…Best in Health, John Additional Resources: CBS 60 Minutes piece on aspartame and cancer Letter to FDA on aspartame and seizures Letter to FDA on aspartame toxicity Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine article on artificial sweeteners and weight gain Pub Med abstract on aspartame and liver damage CBS News story “Study Links Aspartame to Cancer” Medical News Today article “Aspartame Causes Cancer in Rats at Levels Currently Approved for Humans” Donald Rumsfeld and Aspartame…
…complex machine, one that we will never come to fully understand in our lifetime. Treating the body with drugs that we do not fully understand only introduces another layer of complexity which leads us farther from the truth. The lifestyle changes I outlined above is a good place for most people to start. If your health situation is more complicated further investigation and supplementation will be required. I hope I have provided you with information…
…we are exposed to grows almost daily as companies try to provide “better living through chemistry”. How many substances on this list of common carcinogens can you find in products around your home? Closing Thoughts Cancer is a life long proposition in that even if cured, one must remain ever vigilant against it’s return. It’s a tough battle, one where losing is not an option. Take advantage of any edge you can gain…
…patients. The results have recently been replicated in a prospective blinded clinical study conducted at 26 urology centers across the United States on 1,012 patients. Based on the results of this clinical study, as many as 30-58% of biopsies are avoidable using the 4Kscore Test.” For more information on this test, how it works and where to get it; please go to www.4kscore.com. Urine PCA3 PCA3 is a diagnostic test performed on urine that…
…positive effect on the prevention and treatment of cancer. Investigators have found that blueberries significantly inhibit the proliferation of breast, intestinal, gastric and prostate cancers. Oddly, the researchers found no correlation between blueberry’s antioxidant properties and cancer prevention indicating the presence of other cancer fighting compounds. One such compound, pterostilbene, is a powerful anti-inflammatory compound, high concentration of which is found in blueberries. Pterostilbene has been shown to induce apoptosis (pre-programmed cell death) in cancer…