Merits of Meatless Meals

Merits of Meatless Meals

While words like kombucha, seitan, and matcha may sound like words from extinct languages, they are actually tasty food and drink items common in vegan or vegetarian diets. They are also great choices for anyone attempting to decrease their meat consumption and...
Night Work and Breast Cancer: Updated

Night Work and Breast Cancer: Updated

Here’s good news for the 15 million Americans who work night shifts and other irregular or rotating schedules. A new review that compiled data from over 1.4 million women challenges the 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) assertion that breast cancer risks increase...
You Are What You Eat

You Are What You Eat

With the seasons changing, there is a high chance that many of us will  be under the weather at one point or another. Here are a few tips we can start practicing in order to keep our defenses up: Drink Lemon Water every morning: Boosts Your Immune System. Lemons are...
Smoking and Breast Cancer

Smoking and Breast Cancer

Smoking and lung cancer. The link between those two words has led to advertising restrictions, giant warning labels, and cleaner air in restaurants and bars across the country. Most people, even those crowded together under awnings to puff away on rainy days, know...
Does Deodorant Cause Breast Cancer?

Does Deodorant Cause Breast Cancer?

While there will always be breast cancer myths floating around the Internet, one of the most pervasive rumors says that using deodorant or antiperspirants causes breast cancer. Deodorants contain chemicals, and we apply these chemicals in very close proximity to the...
Breast-Feeding Reduced Risk for ER/PR-Negative Breast Cancer

Breast-Feeding Reduced Risk for ER/PR-Negative Breast Cancer

Childbirth without breast-feeding increased ER/PR-negative breast cancer risk. Oral contraceptives were not associated with ER/PR-negative breast cancer. Findings consistent with studies of breast-feeding and triple-negative breast cancer. Breast-feeding reduced the...