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...
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...
Eating with Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism 

Eating with Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism 

Is the apparent protection of plant-based diets for thyroid health due to the exclusion of animal foods, the benefits of plant foods, or both? Several autoimmune diseases affect the thyroid gland, and Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are the most common....