Preventing and Treating Cancer Through Nutrition
The Cancer Crisis: Understanding the Rising Rates and Prevention Strategies
Cancer has touched the lives of nearly everyone. Whether it's a loved one, friend, or colleague, most of us know someone who has battled this devastating disease. The numbers are frightening - the National Institutes of Health estimates that 40% of people will receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime.
But the fact is, you don't have to be a statistic. Many experts agree that if people make specific changes to their daily nutrition, we can eliminate ONE MILLION cancer diagnoses each year in America.
Dr. Thomas Seyfried on Cancer: Metabolic Approach to Prevention and Treatment
Dr. Thomas Seyfried of Boston College, a world-leading cancer researcher, offers this advice:
Why Genetics Isn't the Whole Story in Cancer Development?
What does Dr. Thomas Seyfried think is the wrong theory? That is that some suggest cancer is primarily a disease driven by defective DNA and that most people who develop cancer are simply unlucky to have the wrong gene mutations. This theory ignores some key facts:
◉ Cancer was considered a rare disease as recently as 100 years ago
◉ Research completed by the National Cancer Institute points out that the risk of cancer incidence and mortality has sharply risen from 5% in the early 1900's, to roughly 40% now
◉ Recent studies raise alarms that cancer cases in people under 50 years old have increased by over 80% in the last 30 years
◉ Many of these same studies point to diet as the current controllable factor that is increasing cancer rates
Cancer-Fighting Foods: How to Find Evidence-Based Nutrition Information
Now, most people understand that processed foods are harmful, and that continuously consuming them increases risk of disease. But the frustrating problem is finding scientifically confirmed information of foods and natural substances that have anticancer properties and have evidence of preventing cancer.
Google searches for anticancer nutrition pull up information that is not useful. This includes articles from world-leading cancer centers offering non-specific nutrition advice like "eat your fruits and vegetables". Other web pages provide slightly more details by giving you their "Top 10 cancer fighting foods", as if to suggest we only eat 10 different food items throughout our life.
The largest source of information we have that identifies nutrients and food that are shown to prevent cancer can be found in the world's library of medical articles. The problem is these medical journals are usually geared towards readers who have a deep education in biology.
NutriLiv App: Your Guide to Scientifically-Backed Anticancer Nutrition
The NutriLiv app bridges this gap by taking the information from the world library of medical articles, and creating an evidence-based catalog of foods, supplements, tinctures, and aromatherapy that can be searched based on anticancer and health optimizing features.
How NutriLiv Works
◉ Search for items with specific health benefits (e.g., teas that are known to help prevent cancer, reduce inflammation, and improve brain health)
◉ View detailed anticancer and health optimizing properties observed in studies
◉ Access summarized details from medical journals and links to source studies
NutriPoint system:
◉ Values calculated based on observed anticancer and health optimizing properties
◉ Log consumption to track progress towards goals
Every time you eat, it is an opportunity to consume nutrients known to prevent disease and help you live your best life.
