Francisco Contreras, M.D.
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Cancer Prevention
It is not difficult to understand that the easiest and best way to beat cancer in your own body is through prevention. This offensive strategy against disease requires a lifestyle that should be pursued by everyone living in today’s polluted environment. If you have had cancer or are in remission, if you have cancer now …
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Cancer Prevention
It is not difficult to understand that the easiest and best way to beat cancer in your own body is through prevention. This offensive strategy against disease requires a lifestyle that should be pursued by everyone living in today’s polluted environment. If you have had cancer or are in remission, if you have cancer now …
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Beating Cancer
Those who stop fearing the disease are usually the ones who overcome it.
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Don’t Ignore Eating Your Vegetables
Question: I seem healthier since I became a vegan. Do you believe God made us to be vegetarians?J.P., Boise, Idaho Answer: The book of Genesis says God gave us every “seed-bearing plant” and “tree that has fruit with seed in it” as our food (see 1:29). From that verse alone we could draw the conclusion …
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How Bad Is the Bite?
Question: What can I do to protect my family from the West Nile virus? I have heard that the fall is when the worst cases appear. K.T., Memphis, Tennessee Answer: West Nile virus is, in people, a mild disease caused by a flavivirus—one of a family of viruses transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes. Its symptoms …
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Protocol for Diabetes
Much can be done to control diabetes other than giving insulin injections.
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Scared of SARS?
Adopting a healthful lifestyle will lower your risk of contracting SARS.
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Smallpox Could Make Comeback
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in 2003. Question If the smallpox vaccine is made available again in the United States, should I take it? J.E., Portland, Oregon Answer: If you were to ask that question of someone involved with the federal government, the answer might be yes because of the looming threat of bioterrorism. …
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New Year’s Resolutions
In 2003, commit to a lifestyle change, not to a list of unrealistic goals.
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Hold the Fries, Please
Recent changes by McDonald's by no means upgrade fried foods to healthy treats.
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An Ounce of Prevention
Is breast cancer inherited? My answer is an emphatic no.
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Stress: The Silent Killer
Q. I work in newspapers, and everyone I interact with is always stressed. Is all stress bad? How can I manage it? –J.S., Atlanta, Georgia A. When we feel stress, a chemical reaction occurs, and the adrenal glands release hormones. Normally you will feel a boost of energy but later will feel really tired. God …
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A Healthy Heart
The most important factor in whether or not you develop heart disease is the food you eat.
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Before You Start a Diet
Q. I want to lose weight and keep it off. A lot of people are trying high protein, low carbohydrate diets–eating meat but skipping bread, potatoes and pasta. Do these diets really work?D.M., San Diego, California A.It’s great that you want to lose weight. Being overweight increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. …
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