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Four Vitamins Gain Attention as Breast Cancer Fighters

  Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women after skin cancer. Yet, despite all the awareness this disease receives, there will still be an estimated over 290,000 cased diagnosed in 2022 alone.1 One reason may be that truly preventative therapies are all too often dismissed. Key word here is prevention.  Mammograms are not true prevention – they are technically earlier diagnosis. Of course, earlier diagnosis is better than late diagnosis, but true preventio... Read More
at Monday, October 17, 2022

A Powerful but Overlooked Strategy to Prevent Breast Cancer

  Breast cancer is often caused by a compromised ability to detoxify estrogen. Although this hormone is essential– it contributes to skin, bone, psychological, and reproductive health – excess estrogen and the conversion of estrogen into dangerous metabolites can drive cancers in hormone-sensitive tissues (breasts, cervix, uterus, and ovaries). Estrogens are a group of structurally similar hormones that are metabolized continuously in the body. Sometimes these forms ar... Read More
at Thursday, October 8, 2020

Nutritional Considerations of Women's Health

Are you ready to achieve optimal health and reduce your risk of chronic diseases? OSTEOPOROSISGood bone health is not as simple as getting enough calcium. In order to absorb calcium and reduce bone loss, proper vitamin D, K and C levels are crucial. Additionally, several vitamins and minerals are necessary for the prevention of osteoporosis as well as the painful bone disease, osteomalacia. Vitamin K is a major factor in building bone proteins while the amino acid carnitine can improve bone ... Read More
Posted by Elissa Rodriguez at Monday, February 13, 2012