I know Halloween was last week, but I just found some interesting information on mummies and breast cancer. No, mummies don’t cause breast cancer. It seems like everything else in our toxic world causes some type of cancer. But mummies aren’t one of them. If they did, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind avoiding them in an effort to prevent the disease. Believe it or not, though, there is an interesting connection between mummies and breast cancer. Did you know that for thousands of years, the linens used to wrap bodies for burial was usually made from flax? In fact, the linen they wrapped Jesus in was probably made from flax. And, as you may know, the seed used to grow the plant that makes this “mummy cloth” has tremendous health benefits. One of those benefits, according to a new study, is the prevention of breast cancer.

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The real cause of type-2 diabetes isn’t sugar or fat You may have heard that the primary cause of type-2 diabetes is either too much sugar (including refined carbs) or too much fat in your diet. But there’s a problem. There are many people who eat a lot of these foods and never get type-2 diabetes. And there are people who get the disease and don’t eat a lot of sugar or fat. So what else could be causing this disease? Researchers recently looked at the intestinal bacteria of 345 people from China. Of these, 171 had type-2 diabetes. The team of researchers wanted to see if they could identify clear biological indicators in the bacteria that point to type-2 diabetes.

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Dark chocolate has been in the news a lot lately. One research group made news recently when they said that the countries that eat the most chocolate have the most Nobel Prize winners. While their research is fascinating, even entertaining, it’s not as compelling as some other research out of Sweden. The Swedes recently found that your arteries are a big fan of chocolate – and it doesn’t have to be dark chocolate. We’ve seen a lot of studies showing how the flavonoids in chocolate can benefit your heart. But this new research shows that this benefit goes well beyond your heart into your arteries. The protective ability of dark chocolate is so powerful it can prevent strokes in men.

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Back in July, I showed you how a bone supplement can help you live longer. In a study on strontium, researchers found that the nutrient clearly helps people live longer with a much higher quality of life. Now there’s more evidence coming out that another nutrient can have a similar impact – and it works for those over the age of 70. In this new study, researchers wanted to see if vitamin D and calcium helped people over the age of 70 live longer. As you may know, vitamin D and calcium are crucial nutrients for your bones. And this study found that taking the two nutrients together decreases your risk of dying early.

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You may know that sulfur has that nasty, rotten-egg smell that none of us wants around. But you may not know that one-quarter of your body weight is sulfur. Most of it is in your muscles, skin, and bones. Sulfur is so vital for your body that it can help prevent and treat joint problems, fatigue, and depression. But new research suggests it can even slow down highly aggressive breast cancer tumors. A new study out of China wanted to know if the compound methylsulfonylmethane could inhibit breast cancer growth. You may know methylsulfonylmethane as MSM. This organic sulfur-containing compound provides your body with an abundance of sulfur. So taking the supplement would give the researchers clear evidence as to whether it can stop breast cancer or not.

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