By Heather Alexander — 2021
There have been more than 2,000 studies focused on mushrooms and cancer in the last 10 years.
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A meta-analysis by researchers at Pennsylvania State University published in the journal Advances in Nutrition this year, found a surprisingly strong inverse relationship between mushroom consumption and cancer risk by analyzing 17 cancer studies published between 1966 and 2020.
Weight loss is a common side effect of some cancer treatments. But sometimes, the opposite happens—and patients end up packing on the pounds instead of losing them.
What we eat, as well as how often we exercise, can affect our risk of cancer. Healthy lifestyle factors—such as a nourishing diet, regular physical activity, and a normal body weight—prevent 30% to 40% of cancers, according to a study in the journal Advances in Radiation Oncology.
Autoimmunity—which affects three quarters more women than it does men—encompasses a range of conditions and diseases that involve the immune system mistakenly attacking the body’s own organs, tissues, and cells.
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Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.
The key to excellent health and longevity is to eat a high ratio of micronutrients to macronutrients.