Melanoma Risk Reduced With Vitamin A
Posted by Staff (03/05/2012 @ 4:28 pm)

Vitamin A may guard against melanoma, especially in women.
This is great news for those who at risk to skin cancer due to genetics or lifestyle, offering another tool in the arsenal against cancer.
There are many great food sources from which to get vitamin A including but, not limited to, sweet potatoes, carrots, beef liver, and more.
Supplements can be effective, as well
Melanoma is the sixth leading cause of cancer in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. About 76,000 cases of melanomas will be diagnosed this year, based on recent estimates.
In the study, researchers examined about 69,000 men and women, and after about six years, 566 had developed melanoma.
Among the 59,000 people in the study who had never taken vitamin A supplements, there were 506 cases of melanoma, while among the 5,800 people who were currently taking it and had used it regularly over the past 10 years, there were 28 cases.
The benefits of free-range eggs
Posted by Staff (11/10/2010 @ 5:35 am)
Here’s some interesting information on the benefits of free-range eggs over regular eggs. Basically, they are much more nutritious:
This only makes sense considering the chickens are allowed to consume their natural diet, which includes seeds, insects, green plants and worms. Compared to U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrient data for commercial eggs, eggs from chickens raised on a pasture may contain the following: two-thirds more vitamin A; two times more omega-3 fatty acids; three times more vitamin E; and seven times more beta carotene. The problem with eggs labeled “free-range” is that the USDA defines free-range as chickens having access to the outside. The problem with this definition is it doesn’t define their diets or what “outside access” means. Under this definition, the chickens can have access to a cement courtyard while eating an unnatural diet that includes soy, corn and cottonseed meals, and still be called free range. (Mother Earth News. Oct/Nov, 2007)
Now you need to figure out where you can purchase real free-range eggs.