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The Drivers of Burnout

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 10 March 2023
The Drivers of Burnout
Burnout is a state of mental and physical exhaustion that can zap the joy out of your career, friendships, and family interactions. Continual exposure to stressful situations, like caring for an ill family member, working long hours, or witnessing upsetting news related to politics and school safety can lead to this stress condition. Burnout, however, isn’t always easy to spot. With that in mind, we’ve put together a guide to help you identify the signs of burnout, as well as way...
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Zonulin To Understanding Leaky Gut

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 3 March 2023
Zonulin To Understanding Leaky Gut
Zonulin is a protein that modulates the permeability of tight junctions between cells of the wall of the digestive tract. It was discovered in 2000 by Alessio Fasano and his team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. As the mammalian analog of zonula occludens toxin, secreted by cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae, zonulin has been implicated in the pathogenesis of celiac disease and diabetes mellitus type 1. Type 2 diabetic patients have shown increased zonulin. “The amazing...
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Obesity As A Risk Factor For Breast Cancer

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 2 March 2023
Obesity As A Risk Factor For Breast Cancer
Obesity promotes breast epithelium DNA damage in women carrying a germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30, is an established risk factor for breast cancer among women in the general population after menopause. Bhardwaj et al., (2023) show that DNA damage in normal breast epithelia of women carrying a BRCA mutation is positively correlated with BMI and with biomarkers of metabolic dysfunction. In addition, RNA sequencing showed obesity-ass...
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A Plant-Based Diet Is Associated With A Lower Risk For Prostate Cancer

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 27 February 2023
A Plant-Based Diet Is Associated With A Lower Risk For Prostate Cancer
Higher adherence to a plant-based diet is associated with a lower risk for prostate cancer progression and recurrence, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, held from Feb. 16 to 18 in San Francisco. Study lead author Vivian Liu and her team focused on men who already had prostate cancer and were at risk of the cancer growing or returning after treatment. The plant-based sub-study research began in 2004 and involved 2,038 ...
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The Nutritional Benefits of Bone Broth

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 23 February 2023
The Nutritional Benefits of Bone Broth
Cancer and its treatment takes a huge toll on the body, both physically and emotionally, and recovery can take quite some time. Supporting cancer recovery with bone broth is a simple, inexpensive option that has a very beneficial impact. There are a lot of side effects of the treatments that can be very depleting and debilitating: anaemia, constipation, diarrhoea, dehydration, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, sore mouth and throat, lack of appetite and difficulty swallowing to name a few. The bod...
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Link Between Gut Microbiome And Kidney Cancer Treatment Outcomes

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 22 February 2023
Link Between Gut Microbiome And Kidney Cancer Treatment Outcomes
Physicians at City of Hope, working in collaboration with scientists at Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), have found that greater gut microbial diversity in patients with metastatic kidney cancer is associated with better treatment outcomes on Food and Drug Administration-approved immunotherapy regimens. Their findings are outlined in a study published in the journal European Urology.
“We also reported the changes over time in the gut microbiome that occur during the c...
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