The Establishment Failed Pel é And Kristie

I was saddened to hear that soccer legend Pelé and “Cheers” star Kirstie Alley both died of colon cancer late last year. But the wider part of this tragedy is that this kind of cancer is highly preventable and still poorly understood by most doctors. Mainstream physicians – as well as the media – will tell you your age causes colon cancer, the genes you inherited from your family, and a high-fat diet. They couldn’t be more wrong. Colorectal cancer has nothing to do with age and very little to do with your genes… Instead, it has everything to do with epigenetics. This is the important relationship between our world and your epigenome, which sits on top of your DNA and directs which genes get turned on and off. Studies now reveal that the biggest contributing factors to colon cancer are not in the genes you inherited from your parents. What really matters is the way your epigenome is affected by your diet, your lifestyle, and the medications you take. Let me explain… Your colon is the longest part of your large intestine. Among many other biological functions, it is home to millions of bacteria known as your gut microbiota. It’s here in your colon that beneficial bacteria, called probiotics, cause the dietary fiber to ferment. This helps generate compounds called butyrate to nourish cells in your colon and protect it against cancer. Colon cancer most often strikes when the bacteria balance in your gut microbiota gets destabilized, and your colon stops fun...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: Cancer Source Type: news