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Take the fresh ground pepper!

Take the fresh ground pepper!

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:   Cultivate a taste for black pepper and burn the fat! “…piperine interferes with the activity of genes that control the formation of new fat cells…”   … Read more »

Broccoli for cancer – seriously!

Broccoli for cancer – seriously!

Dr. Weeks’ Comment: This is old but important  news.  Share it with your oncologist.  Eating Cruciferous Vegetables May Improve Breast Cancer Survival ScienceDaily (Apr. 3, 2012) — A study by Vanderbilt-Ingram… Read more »

Green coffee???

Green coffee???

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:  We all know the benefits of green tea, so let’s check out  ”green”coffee. New Evidence On Effects of Green Coffee Beans in Weight Loss ScienceDaily (Mar. 27,… Read more »

Pop corn as a health food….

Pop corn as a health food….

Dr. Weeks Comment:   Popcorn  (without the junk) is a health food now…   Popcorn: The Snack With Even Higher Antioxidants Levels Than Fruits and Vegetables ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2012) —… Read more »

“What you see before you is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.”

“What you see before you is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.”

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:   Chocolate itself is a health food  (as is coffee)  UNTIL you add the candy  (cream and sugar  ”milk chocolate” and “latte”/”mocha”  respectively). I  love Katherine’s quote… Read more »

Hot Peppers for the heart

Hot Peppers for the heart

Dr. Weeks’ Comment: “Heap big medicine”  the hot peppers have been used in folk medicine, orally and topically, for centuries. Talk about side-effects!    They are recommended here as supplements… Read more »

Healthy Coffee – finally!

Healthy Coffee – finally!

Dr. Weeks Comments:   So many people drink coffee or tea and these poor souls suffer because they add cream and sugar to what otherwise is (when taken in moderation)… Read more »

Ya want broccoli with your cisplatin? (Hint: say “yes”!)

Ya want broccoli with your cisplatin? (Hint: say “yes”!)

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:  Sulforpahane is the “healthy” component of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables.   Your mother was correct: Eat your veggies!  (Especially if you are taking chemotherapy!)    … Read more »

Change your lifestyle, change your cancer outcome.

Change your lifestyle, change your cancer outcome.

Dr. Weeks’ Comment: No one makes money teaching prevention or nutritional treatments but the science is compelling that first you need to feed your cancer process differently. That is the… Read more »

IatroAgro

IatroAgro

Dr. Weeks’ Comment:  “Iatrogenesis”, a word they teach all 3rd medical students as we swarm out of the classrooms and into the real world of the hospitals, is rarely mentioned,… Read more »

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