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Dr Lawenda’s Favorite Ketogenic and Low Carbohydrate Diet Resources

Jun 4, 2018 Brian D. Lawenda, M.D.

Low Carbohydrate Diet: Are you struggling to lose weight? Have you been told you have insulin resistance? Or, are you just looking for a healthful dietary approach to reduce sugar and insulin levels in your body? If any of these apply to you, I ...
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Topics Covered: A Diet that Defies Cancer, Featured Posts

Controlling Blood Sugar and Reversing Insulin Resistance

Feb 20, 2015 Brian D. Lawenda, M.D.

Having high-blood sugar levels and insulin resistance is a bad combination. They increase systemic inflammation, DNA-damaging free radical levels and cellular aging, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, obesity and risks of heart disease, diabetes (no ...
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Topics Covered: Defy Cancer with Exercise, Tests You Should Take

Metformin Supplementation and Cancer Treatment

Feb 19, 2013 Brian D. Lawenda, M.D.

The Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP) annual conference was chock-full of excellent talks on the use of a variety of supplements that may be useful in helping to reduce the risk of cancer development, progression and ...
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Topics Covered: Supplements and Botanicals

Pears: Underrated Nutritional Superstars

Oct 15, 2012 Conner Middelmann Whitney, B.Sc., DipION

This fall, instead of gravitating towards apples (I know -- they're so much easier to love: ripening more predictably in our fruit bowls, traveling better without bruising, simultaneously offering tart crunch and creamy flesh, and coming in a wide ...
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Topics Covered: A Diet that Defies Cancer, Recipes

Amazing anti-cancer compound derived from the French Lilac: Galega officianalis (metformin)

Aug 29, 2011 Brian D. Lawenda, M.D.

Metformin is a medication derived from the herb Galega officinalis (French lilac, also known as Goat's Rue or Italian Fitch) and has been used as a traditional botanical (tea infusion) for over 3,000 years to relieve polyuria (frequent urination) and ...
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Topics Covered: Supplements and Botanicals

A common prostate cancer therapy increases the risk of stroke, heart disease and diabetes

Oct 24, 2010 Brian D. Lawenda, M.D.

Men who have aggressive (high-risk), advanced or metastatic prostate cancer are commonly prescribed hormonal therapy drugs called, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists that suppress the growth of prostate cancer cells by inhibiting the ...
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Topics Covered: Conventional Treatments

Diabetes increases the risk of cancer

May 23, 2010 Brian D. Lawenda, M.D.

Increasingly, we are learning that adults with diabetes (particularly, type 2 diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes- "NIDDM") have an increased risk of developing a variety of cancers.  Researchers have suggested numerous possible hypotheses to ...
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Topics Covered: Conventional Treatments

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