Research study in Chinese Herbal Formula and Colon Cancer

Here's a great article on Dr. Yung-Chi Cheng, an oncology researcher at Yale University, who has been studying a specific herbal formula and it's effectiveness in chemotherapy for patients with colon cancer.
Promising research has shown in early trials of reducing some side effects of chemotherapy such as diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. It has also been found to restore intestinal cells faster than when chemotherapy was used alone. If interested in reading more about this article, click here (WSJ article).

Cholesterol: the good,bad and.....

There are several different types of cholesterol. The ones we hear most about are often referred to as the "good" cholesterol and the "bad"cholesterol. However, all forms of natural cholesterol, the type normally found in the body, are good and necessary. Whether it is transported as LDL(low-density lipoprotein, aka bad cholesterol) or HDL(high-density lipoprotein , aka good cholesterol), cholesterol provides the body with building blocks needed to manufacture hormones,cell membranes, vitamin D etc.

Cholesterol is absolutely vital to good health. It is when cholesterol becomes oxidized that it's bad side comes out. The vast majority of the cholesterol circulating in our blood is manufactured in the liver. Only a small amount comes from the diet.It is fair to say that cholesterol manufactured by the liver is obviously not oxidized likewise nor are fresh, natural foods oxidized.

 The foods that are likely to contain oxidized cholesterol are animal products that have been dehydrated, dried or powdered such as dried cheese, powdered whole milk, powdered eggs and butter, hard meats. Theses types of ingredients are often used in packaged prepared foods such as boxed cakes,pepperoni,
and powdered Parmesan cheese, to name a few.A start to  avoiding oxidized cholesterol is to  read the ingredients on food labels,avoid processed,packaged foods and only eat fresh,whole foods as much as possible.