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Which Food Fights Cancer Better?

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Video 1.  Which Nut Fights Cancer Better? (YouTube link ) Below rankings are based on the food's capability to stop the proliferation of cancer cells.  So, the lower the reading is, the better it fights the cancer. Which Vegetable Fights Cancer Better? If you're concerned about a specific cancer type, you can choose vegetables known to help with that. For example, In the event of a family history of breast cancer , it is advisable to increase your consumption of foods belonging to the allium genus . But overall, the best way to protect against cancer is to eat a wide variety of vegetables every day . This ensures you're getting all the different nutrients and antioxidants that can help fight many types of cancer. Garlic family (best) Broccoli family Radish Kale Yellow Onion Rutabaga Green bean Red Cabbage MCF-7 , a famous line of human breast cancer cells , came from a patient in 1970. It was Dr. Herbert Soule and his team at Michigan Cancer Foundatio...

Healthy Aging: Protein Consumption Advice for the Elderly

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Figure 1.  Based on a survey of over 1500 people of 65 and over in the UK (source: @SilverM00NSHOTS) Figure 2.  Rockwood frailty index [59] Protein is essential for your health. In the Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy diet, Dr Mercola recommends you to target maximum 45 to 55 grams of protein per day for the optimal health. Why? The reason is: when you consume more protein than your body needs, it may have the following adverse health effects: Excess protein burdens kidneys with removing extra nitrogen waste products from your blood [15] Excess protein stimulates the production of IGF-1 (Insulin-like growth factor one) The more IGF-1 you have in your bloodstream, the higher your risk for developing cancers, such as prostate cancer [45] Excess protein stimulates mTOR More details in this article However, do consider to increase protein intake when The older you get (e.g., over 65 years old) the more important protein intake becomes to avoid le...