Category Archives: Cancer

Vitamin D: Immunity and Inflammation Regulator

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D is not a vitamin, but actually a steroid hormone that regulates gene expression in cells. Vitamin D is associated with protection from a number of diseases including cancer. The ability of vitamin D to confer protection from cancer … Continue reading →

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Tomato Sauce: Prostate Cancer Protection

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Carotenoids, and their oxidised metabolites xanthophylls, are a heterogenous group of phytonutrients responsible for many of the orange, yellow and red colours found in plants. Examples of carotenoids include β-carotene and α-carotene in carrots and lycopene in tomatoes. Carotenoids are … Continue reading →

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Antioxidant Supplements

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Omega 3 Fats and Cancer Risk

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Omega 3 fats are a group of polyunsaturated fats defined chemically by their structure. In this regard they have their first double bond 3 carbons from their terminal methyl end. Nutritionally the omega 3 fats are important because the group … Continue reading →

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Alcohol and Skin Cancer Risk

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Moderate intakes of alcohol are associated with protection from cardiovascular disease. The exact amount of alcohol that is protective is not known, but evidence suggests that a single drink may reduce the risk of myocardial infarction for the subsequent 24 … Continue reading →

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The Anticancer Effects of Garlic

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Robert Barrington

A number of vegetables have been shown to affect immunity and detoxification, and these effects may give them particular anticancer effects. The anticancer effects of certain vegetables relates to the phytochemicals contained within the tissues of the plant, many of … Continue reading →

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How Does Genistein Prevent Cancer?

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Diet Quality Affects Cancer Risk

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Robert Barrington

There is a large body of evidence that high quality diets protect from disease. Put another way, there is a substantial body of evidence that low quality diets are a causative factor in disease. In particular, low quality Western type … Continue reading →

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Calcium and Zinc Associated with Cancer Protection

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Dietary minerals are inorganic elements that are required by humans for particular metabolic needs. Many of the functions of minerals in humans are as cofactors to enzymes, although some are required for structural reasons or as electrolytes. Examples of minerals … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D and Cancer: More Evidence of A Protective Effect

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin, but a steroid hormone. The traditional role for vitamin D was seens as regulating calcium homeostasis, whereby increased circulating levels of the vitamin D metabolite 25-hydroxyvitamin D increased the intestinal absorption of calcium. … Continue reading →

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