IBD and Cannabis 

IBD and Cannabis 

Smoking cannabis may help with symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the short term, but it may make the long-term prognosis worse. As this study asks, “Medical Marijuana: A Panacea or Scourge?” For 5,000 years, cannabis “has been used throughout the world...
Eating to Downregulate a Gene for Metastatic Cancer 

Eating to Downregulate a Gene for Metastatic Cancer 

Women with breast cancer should include the “liberal culinary use of cruciferous vegetables.” Both the Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study and the Women’s Health Initiative study showed that women randomized to a lower-fat diet enjoyed improved breast cancer...
Eating to Help Control Cancer Metastasis 

Eating to Help Control Cancer Metastasis 

Randomized controlled trials show that lowering saturated fat intake can lead to improved breast cancer survival. The leading cause of cancer-related death is metastasis. Cancer kills because cancer spreads. The five-year survival rate for women with localized breast...
Dietary Components That May Cause Cancer to Metastasize 

Dietary Components That May Cause Cancer to Metastasize 

Palmitic acid, a saturated fat concentrated in meat and dairy, can boost the metastatic potential of cancer cells through the fat receptor CD36. The leading cause of death in cancer patients is metastasis formation. That’s how most people die of cancer—not from the...
Does Black Cumin Seed (Nigella Sativa) Help with Weight Loss? 

Does Black Cumin Seed (Nigella Sativa) Help with Weight Loss? 

For three cents a day, black cumin may improve our cholesterol and triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar control, as well as accelerate the loss of body fat. Black cumin, also known as Nigella sativa or simply “black seed,” is not related to cumin; it’s...
Should We Drink Kombucha 

Should We Drink Kombucha 

What are the risks versus benefits of drinking kombucha? Is Kombucha Tea Good for You? is one of my first videos. It was featured in a blog entry entitled “NutritionFacts.org: the first month,” where I marveled the video had reached nearly 100,000 people. You can see...