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Find 5 supplements or herbs that may help reduce the risk of cancer or heart disease.
List the 5 supplements you found as well as any information about them and how they may reduce the risk of cancer or heart disease.
How supplements and herbs are regulated and how scientific studies are conducted on them.
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Find 5 supplements or herbs that may help reduce the risk of cancer or heart disease.
List the 5 supplements you found as well as any information about them and how they may reduce the risk of cancer or heart disease.
how supplements and herbs are regulated and how scientific studies are conducted on them.
One is Omega 3; it may help prevent skin cancer. This one was done by "Researchers from the University of Manchester and funded by the Association for International Cancer Research, and examined the effect of taking omega-3 on 79 healthy participants.
Findings of the study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, revealed that consuming regular doses of fish oils increases immunity to sunlight." (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/256917.php). Next we have Boron. According to http://www.lifeextensionvitamins.com/bomabojonean.html, this may help reduce prostate cancer. The study states that "Boron reduces prostate cancer incidence by up to 64%
In a study by Zhang et al, men who ingested the greatest amount of boron were ...
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