Experts move step closer to understanding rise of young colon cancers

They’ve found that a combination of eating too much sugar and not enough fiber causes the gut to produce a bacteria that speeds up the aging of people’s cells.

This makes them more susceptible to mutations and damage that leads to cancer and less likely to be able to fight off the growth of tumor cells, according to new research presented at the world’s largest cancer conference this weekend.

Meanwhile, a separate study revealed at the conference theorizes that energy drinks could be partly fueling the colorectal cancer epidemic in under-50s.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13487377/deadly-diet-combos-colon-cancer-young-people.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton

Dr. Joel Furhman on Plantbased Bound Fats

In this podcast, Dr. Fuhrman discusses his views on dietary fats and shares the science behind the powerful health benefits of nuts and seeds. He does not recommend oils or animal-sourced fat. He suggests we never exceed 3 oz of  “bound fat” per meal (meaning fat that is naturally bound to its high fiber source – think avocado, olives, nuts, seeds, etc).

Ornish Alzheimer’s Results

May 31, 2024

Concerning Early Alzheimer’s:
Over 45 years of pioneering lifestyle medicine research

Breaking Alzheimer’s News
For the first time, a randomized, controlled peer-reviewed clinical trial demonstrated that an intensive lifestyle intervention (without drugs) may significantly improve cognition and function in many patients with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.

400%
improvement in blood flow to the heart

90%
reduced angina by 9 weeks

46%
increase in exercise capacity

49%
reduction in depression scores

Evidence will be published June 2024.

https://pmri.org/

Life Transformed: 25 Years of Heart Failure Gone in Just 1 Month

https://youtube.com/live/r1DmshHdlKI?si=Km8E0uR7qtMe5yVX

In this episode, witness the remarkable turnaround of a 61-year-old woman grappling with severe heart failure stemming from a lifetime of unhealthy habits, including smoking for 10 years and a poor diet.

After a recent hospitalization for heart failure, our patient started her journey to reclaim her health. She was prescribed a 105-day raw plant-based detox diet coupled with intermittent fasting.

Within just one month, her condition drastically improved.

She regained the ability to exercise, eliminated medications, and saw her heart’s pumping strength – her ejection fraction – double, from a mere 10% to 20%. Even her body’s signs of inflammation decreased significantly by 57%. Despite not achieving a normal ejection fraction, her functional status normalized without the need for heart failure medications.

Don’t miss this story! It’s a powerful testament to the life-changing impact of simple dietary interventions on severe heart disease.

She spends 40 minutes cleaning produce to make them last for weeks

In the video, she started with the carrots, rinsing them in tap water with vinegar, and rubbing them to remove any final dirt.

For the lemons and avocados, she removed their stickers and put them in a bowl of water to rinse.

She washed and chopped celery tops to freeze for stocks, while the celery stalks were added to a pot of water and vinegar.

Peppers, lettuce, cucumbers and potatoes were similarly rinsed individually.

With onions, Amy said she ‘listens’ to hear if the skin sounds ‘crinkly’ – an indicator that it is getting dehydrated, in which case she will use it first.

Berries and grapes were soaked in water and vinegar and tossed so all sides were cleaned.

She showed how filthy the strawberry water looked after the initial clean, calling it ‘absolutely disgusting’.

Herbs were also bathed before going in the salad spinner to dry, alongside salad leaves and lettuce.

Amy explained that after washing everything, she leaves the produce out to dry for two to three hours on the kitchen counter on tea towels, before spending a further 10 minutes storing it in glass jars for longevity.

For spring onions, she placed them root-down in a jar of water and keeps them on her counter-top.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13475269/food-blogger-wash-fruit-veg-fresh-weekly-shop.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton

Chef AJ’s Balsamic Dressing (thick & fatfree!)


I just use 6% acidic balsamic & it came out a-m-a-z-i-n-g! 


Barefoot Dressing
Ingredients


*1 and ¼ cups low acid balsamic vinegar
*¼ cup unsweetened rice vinegar
*¾ cup lime juice, add zest if using fresh
*5 unsweetened pear halves (canned)
*1 cup nutritional yeast
*½ cup of salt-free stone-ground mustard (or your favorite low-sodium Dijon mustard)
*¼ cup of shallots, about an ounce
*4 cloves of garlic (about ½ an ounce)
*½ Tablespoon chia seeds dissolved in ½ cup of water or the unsweetened pear juice from the can or jar.


Steps
*Dissolve chia seeds in the water or unsweetened pear juice.
*Place remaining ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
*Add chia seed slurry and blend again.
*Refrigerate.


Notes
Author prefers using a 4% acidity vinegar like Napa Valley Naturals Grand Reserve, which is thick and syrupy, as opposed to a traditional less sweet balsamic, which has 6% acidity.


https://www.copymethat.com/r/YeL6WO5/barefoot-dressing/