October 30, 2024
Breast cancer has long been a significant health concern for women, with over a quarter of a million women diagnosed every year in the US (1). However, recent trends over the past two decades are raising new questions and concerns among healthcare professionals, particularly regarding shifting breast cancer patterns in...
February 21, 2024
For a long time, conventional wisdom maintained that people with cancer should not exercise, under the prevailing belief that it would worsen the patient’s condition and deplete their already limited energy reserves. However, this perspective has completely shifted in recent years. There are now over 1,000 randomized controlled trials that...
March 7, 2020
Well-known in both the medical community and the average household for its important role in bone health, vitamin D has been long regarded for its benefits. However, recent studies suggest there is also a strong link between vitamin D deficiency and the development of several cancer types. Furthermore, evidence shows...
February 17, 2020
With cancer diagnoses on the rise and fatalities projected to reach over 13 million by 2030, it’s no wonder the cancer epidemic has become an almost universal household concern. However, increasingly worrisome statistics don’t mean you should live in fear. The World Health Organization also reports that“about one-third of all...
February 4, 2020
Cancer Prevention Tips for Women According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 3 women are currently at risk of developing some type of cancer in their lifetime. While those odds may seem overwhelming, they don’t have to leave you feeling helpless. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that “between 30-50%...
December 19, 2016
Like it or not, but hazardous chemicals are everywhere in our modern world: in our air, in our water, in our food, in our beauty and cleaning products and even in our homes. Yet most of us live our lives unaware of our daily exposure to these toxins (which can...
December 12, 2016
At Hope4Cancer, we discuss detoxification quite a bit — in fact, it’s one of our seven key principles of non-toxic alternative cancer treatment and an important aspect of our holistic approach to healing. We’ve explored what toxins are and why detoxification is critical. So it’s natural for you to wonder:...
November 28, 2016
The human body accumulates toxins from a wide variety of sources. While some toxins can be avoided, it is nearly impossible to avoid all of them in our modern world. Industrial chemicals are present in our air, our water and food. Toxins also accumulate in our bodies from the incomplete...
June 27, 2016
When most people hear the word “inflammation,” they picture something familiar — a swollen ankle, a red scrape, or a sore throat. These are signs of acute inflammation, the body’s natural and necessary response to injury or infection. It brings immune cells to the site of damage, clears out harmful...
June 6, 2016
The immune system is remarkably complex, but for the most part, it does a tremendous job of protecting our body. But keeping those shields up requires maintaining a certain balance and harmony. And as we’ve discussed before, all of us face threats every day that work to undo that harmony—everything...
February 29, 2016
The immune system is the body’s greatest defense mechanism, as I discussed in my immune system overview. However, it’s constantly threatened by aspects of our everyday lives, including chronic stress, poor diet, inactivity, isolation, sleep deprivation, toxins and negativity.To keep ourselves protected from cancer, we need to ensure that we’re keeping our immune system healthy and active....
December 28, 2015
Exercise. It’s a word that means different things to different people. Some of us see it as a natural endorphin booster and welcome release. Others view it as something to dread and avoid at all costs. And others still have a sporadic relationship with it, which never develops into anything...
September 21, 2015
Have you ever thought about how important oxygen is to you and your daily survival? It is one of the few health factors that we literally cannot live without for more than just a few minutes. We can survive harsh conditions (e.g., blizzards, thunderstorms) without shelter for about three hours. After three days, we...
June 30, 2014
Unhealthy Diet Causes the Development of Chronic Diseases We have evolved quite a bit from the days when we knew that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, haven’t we? Yes, eating fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains are the key to healthy living. There’s is now a growing...
April 4, 2013
Macrobiotic Diet and Cancer A macrobiotic diet consists of eating natural foods mostly made up of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. There have been many studies done that prove this kind of diet has health benefits. The macrobiotic diet also includes exercise and having a positive mental outlook....