Slow Prostate Growth With a Low-Carb Diet

By Kelley Herring

Concerned about prostate health? According to recent research at the Duke Prostate Center, you may want to adopt a low-carb lifestyle.

Researchers compared prostate tumor growth in 75 mice that were eating either a low-carbohydrate diet, a low-fat but high-carbohydrate diet, or a diet that was high in both fat and carbohydrates. At the end of the study, they found that the mice eating the low-carbohydrate diet had the longest survival and smallest tumors.

Both the low-carb and the low-fat mice had lower levels of insulin. But only the low-carb mice had reduced levels of a type of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) that is capable of stimulating tumor growth.

Put the processed, high-carb foods aside. Instead, fill your plate with a variety of fresh, seasonal vegetables. Complement your veggies with wild seafood and grass-fed organic meats, which are naturally low in insulin-elevating fast-carbs and packed with nutrients.

[Ed. Note: Kelley Herring is the founder and CEO of Healing Gourmet (www.healinggourmet.com), and is editor-in-chief of the Healing Gourmet book series, including Eat to Fight Cancer.]

It's Fun to Know: About Snowflakes

Here are few things you might not know about snow:

• Every snowflake forms around a tiny speck of atmospheric dust - anything from volcanic ash to space particles.

• A snowflake's shape depends on humidity, temperature, wind, and the speed of its journey to the ground.

• Fresh snow is up to 95 percent air, which makes it a good insulator. (Think igloos.)

• Snow isn't always white. There have been reports of red, yellow, and black snow. These rare occurrences were probably caused by pollen, ash, or soot in the air.

(Source: Discover Magazine)

Word to the Wise: Apogee

The "apogee" (AP-uh-jee) is the point in the orbit of the moon that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth. We thus use the word to refer to the highest point or culmination of something.

Example (as used by Anthony Read and David Fisher in The Proudest Day): "Aurangzeb ended the family tradition of building architectural masterpieces that had reached its apogee when his father, Shah Jahan, built the world's most beautiful tomb, the Taj Mahal."

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