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Digest - Broccoli, Sleep, Sunlight, Cancer, and The Big Bang

Scott Kustes on 03 Mar 2008

Grandma was right about eating your broccoli. Broccoli Protects Skin From Sun Damage - “Add sunscreen to the list of broccoli’s health benefits. A new study suggests the potent vegetable may help protect the skin from sun damage. … Researchers say the broccoli extract did not physically absorb the UV rays, but it appeared [...]

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Fighting Back Against Cancer

Scott Kustes on 11 Dec 2007

Here is a trio of articles that show various lifestyle and dietary factors that are found to be protective against cancer.
Sunlight vs. Cancer
Some women who had higher sun exposure had their risk of advanced breast cancer reduced by almost half, according to the scientific study.
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The researchers said: “Vitamin D production in the skin seems to [...]

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