Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women worldwide.1
Smoking and inhaling secondhand smoke are a couple of the main risk factors. But you already know about those. And they’re not the only ones…
Of course, family history can put you in danger (although not as much as some people think). Exposure to asbestos from building materials or radon—a naturally occurring radioactive gas—puts you at risk as well.… Read More
Everybody knows a sensible diet is important to good health. But a new study finds that when you add an extra dose of olive oil to a healthy eating plan, something amazing happens…
Scientists in Spain had thousands of women between the ages of 60 and 80 supplement their diet with 4 extra tablespoons of olive oil a day.
Five years later, what they found was a true cancer-prevention game-changer: Few of the women in the study developed breast cancer.… Read More
You may recall reading in Health Watch that eating hot peppers may help lower your death risk by 14%.1 The compound that gives them their heat—capsaicin—even fights colorectal cancer.2
But that’s not all it does…
In 2006, researchers genetically modified mice to develop human prostate cancer cells. Then they fed them large doses of capsaicin.The highest doses slowed the growth of cancerous cells.… Read More
You may think painful laser treatments are the best way to get rid of skin cancers. Or that dangerous radiation or chemo are the answers to melanoma. But there are harmless natural solutions hiding in places you’d least expect.
Here are five secret ways to fight skin cancer:
1) Apply This Weird Purple Fruit (yes…it’s a fruit)
Eggplants are potent, natural cancer-fighters.… Read More
Researchers at the University of Athens have found a promising new way to protect your thyroid from cancer and other diseases… Just by adding a few cups of chamomile tea to your normal routine.
The team recruited 113 thyroid cancer patients, 286 patients with thyroid diseases, and 138 healthy controls.
They found people who drank chamomile tea for 30 years were 80% less likely to develop thyroid cancer and benign thyroid diseases.… Read More
Toxins are all around us. From air pollution to chlorinated pools… It’s hard to escape the chemicals in our environment. But even scarier than that? We may be exposed to even more of them in our homes. And the sooner you can identify them… The sooner you can start getting rid of them.
Here are five toxic cancer triggers hiding in your home.… Read More