Friday, June 20, 2008

Fight Cancer with a Vegan Diet and Yoga

A new study proves that a diet low in fat and rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and moderate exercise such as walking and yoga can help combat prostate cancer. This magical pairing, it seems, turns on the genes that fight cancer “while effectively turning off others that can promote cancer.”

The new pilot study shows, for the first time, that men with low-risk prostate cancer who made improvements in fitness, stress management and nutrition -one linked with benefits when it comes to other diseases too - altered the use of genes that have a role in tumor progression.

As outlined in the article, a vegan diet consists of a meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free lifestyle sprinkled with tofu and lots and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. To read the complete article click here.

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