You may have heard in recent years that taking vitamins doesn’t lower your risk of cancer. Most of these studies looked at high doses of singular vitamins, such as vitamins A or E. But what about a multivitamin? Will it help you lower your risk of cancer? A new study says yes! This new study followed 15,000 men over the age of 50. Half of them took a placebo and the other half took a Centrum Silver multivitamin. After following the group for over 10 years, the researchers found that those taking the multivitamin had an 8% lower risk of having any cancer.

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Many years ago, I helped a friend with breast cancer find a doctor who could treat the cancer without all the drastic side effects she experience with chemotherapy. While meeting with the doctor, he said something that surprised her. He said, “I cannot cure cancer. Only God can do that. But I can help you live a long productive life with the cancer.”

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You probably know that selenium is a powerful cancer-fighting mineral. In 1996, a study out of the University of Arizona showed that selenium can reduce cancer deaths by 42%. Another study in the Journal of the American Medical Association said selenium can cut cancer deaths in half. But wouldn’t it be great if we could make selenium work even better? A new study may have uncovered a way to do just that.

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One of the risks for stroke is high blood pressure. A few years ago, researchers found that an antioxidant in red fruits and vegetables is very effective at lowering blood pressure. Now a new study says that this same antioxidant goes even further – it also helps prevent stroke. In this study, researchers from Finland followed more than 1,000 middle-aged men (ages 46-55). For 12 years, they tracked their blood levels of lycopene, the carotenoid antioxidant, and evaluated their stroke risk.

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If you have mildly high blood pressure, do you experience a loss of libido, sudden pain, urinary infections, asthma symptoms, insomnia, depression, coughing, rashes, dizziness, drowsiness, constipation, or diarrhea? If so, it could be the medication you’re taking to lower your pressure. A new study in the British Medical Journal says these and a myriad of other “side effects” are the result of over-treating blood pressure with medication. What’s worse, the drugs don’t offer any protection from heart attacks, strokes, or death. And in some cases, they can even cause death!

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