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(a) Fruits and vegetables: Even the green leafy vegetables systematic review assessed the health effects of using omega-3 don't protect against contracting breast cancer (JAMA 2001; fats (together or separately) on total mortality, cardiovascular 285:769-776).$ events, cancer and strokes in a wide variety of participants and (b) Fibre: This worsens colon cancer rather than helping found no evidence of a clear benefit of omega-3 fats on prevent it (Lancet 2000; 356:1286-7).’ health.""° (c) Mammography: Samuel S. Epstein, MD (chairman of the Unfortunately, in spite of these facts, most physicians around Cancer Prevention Coalition), Rosalie Bertell and Barbara the world still recommend fish oil to prevent both cancer and Seaman published an article exposing truths about heart disease. mammography that most women have never been told (Int J (e) Soy: Soy products won't protect you against contracting Health Sci 2001; 31(3):605-15): "Contrary to popular belief and cancer, either. The properties of soy are still touted by assurances by the US media...mammography is not a technique nutritionists, physicians and popular health and beauty for early diagnosis. In fact, a breast cancer has usually been publications, all ignorant of the scientific facts. There is a very present for about eight (8) years before it can finally be hazardous side to soy that you need to know about. For detected...""° example, the article "Soybean Goiter: Report of Three Cases" (d) Fish oil: Most fish oil supplements are worthless in (NEJM 1960; 262(22):1099-1103) details three cases of infants preventing cancer and may be hazardous to your health (articles: developing goitre when they were consuming soybean 1995-2006). The International Society for the Study of Fatty "formula". The condition was rapidly eliminated in two of the Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) 4th Congress, which met on 4-9 infants when the soy "formula" was terminated. The third child June 2000 in Tsukuba, Japan, reported the following:" was cured when iodine was added to the diet."’ "...[S]tudies indicate that at the levels used, fish oil What did soy formula have to do with thyroid (goitre) comprised of omega-3 derivatives] problems? Soybeans are a source of decreases a wide range of immune isoflavonoids, including genistein cell responses (natural killer cell, and daidzein. Contrary to popular cytotoxic T lymphocyte activities, belief and what is often reported in ymphocyte proliferation and i i the media, they are both hazardous to roduction of IL-2 and IFN-y Unfortunately, in spite of your health. The following comes (1,2))..." these facts, most physicians from Biochemical Pharmacology "\..Recent studies have indicated H 1997; 54:1087-96): "Soybeans that relatively low levels of the long around the world still contain compounds (genistein and chain omega-3 fatty acids (EPA or recommend fish oil to prevent daidzein—the ‘active ingredients’) DHA)...are sufficient to bring about both cancer and heart disease that inhibit [interfere with] thyroid some of the suppressive effects..." peroxidase (TPO) which is essential "...This decrease (of inhibited to thyroid hormone synthesis ymphocyte proliferation and natural [production]." Soybeans are not iller cell activity) causes increased good for the thyroid! The popular cellular bacteria [infection] and so-called phyto-oestrogens genistein impaired tumor cell killing." and daidzein are actually endocrine disruptors. Women around Any substance causing impaired tumour cell killing ability is the world have been misled. What does soy "formula" have to cancer-causing—the opposite of what we desire. With so many do with the iodine deficiency? Soy contains phytates which of us consuming fish oil, could this be another reason that "magnetise out" essential nutrients like iodine. cancer contraction rates are increasing instead of decreasing? Today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Fish oil is also worthless in preventing heart disease, and Department of Health and Human Services, lists 288 records of Harvard Medical School warned us about this years ago but too soy at its "FDA Poisonous Plant Database" (March 2006 few Americans listened.'? Consuming whole fish instead of fish revision). Their website will shock you as you discover that soy oil failed, too." is anything but a health food (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/ The Japanese have greater cancer rates and greater heart ~djw/pltx.cgi? QUERY =soy)."* disease rates than Americans. Cancer has been Japan's number- Soy harms your immune system, too. Back in 1975, the one cause of death since 1981." The popular media don't often Canadian Journal of Biochemistry reported that soybeans disclose these startling facts. actually weaken your immune system:*! "Soybean trypsin In January 2006, the omega-3 anti-cancer fallacy was exposed inhibitor was found to inhibit transformation of human (JAMA 2006; 295(4)): "A large body of literature spanning lymphocytes..." numerous cohorts from many countries and with different Here's why this happens. Trypsin is an enzyme produced by demographic characteristics does not provide evidence to your pancreas and used in digesting protein; it is critical for suggest a significant association between omega-3 fatty acids antibody production. An inhibitor is something that disables. and [lack of] cancer incidence. Dietary supplementation with Think of it like having one foot on the gas and another on the omega-3 fatty acids [is] unlikely to prevent cancer."'* brake of your automobile at the same time. Your car's engine The most comprehensive analysis to date, published in the would blow up. British Medical Journal of 24 March 2006, reviewing 96 trials So a trypsin inhibitor will irritate your pancreas, stressing it to including 44 trials with supplements and five trials consisting of produce hormones when it can't, leading to decreased mainly ALA (parent omega-3) from plants like flax with the oxygenation from the irritation. Soy prevents the protein you remainder being fish oil, confirms the anti-cancer failure: "We eat from being fully utilised and digested. Your immune system found no evidence that omega-3 fats had an effect on the can't get fuelled with proper antibodies and lymphocytes—a incidence of cancer and there was no inconsistency... This double whammy. Therefore, soy is cancer-causing to your Unfortunately, in spite of these facts, most physicians around the world still recommend fish oil to prevent both cancer and heart disease. 20 = NEXUS www.nexusmagazi ne.com DECEMBER 2006 — JANUARY 2007