The Carotenoids: Beta-Carotene, Lycopene, Lutein…. May Benefit Health in Breast Cancer Survivors
November 1, 2007 by Dr. Marcus Ettinger
Filed under Goji (Lycium barbarum), Health Conditions, In The News, Vitamins and Minerals
by Heather Granato
10/29/2007
TUCSON, Ariz.—Higher plasma levels of carotenoids may help reduce oxidative stress in women previously treated for breast cancer (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarker Prev. 2007;16(10):2008–15). Researchers from the University of Arizona and Arizona Cancer Center conducted an ancillary study on 207 postmenopausal breast cancer survivors from the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living Study. Dietary data were analyzed and plasma carotenoids assessed. Correlations between dietary and plasma carotenoids were 0.34 for beta-carotene, 0.46 for alpha-carotene, 0.39 for beta-cryptoxanthin, 0.27 for lycopene, 0.30 for lutein plus zeaxanthin, and 0.30 for total carotenoids. There was a significant inverse association between total plasma carotenoid concentrations and oxidative stress; the protective association was not shown simply from dietary carotenoid intake.
Comment: Brightly colored foods possess the best nutrient profiles with red, orange and yellow vegetables possessing the most abundant levels of carotenoids. Eating a variety of colored fruits and vegetables a day will provide a plethora of health promoting and disease preventing phytonutrients.
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc
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Noni Juice and a Heart Stint
June 28, 2006 by Dr. Marcus Ettinger
Filed under Health Conditions, Noni (Morinda citrifolia), Therapy Juices (Super Food Juices)
Q: I HAVE RECENTLY HAD A HEART STINT PUT IN AT THE HOSPITAL. I HAVE BEEN DRINKING NONI JUICE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I REALLY THINK THAT IT HAS HELPED ME IN MANY WAYS AS MY HEALTH GOES. I CAN FIND NO ONE THAT KNOWS IF IT IS OK FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRINKING NONI WITH MY NEW STINT. CAN YOU HELP ME. THANKS LARRY
A: Dear Larry,
I see no reason, medically or otherwise, why you can’t continue drinking your noni juice. You are probably right that it has helped. Take care of yourself and if you ever have any other questions, please feel free to e-mail me. Please read important data below.
Sincerely,
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.
Noni juice may lower total cholesterol and triglycerides in adult smokers
Meeting Report
03/02/2006
Abstract P78 (EPI)
PHOENIX, Ariz., “Noni, an indigenous plant of the South Pacific used in Polynesian folk medicine for over 2,000 years, may lower total cholesterol and triglycerides, according to a study reported today at the American Heart Association’s 46th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. “
