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Benefits Of Garlic
The Benefits of Garlic
The anti-cancer properties of garlic were first recognized in the 1950's when scientists linked allicin, a principal component of garlic, to tumor inhibition. Since then scientific investigation has consistently demonstrated that regular garlic consumption can slow or prevent certain types of cancer, particularly prostate and stomach cancer. Additional studies show an association between increased intake of garlic and reduced risk of stomach, colon, esophageal, pancreatic, and breast cancer. Th...
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Garlic: Is it Good for Cholesterol?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...designs than answering the question concerning the benefits of garlic. Much criticism focused on... Read more »
Does Garlic Really Lower Blood Pressure?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...garlic versus fresh garlic provide the same level of benefit. Studies indicate 10,000 mcg of... Read more »
Pork and Spin
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...article in which one food is named as having great benefit for people with diabetes, or those at... Read more »
Why Take Fish Oil If You Take a Statin Drug?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...the statin literature potentially overestimates the benefits of statin drugs. Even so, it's... Read more »
Veggies preventing breast cancer?
By Amy Thomas , Health Expert...GSTP 1 types called Ile/Ile, Ile/Val, and Val/Val benefited most from their vegetable- rich... Read more »
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Vitamins: Healthy Foods
...Examples of Healthy FoodsFoodsPhytochemicals and CarotenoidsVitamins and other valuable food componentsBenefitsApplesFlavonoidsMay have activity against certain cancers (lung). Also may help... Read more »Colon and Rectal Cancers: Dietary Factors
...and vegetables can lower the risk for colorectal cancer. Studies have been mixed, however, on their benefits. A 2002 study, for example, reported that these foods do not prevent polyps from... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Lifestyle Changes
...vegetables is particularly protective; vitamin A contained in many of these foods may increase the benefit. Some studies on associations between specific food chemicals and ulcers are as... Read more »Vitamins: Dietary Health Benefits
Dietary Health BenefitsThe benefits of any dietary factors are very difficult to prove, and, to date, there is no hard evidence that any supplement protects against any major disease. Studies on... Read more »Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Lifestyle Changes
...more benign type. Eating vegetables certainly will not cure SLE, but they offer many general health benefits.Get most proteins from vegetables, particularly soy.Avoiding dairy and meat products... Read more »Images
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October 02, 2008Contrary to popular belief, garlic doesn't lower cholesterol, a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests. Researchers at Stanford... Read summary »
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November 23, 2008A new drug based on a chemical found in garlic may be effective at treating Type 1 and Type II diabetes, Japanese researchers say. In a study on... Read summary »
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