Protein Intake and IGF-1 Production
Animal protein consumption triggers the release of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1.
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Friday Favorites: Any Benefits to Ear Candling? What’s the Best Way to Remove Ear Wax?
Photographs are taken inside the ear canal before and after ear candling to put it to the test. And irrigation? Also called ear syringing, it involves flushing out ear wax with a low-pressure jet of warm (body temperature) water and works up to 70% to 90% of the time.
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How Plant-Based to Lower IGF-1?
Those eating vegan had significantly lower IGF-1 levels and higher IGF-binding proteins than those just...
The Answer to the Pritikin Puzzle
Lower cancer rates among those eating a plant-based diet may be a result of reduced...
Cancer-Proofing Mutation
Congenital IGF-1 deficiency can lead to Laron Syndrome (a type of dwarfism); but with such...
IGF-1 as One-Stop Cancer Shop
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) is a natural human growth hormone instrumental in normal growth during...
Prostate vs. a Plant-Based Diet
Eating a plant-based diet may protect against BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy, an enlarged prostate).
Prostate vs. Plants
All men should consider eating a prostate-healthy diet, which includes legumes (beans, peas, lentils, soy);...
Some Prostates Are Larger Than Others
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH—an enlarged prostate gland—affects 80% of older men, but like many...
Is It the Diet, the Exercise, or Both?
Whose blood is better at killing cancer cells? People who eat a standard diet and...
Ex Vivo Cancer Proliferation Bioassay
Two weeks on a plant-based diet appears to significantly enhance cancer defenses against breast cancer...
Engineering a Cure
Lifestyle medicine pioneer Nathan Pritikin, who reversed his own heart disease through diet and went...
Slimming the Gecko
A workplace dietary intervention study at GEICO corporate headquarters demonstrates the power of plant-based eating.
