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Does Asparagus Cause Cancer?

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The amino acid, asparagine, is thought to be “digested” by cancer cells to help metastasize or spread throughout the body. The study of all the recent headlines used mice, who were in-bred to lack immunity, and then injected with cancer cells. 2 The mice were fed a chow with either no, low or high amounts of asparagine. Spread of cancer to the lung was increased in mice on high-asparagine diet. Injecting an enzyme that blocked asparagine...
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Coffee Enemas?

Coffee Enemas?

  I was growing tired of the same ‘ol, boring oral ingestion of my coffee. At the same time, I was made aware of the growing popularity of coffee enemas, which now had celebrity endorsement, and could done at home with the “Implant O-rama” – which sounded like something a clown doctor would use. So, I needed to first confirm the benefits of the coffee enema.  The local barista was no help, so I perused the...
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Are Hot Dogs Carcinogenic?

Are Hot Dogs Carcinogenic?
I was asked this question back on July 4th, where hot dogs are consumed in mass quantities - with or without the 'fattening' buns. I actually forgot about it, until I saw that ESPN Classic was showing the replay of a hot dog eating contest. I guess increasing one's risk of cancer is considered a sport? So, are hot dogs carcinogenic?  Yes. And the cancer risk is not just limited to hot dogs, but any processed...
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