Compounds in Pomegranate may fight breast cancer! Enzyme-blocking chemicals in pomegranates (phytochemicals) may reduce the risk of estrogen-fueled breast cancers, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. An acid found in pomegranates appears to block aromatase, an enzyme that converts androgen to estrogen, a hormone that plays a role in the development of breast cancer, the researchers…
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Pomegranate Juice May One Day be a Treatment or Preventative for Prostate Cancer?
Compounds in Pomegranate Juice May Help Curb Prostate Cancer, Lab Tests Show By Miranda Hitti WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD (Corrections made by Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc are in Italics) Sept. 20, 2007 — Natural chemicals in pomegranate juice may slow the growth of prostate cancer, according to scientists at the University…
Pomegranate and Acia Together? Yes
Q: Please tell me the benefits of pomegranate juice. I have heard that it prevents lung cancer is this true & if so is it substantiated? I currently use acai-max twice a day is there a benefit to adding pomegranate to this therapy? My father lost his battle with lung cancer 5 years ago. A…
Pomegranate Concentrate and the Prostate
Question: I read an article that said drinking 8 oz of pure 100% Pomegranate Juice per/day helps with slowing down the possible recurrence of prostate cancer. My question is, if using the Pomegranate Concentrate where it is 1 to 2 Tbsp, how does that compare/transfer? Do I mix it with water? Can I put it…
Pomegranates May Slow Prostate Cancer – 01/07/2006
The Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom By Roger Highfield, Science Editor (Filed: 01/07/2006) The bottles of pomegranate juice flown to Germany to stop England’s football players wilting in the stifling heat could have other health benefits, according to a study published today that suggests the juice can combat prostate cancer. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is a…
Acai or Pomegranate, which is better?
Q: I was wondering if you know which is a stronger antioxidant Acai or Pomegranate? I hear claims that pom. is stronger than green tea, wine or blueberries but I also hear that acai is stronger than blueberries but I’ve never seen a comparison on the two? what can you tell me? Thanks for the…