Ginseng Review: Part II.

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Ginsengs are adaptogens, increasing resistance to all kinds of stress, increasing vitality and the ability to work. Ginsengs reduce high blood glucose levels and support immunity. Korean red ginseng promotes the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis). The major components of ginseng are ginsenosides, which promote wound healing by angiogenesis. Diabetic rats treated with Korean […]

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Angiogenesis of Tumors and Omega-3 Fatty Acids.

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

Omega-3 fatty acids (FAs) are associated with a reduced risk of prostate, breast and colon cancers. There is evidence that omega-3 fatty acids are anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic and anti-proliferative. This article is a review of the ways in which omega-3 fatty acids can reduce cancer risk. Angiogensis is the growth of new blood vessels. Angiogenesis […]

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Na+,K+-ATPase and Cardiac Glycosides in Breast Cancer.

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

Prolonged exposure to 17-beta-estradiol (E2) is important in causing breast cancer. The carcinogenic effects are imposed on the estrogen receptors on the surface of breast cells. Anti-estrogen treatments, such as by tamoxifen and by the aromatase inhibitors, are beneficial at first, but, resistance to them develops and the cancer grows. Aromatase enzyme promotes the conversion […]

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Conditions: Alzheimer's disease, Breast cancer, Cancer, Diabetes, Hypertension

Supplements: Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestus)

Miscellaneous: Anti-apoptosis, Anti-aromatase, Anti-estrogenic, Antiproliferative, Cardiac glycosides, Digitalis, Estradiol, Glycosides, Na/K pump, Nanomolar, Ouabain, Saponins, Tamoxifen

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