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In recent years, we've had to let go of the notion that cancer is just a mass of malignant cells or simply a disease of aberrant genes if so, we would have long ago succeeded in eliminating or curing cancer by removing or destroying cells or targeting genetic mutations. Rather, cancers are complex 'rogue' organs, to which many other cells are recruited and can be corrupted by the transformed cells. Malignant and nonmalignant cells interact to create the tumour microenvironme...

Sedentary people who also sleep poorly have a significantly higher risk of all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality than those with just one of these risk factors or neither, a UK study suggests. Researchers examined data on 380,055 participants (mean age 55.9 years) in the UK Biobank study who had baseline data on moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as well as composite sleep scores based on chronotype, sleep duration, insomnia, snoring, and daytime sleepiness. Rese...

Often patients ask us why we recommend a ketogenic diet after the completion of chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Both treatments cause 'brain fog' or 'chemo-brain'.  The dietary component of our approach promotes a combination of ketogenic and Mediterranean food patterns, which replaces saturated fats from animal sources with coconut products, and encourages a high diversity of plant foods rich in phytonutrients and vitamins. Mediterranean diet (Mediet) the Medi...

Functional medicine empowers patients and practitioners to achieve the highest expression of health by working collaboratively to address the root causes of disease. It is an emerging, personalized model of diagnosis and treatment that better addresses the need to prevent and manage chronic disease. In a word, it is the medicine of WHY, not WHAT. Functional Medicine doctors are like soil farmers. They create a healthy soil, so pests can't come and weeds can't flourish. A healthy soi...

Phytonutrients are power-packed natural additions to your diet. These natural chemicals are what give plants their colour, odour, and flavour. Plants also use phytonutrients to defend themselves against predators, and we can use them to defend against illness, inflammation, heart disease and even cancer. Common phytonutrients include chemicals called polyphenols, flavonoids, and carotenoids. Phytonutrients Can Help You: Reduce inflammation; Remove free radicals (unstable molecules t...