Color Me Healthy

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Lycopene which we have heard much about of late,  is the pigment in many vegetables, most notably tomatoes, but also in peppers, watermelon, guava and pink grapefruit.   Benefits of lycopene include: prevention of macular degeneration by neutralizing free radicals prevention of coronary artery disease by keeping the bad cholesterol (LDH) from oxidation Reduction of [...]

How Do You Feel?

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There are many prostate cancers that are picked up by examination.  Yet many rely on going to the lab for a PSA (prostate specific antigen) alone.  While this blood test is essential for men over 50, it is not the only parameter for diagnosis.  PSA can be falsely elevated.  Inflammation or hypertrophy (enlargement) can cause [...]