Dear Steve,

DID YOU KNOW that 17 types of cancer, especially colorectal, have risen sharply in millennials and Gen X-ers in recent years?

While most experts blame this on rising obesity rates, you have to look deeper than that. What causes obesity is inflammation from diet. Results of a Frontiers in Nutrition study showed that a diet with higher inflammatory properties is associated with an increased risk of cancer and cancer-specific mortality. A Cleveland Clinic-funded study in NPJ Precision Oncology specifically pinpointed diet as the main driver of of young-onset colorectal cancer risk.

We need to eat food with less inflammatory properties, starting with added sugars.

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While Going Through Cancer Treatment

Cancer treatments often cause nerve damage that can lead to long-lasting symptoms. Medication has proven ineffective in these cases. A study from JAMA Internal Medicine found that simple exercises can prevent nerve damage. Subjects performed exercises twice weekly for 30 minutes that focused primarily on balancing on an increasingly unstable surface. The exercises undertaken alongside chemotherapy were able to reduce the incidence of nerve damage by 50 to 70 percent. In addition, they increased the patients' perceived quality of life, made it less necessary to reduce their dose of cancer medications, and reduced mortality in the five years following chemotherapy.

Exercising for upwards of 30 minutes most days may help relieve pain in cancer patients, according to a study from Cancer. Study participants who'd been diagnosed with cancer and surpassed 150 minutes of moderate activity a week were 16% less likely to report pain than those who did not exercise or who exercised less.

Any form of dietary supplement use can reduce all-cause and cancer mortality in cancer patients with high BMI and frailty scores, according to a study from Frontiers in Nutrition.

Multivitamin supplements appear to lower the risk for both all-cause and cancer-related mortality in patients with colorectal cancer, according to a study in Cancer.

A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial from Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics show that ginger supplementation at daily dose of 1.2 g ginger root powder significantly improved nausea and vomiting-related quality of life scores in subjects undergoing moderately to highly emetogenic chemotherapy. 

Cancer Survivors

A JAMA Oncology study found that only 4% of cancer survivors reported adhering to all four American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guidelines, which include maintaining a healthy weight and diet, avoiding alcohol, and exercising regularly. This needs to change.

Cancer Prevention

A study from CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians lists alcohol as the third most common carcinogen, with 5% of cancer cases in people over 30. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated current national dietary guidelines that states no amount of alcohol is safe or beneficial to your health.

Optimal levels of vitamin D have a protective effect against breast cancer, and dietary supplementation is an appropriate way to achieve optimal vitamin D concentrations, according to a study from Nutrients.

A study from American Journal of Epidemiology purports optimal vitamin D levels throughout adulthood lowers the risk of ovarian cancer.

Individuals with thyroid cancer had lower levels of vitamin D compared to controls, and vitamin D deficiency was correlated with an increase risk of thyroid cancer, according to a study from Frontiers in Nutrition. Yet another reason why optimal vitamin D levels need to be adhered to.

A study from Medrxiv suggests that high-dose fish oil may prevent estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor negative (ERPR-) breast cancer.

This summer, a young lady came to see Steve. She has had gastrointestinal concerns since birth. Starting at about age 10, it turned into irritable bowel syndrome. She would get constipation, cramping, which would eventually turn into diarrhea. There were times where things seemed under control. But as the years went on, the symptoms occurred more frequently.

While she thought she was getting answers from the usual medical channels, there were several catastrophic episodes during her senior year of high school that warranted making an appointment with Steve. She did not want it to be an issue when she went off to college in the fall.

After one meeting with Steve, she followed his recommendations to the letter and felt a change immediately. She had no stomachaches and pains, and her bathroom habits normalized. Generally, she felt happier and lighter. She was thrilled to be getting her gut to a healthier place.

Steve also evaluated her college menu so she could continue her optimal dietary habits at college. After checking in with her last week after her first few months of college, she told Steve "my stomach is better than it has ever been"!

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The October 2024 Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research reported on the reduction of pain in a 56 year old man In Chicken Soup for the Chiropractic Soul a woman suffered 40 years of back pain, throbbing hips, headaches and wearing a leg brace. These symptoms started after running outside on a hot day while still a toddler. The asphalt burned the bottoms of her feet and she needed lots of care. During one of her hospital visits they gave her a shot of antibiotics, in her buttocks, to keep down infection. This hit her sciatic nerve, which ended up severely stunting the growth of her left leg. 

This lead to more hospital stays, surgeries and leg braces as her leg remained smaller, shorter and weaker. After 40 years of this disability she went to a chiropractor on the advice of her husband and friends. With intensive care, little by little she noticed that her back didn’t hurt so much, her headaches weren’t as frequent and she was walking taller and easier. 

Her body was reacting to 40 years of atrophy and the positive changes encouraged her to continually work with her chiropractor. This partnership helps her to remain stronger, walk taller, feel better and continue to be the best that she can be.

Dr. Liselotte Schuster is a Holistic Family Chiropractor and has been in practice with Nutritional Concepts since 1989. She uses a variety of techniques, including low level laser, to help patients reach their full potential. Contact Dr. Schuster at (847) 509-9067 or drliloschuster@sbcglobal.net.

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