More Good News About Olive Oil: Breast Cancer Fighter...

According to research in the Annals of Oncology (published online, January 10, 2005, http://annonc.oupjournals.org), oleic acid, the main monounsaturated fatty acid in olive oil, may help defend against breast cancer.

Researchers conducted a series of laboratory experiments on breast cancer cells using oleic acid and found that the fatty acid suppresses levels of a cancer-promoting gene known as Her-2/neu.

Other tests revealed that oleic acid also enhanced the antibody treatment, trastuzumab (Herceptin™), which targets Her-2/neu and has helped prolong the lives of breast cancer patients. The researchers concluded that these results may be helpful in the design of future epidemiological studies and, eventually, dietary counseling.

Read my article on Breast Cancer here

And on Healthy Dietary choices here.

My position has always been that pharmaceutical drugs have their place in the management of disease, but only to bring the situation under control so that the REASON for the imbalance could be discovered and corrected. 

Recent developments with vioxx and others have certainly strengthened that opinion.

But are ANY drugs safe for pregnant women?  Should other avenues be explored first, before a prescription is issued, particularly for non-life threatening conditions? Recollect, Omega 3 fatty acids, among them DHA, are connected not only with help for depression, but calmer babies, with higher intelligence and better eyesight!

Read this information about the influence of anti-depressants on children, and tell me what you think!