Archive for 'Cancer' Category

Fish(y) Tales

Reading an article from Healthy & Heartwise gave me some insights that I want to share with you today. You have heard me harp too many times about fish oils and their importance. This magazine does the same as well, this should tell you something. Are you doing the right thing to your body?
According to [...]

Vitamin B9

Vitamin B9, also called folate or folic acid. All B vitamins help the body convert food (carbohydrates) into fuel (glucose), which is “burned” to produce energy. These B vitamins, often referred to as B complex vitamins, also help the body metabolize fats and protein.
Folate is necessary for the production and maintenance of [...]

Diet Soda Addiction

Consequences of consuming Diet Soda
We all know that soda companies are now facing the biggest challenge. That is making it look and sound some how healthy to persuade even the health conscious to try their product.
I know a person who can’t go without drinking the soda everyday. And now the person is convinced that diet [...]

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is the 9th most common cancer diagnosed in Australian women, and the second most commonly diagnosed gynaecological cancer. By 2015, the number of new ovarian cancer cases among women is projected to be 17% higher than in 2006.
Ovarian cancer is a disease in which some of the cells of the ovary undergo changes [...]

Prostate Cancer

Statistics say that every year 3,000 Australian me die of the disease out of 18,700 that are diagnosed. This makes prostate cancer the second largest cause of male cancer deaths after lung cancer. One in eleven men will develop cancer during his lifetime. One of the most worrying aspects is that many prostate cancers develop [...]