Benefits of Red Beetroot.

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Red beetroot (Beta vulgaris rubra) has recently become known as a functional food. It was used in medicine in Roman times, and now beetroot has been found to be especially useful in chronic inflammatory states which are epidemic today. Interest in beetroot has increased because it is a source of dietary nitrates (important in cardiovascular […]

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Polyphenols and Gastrointestinal Diseases.

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Polyphenols, which comprise the major group of antioxidants consumed by humans in food, are a large family of plant chemicals. Several hundred of these chemicals have been found in plants and they are believed to protect the plants from disease and irradiation damage. Polyphenols are antiviral, antibacterial, antiinflammatory and anticarcinogenic in humans. Flavonoids comprise the […]

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Diabetes and Cancer Risk

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Diabetes is associated, generally, with an increased risk of cancer. It is unknown whether diabetes treatment increases cancer risk. The locations of the cancers involved are liver, endometrium, pancreas, colorectum, bladder, and breast. The increased risk of cancer in diabetic patients is true in Western countries as well as in Asian countries, and is thought […]

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Nutrition and Cancer.

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

Dr. Donald Abrams learned to respect the power of herbs in medicine while doing research on use of marijuana in AIDS. He is an Integrative Oncologist who spends much of his time telling cancer patients about how alternative medicine can help in cancer treatment. He makes the following recommendations: 1. Eat more plant foods, including […]

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Gout and Cancer.

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

Gout patients have an increased risk of cancer because of the high frequency of heavy alcohol intake and obesity, which are often associated. High uric acid (hyperuricemia) should have a protective effect by cancer prevention since uric acid is an antioxidant. To evaluate the relationship between gout, cancer and hyperuricemia, the authors studied cancer incidence […]

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Anticancer Therapy and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors.

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Dr. Gary Pack

Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) are a group of chemicals used in the treatment of cancer. They target histone deacetylase enzymes which are important in cancers. These enzymes are proteins which work “epigenetically” since they are able to change the expression of genes without altering the genes. They increase cell differentiation and apoptosis (programmed cell death). […]

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Catechins in Matcha Green Tea.

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

Catechins in green tea are known to have extensive health benefits. Matcha powdered green tea is believed to have higher levels of catechins compared to ordinary brewed green teas (Camellia sinensis). The authors have developed a rapid test for determining levels of catechins in plant material and found that Matcha green tea contains as much […]

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Conditions: Age-related macular degeneration, Angiogenesis, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Colon cancer, Pancreatic cancer

Supplements: Antioxidants, EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), Green tea extract

Foods: China green tips tea, Green tea (Camellia sinensis), Matcha green tea

Miscellaneous: Catechins, Japan

Pancreatic Cancer Prevention, Curcumin and Omega-3.

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer for both men and women in the United States and the chance for survival for these cancers is extremely poor. Malisetty’s research investigated the effects of fish oil, containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and curcumin on pancreatic cancer in mice. Curcumin, an extract of turmeric (Curcuma longa), […]

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Conditions: Apoptosis, Inflammation, Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic cancer

Supplements: Curcumin, Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), Fish oil, Omega-3 fatty (linolenic) acid, Omega-6 fatty (linoleic) acid, Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Miscellaneous: Anti-inflammatory, Eicosanoids

Echinacea Root Extracts and Cancer Cells.

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Echinacea (Asteraceae family) species is known to be immunostimulatory and was studied in patients with advanced cancer.This is believed to be the first study of echinacea on cancer cell lines in the laboratory. Cytotoxic effects and the ability of echinacea to cause apoptosis (a natural cell suicide) in cancer cells were evaluated. The three common […]

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Conditions: Cancer, Colon cancer, Pancreatic cancer

Supplements: Echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia), Echinacea (Echinacea pallida), Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea), Echinacea sp.

Miscellaneous: 5-lipoxygenase, Apoptosis, Asteraceae spp., COX-2, Eicosanoids

Boswellia in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases.

Posted on October 5, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Brain tumors metastatic from breast cancer are dependent on an enzymatic pathway called the arachidonate lipoxygenase pathway. This pathway plays a part in brain tumor growth as well as inhibiting apoptosis. Apoptosis is a natural way for abnormal cells, such as cancer cells, to die a programmed cell death. Inhibiting this enzyme pathway is one […]

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Conditions: Apoptosis, Bone metastases, Brain metastases, Breast cancer, Chemotherapy, Glioblastoma multiforme, Meningioma, Pancreatic cancer, Prostate cancer

Supplements: Boswellia (Boswellia serrata)

Miscellaneous: Ayurvedic medicine, Lipoxygenase, Lipoxygenase inhibitor, Radiation therapy

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