The Medical Advisor

Can foods and diet influence your risk of getting cancer? What types of foods reduce your risk and types that might increase your risk? Find out the answers below.  Are You Eating Enough Cancer-Fighting Foods? While we often think of the word “cancer” as one type of disease, this term actually encompasses over 100 different cellular disorders in the body. Cancer refers to uncontrolled cell division that leads to a tumor or abnormal cell growth. When abnormal cells divide without control, they can invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body, including the blood and lymphatic systems. What does work when it comes to lowering inflammation and fighting free radical damage? The key is consuming plenty of cancer-fighting foods with antioxidants and natural anti-inflammatory phytonutrients. This means avoiding packaged and processed foods and focusing on only those that do not contain antibiotics, chemicals or toxins. Buying foods that are organic, grass-fed, pas...

The article "The Prostate Cancer Secret: What You Eat Could Be Your Best Defense — or Worst Enemy" by Justus R. Hope (1) focuses on dietary factors influencing prostate cancer risk and progression. It is part of the author's broader "Repurposed Drugs: Powers & Possibilities" newsletter, which often covers alternative or off-label approaches to cancer and other conditions. Summary of the Article's Content The core argument is that certain common foods can strongly suppress prostate cancer (a hormone-sensitive cancer driven by androgen signaling and pathways like PI3K/Akt/mTOR, Wnt/β-catenin, Notch, Hedgehog, NFκB, STAT3, HIF-1α, and the Warburg effect), while others may promote it through mechanisms like elevated IGF-1, synthetic folic acid overload, glucose spikes, and disrupted metabolism. Protective foods highlighted (with cited evidence): - Coffee (>3 cups/day from real beans, due to caffeine): Linked to 53% lower risk in a 2017 Italian study (7,00...

Science has proven time after time that food is potent medicine. Broccoli, for example, has a solid scientific foundation showing it's one of the most valuable health-promoting foods around. While it contains several health-promoting compounds, one of the most widely studied is sulforaphane. The cancer-fighting properties of sulforaphane are perhaps the most well-known, but it has also been shown to benefit your heart and brain, boosting detoxification 1  and helping prevent and/or treat high blood pressure, 2  heart disease, Alzheimer's 3  and even autism. 4 , 5 , 6  Now, researchers report sulforaphane may also be helpful in the treatment of schizophrenia. 7 , 8 , 9 S_DEREVIANKO / GETTY IMAGES Sulforaphane May Improve Cognition An initial study, 10  published in Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience in 2015, involved just 10 outpatients with schizophrenia. Patients were given 30 milligrams (mg) of sulforaphane glucosinolate per day for eight weeks. As r...