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Experts allay fears over multivitamins and breast cancer risk
Swedish researchers reported that multivitamin use may increase the risk of breast cancer by 19 per cent, according to data from a 9.5 year study involving over 35,000 women aged between 49 and 83. Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the Stockholm-based researchers said the apparent link is a “concern and merits further investigation”.
Continue reading...Plasticizer may be tied to boys’ breast enlargement
Thursday, December 17, 2009
A report out today points to yet another possible harmful effect of exposure to phthalates — a controversial plastics chemical used widely in the manufacture of consumer products. Researchers from Turkey found higher blood levels of the most commonly used plasticizer, DEHP, in a group of boys with abnormal enlargement of the breasts — a common [...]
Continue reading...Phytosterols may prevent cancer development
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The ingredients may work via the traditional route of reducing cholesterol, particularly in the membrane of cancer cells, and by activating an enzyme called caspase which is known to play an essential role in programmed cell death (apoptosis).
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Dr. Alan H. Pressman
D.C., D.A.C.B.N.Leading nutritionist and author, Dr. Alan H. Pressman, a Chiropractor and Board Certified Dietitian/Nutrionist, is the host of the highly-acclaimed radio program, Healthline (WWRL 1600 AM New York City) that brings essential, life changing health information to millions of people so they can lead happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives. Dr. Pressman believes that many of our nations serious health challenges and illness-related suffering can be aided and avoided through alternative health care practices and is dedicated to sharing the best all-encompassing, breakthrough health information the world has to offer.
Dr. Pressman is honored to have interviewed many of our country’s leading health experts and noted authorities, including Deepak Chopra and Dr. Robert Atkins. Often dubbed the “Doctor to the Stars,” celebrities like Julia Roberts, Kim Catrall, Susan Sarandon, Bernadette Peters, Ted Danson, Barry Bostwick, Neil Simon and Lauren Bacall have all turned to Dr. Pressman for personal health and nutrition advice. According to Cosmopolitan Magazine “[Dr. Pressman's] diets are designed to combat celebrity stress.”
Dr. Pressman is the author of various books on alternative health care including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vitamins; The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Alternative Medicine; Physicians’ Guides to Healing: Treating Digestive Conditions; St. John’s Wart: The Miracle of Medicine; Physicians’ Guides to Healing: Treating Asthma, Allergies & Food Sensitivities; The GSH Phenomenon: Nature’s Most Powerful Antioxidant & Healing Agent; Physicians’ Guide to Healing : Treating Hypertension & Other Cardiovascular Conditions; and Physicians’ Guide to Healing: Treating Gynecological Conditions, among many others.
Dr. Pressman is currently the Director of the Gramercy Health Association in New York City, and maintains a thriving private practice.
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