honored to feature the first in a series of articles by Keith I. Block, MD an internationally recognized expert in integrative oncology. Dr. Block is currently Director of Integrative Medical Education at the University of Illinois and is the author of Life Over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment.