Cancer Advisor

Quick Answer The supplements with the strongest human research behind them are vitamin D3 (paired with K2 and magnesium) , curcumin , omega-3 fatty acids , and green tea EGCG — each backed by multiple randomized controlled trials or meta-analyses, though results are mixed rather than uniformly positive. Melatonin looked promising in older, smaller trials, but the largest randomized trial to date found no overall survival benefit. No supplement replaces conventional cancer treatment, and a few — high-dose beta-carotene, vitamin E, and high-dose B6/B12 — have been linked to increased cancer risk in specific groups. Antioxidant supplements are generally discouraged during chemotherapy or radiotherapy unless a doctor directs otherwise. This is an educational overview, not personal medical advice — always loop in your oncology team before starting anything new. Disclosure: Some links in this article are affiliate links (including The Wellness Company and Amazon Associates). If ...

The majority of Americans might be misled by official health recommendations to eat “healthy” vegetable oils. Even the term “vegetable oil” is misleading because it gives you the impression that you are receiving vegetable micronutrients when these oils are actually highly toxic, industrially-processed seed oils. Seed oils are some of the most dangerous items you could eat. Tucker Goodrich and Dr Mercola discussed what will be the topic of Dr Mercola's next book, namely linoleic acid (LA), which he believed is likely the leading contributing cause of virtually all chronic diseases we've encountered over the last century. Unfortunately, this is a topic that most clinicians and health care practitioners who focus on natural medicine have only a superficial understanding of.   Goodrich has a business background as a stockbroker and asset manager, and developed an IT risk management system used by two of the largest hedge funds in the world. ...