Mushrooms Help Prevent Breast Cancer
Mushrooms Help Prevent Breast Cancer There is growing evidence to suggest a protective effect of regular dietary intake of mushrooms against breast cancer, especially in post-menopausal women, and some evidence that the protective effect is enhanced in combination with green tea consumption. An epidemiological study of 2,000 Chinese women, half with breast cancer and half without, found a reduction in risk of breast cancer in those women who regularly consumed mushrooms (10g/day fresh or 4g/day dried) and drank green tea (1.05g/day...
read moreCordyceps sinensis- A “Magic” Medicinal Mushroom for Runners
* English Name – Caterpillar fungus * Chinese Name – Dong Chong Xia Cao * Japanese Name – Tochukas Sung et al. (2007) report that there are over 400 Cordyceps species worldwide, all of which grow parasitically on a range of hosts. Several of these have been reported to have medical properties but the species of greatest interest is that traditionally used China, Cordyceps sinensis. Cordyceps sinensis grows on moth larvae above 3,000m on the Tibetan plateau and has always a rare and precious commodity, to the extent that...
read moreRadiotherapy fatigue may be caused by inflammation
Patients who experience fatigue during radiotherapy for breast or prostate cancer may be reacting to activation of the proinflammatory cytokine network, a known inflammatory pathway, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Julie Bower, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues, conducted an observational study among 28 patients with breast cancer and 20 patients with...
read moreGuide to Herbal Medicines – Dr Andrew Weil
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read moreThis Flu Season, Walk through the Fire with Reishi and Astragalus
(NaturalNews) This combo is formulated from two of the most famous Chinese herbs used for “Wei Qi” (the immune system). These two herbs are Ling Zhi (Ganoderma Lucidum) and Huang Qi (Astragalus Membranaceus). The two herbs are better known as Reishi and Astragalus. It is truly a formula for what could be called, “Walking Through The Fire.” When it comes to keeping the immune system in prime enough condition to resist just about anything that comes its way, nothing works better than this amazing combination. Things like...
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