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Rethinking Cancer Newsletter 20
July 11, 2011 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
When F.A.C.T. was established in 1971, the idea that stress had anything to do with the disease process was regarded by the conventional medical community as pretty much a wacko New Age notion. Today, thanks to the work of pioneers like Hans Selye, Ph.D., Bernie Siegel, M.D., Herbert Bensen, M.D. and others, who have demonstrated…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter 20
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June 21, 2011 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Move over, Youtube; we’ve got videos, too! (drum roll, please) In keeping with our F.A.C.T. 40th year anniversary, we are proud to announce the debut of our Video Presentation page. Many of the videos will be talks by expert speakers and recovered cancer patients from our F.A.C.T. Cancer/Nutrition Conventions over the past 4 decades. Also,…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter 19
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June 21, 2011 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Welcome to the Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #18 We love hearing from our Newsletter readers! Mrs. Henderson, a health teacher at a charter school in Northeast U.S., emailed to say she’s been using our website’s Resource page for her class and as a model for the resource page she’s creating. She also included a link to…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter 18
Read more...The Benefits of Avocado
June 6, 2011 - Category: Foods of the Week
The Benefits of Avocado are huge. There are over 400 varieties of avocado. Some have smooth skin and are green, and some are rough and black. The avocado is considered a neutral fruit, because it blends well with almost any flavor and mixes well with either vegetables or fruit. The avocado came from Persia. It…The Benefits of Avocado
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March 22, 2011 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Welcome to the Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #17 As our world swirls toward the vernal equinox (and not a moment too soon for those who have endured extreme winter weather north of the equator, not to mention, extreme weather everywhere!), a few heads up: Check out our reconfigured Resource Page. We’ve listed articles by topics which…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter 17
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March 22, 2011 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Welcome to the Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #16 Welcome to 2011! This year is a big one for F.A.C.T., marking 40 years since our founding in 1971. Our longevity is a mixed blessing: on the one hand, we're proud of all the work that has helped so many people over the years, but, on the other,…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter 16
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March 22, 2011 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Welcome to the Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #15 As 2010 prepares to be tossed into the “dustbin of history,” we at F.A.C.T. would like to pause a moment and be thankful for the last 12 months. We’re especially grateful that we’ve been in contact with so many of you, new and returning visitors to the site,…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter 15
Read more...The benefits of Apricot
February 28, 2011 - Category: Foods of the Week
The benefits of apricot fruit is immense. It is said to have originated in China. It spread from there to other parts of Asia, then to Greece and Italy. As early as 1562 there is mention of the apricot in England in Turner's Herbal. It is recorded that the apricot grew in abundance in Virginia…The benefits of Apricot
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December 15, 2010 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Welcome to the Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #14 With holiday season fast approaching, we’d like to partake in the gift giving spirit! One of our F.A.C.T. Trustees recently discovered in her garage several large boxes filled with never used copies of a fascinating book, The Prevention of the Diseases Peculiar to Civilization by Sir William Arbuthnot…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #14
Read more...The History of Plums and Fresh Prunes
November 29, 2010 - Category: Foods of the Week
The history of plums and fresh prunes starts with early colonists who found plums growing wild along the entire Eastern coast. They were one of many fruits eaten by the Indians before the coming of the white man, and reports of early explorers mention the finding of plums growing in abundance. Today however native plums…The History of Plums and Fresh Prunes
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