Written by Sevcan Gast, MD & Tara Conrad from Verita Life Thailand Food is one of the most important parts of our everyday lives, culture and community. It brings people together and is used in times of celebration and festivals. Traditionally, food was not as abundant as it is today. More often than not, food

Over the centuries, green tea has been known for its benefits on human health. A traditional drink in several Asian cultures, it has a rightly earned reputation for increasing longevity, brain function and sexual drive. The appreciation for it goes as far as a centuries-old tradition in Japan, where its preparation is a ritual. Benefits

These days, many Cancer patients succumb to the disease due to the side effects of chemotherapy treatment and not because of cancer itself. Although the process can effectively destroy cancerous cells in the body, moreover, it also harms other healthy cells. Chemotherapy compromises a person’s immune system, which is the most essential line of defense

By Melissa Rivera, Nutritionist, Verita Life Mexico. The healing power of phtyonutrient-rich vegetables have been researched for the treatment and prevention of many chronic diseases, including cancer. Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and broccoli sprouts are known due to their high content of glucoraphanin, a precursor of sulforaphane, a compound that has even been called

While many cancerous tumours can be managed with conventional therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, these treatments are often ineffective against metastatic (one that has spread to other organs) disease. That means it fails, in many cases, to slow down cancer progression that a need for substantially novel therapies effective against metastatic cancer are

What is the Ketogenic Diet and How does it Work?The ketogenic diet is also known as the low carb diet, and is based around placing the body into a state of ketosis. When we eat foods high in carbohydrates, such as sugary cereal, cake and bread, the body produces glucose and a specific hormone. Glucose

Written by Tara Conrad, Nutritionist and Diet Consultant. Verita Life Thailand. It is not easy navigating the difficult world of women and nutrition. Trying to manoeuvre through the incredible sea of information that is presented to us through media, friends, family or culture can be overwhelming, daunting and at times discouraging. The first thing we

Previously, research has demonstrated that rapid cancer cell division demands higher levels of sugar than healthy cells and so the question is often asked, does sugar cause cancer? The characteristics of a healthy cell compared to a cancer cell is the sugar dependency that the cancer cells desires, making sugar reduction an appropriate treatment for

We all know that nutrition, eating the right foods and maintaining a good diet over the long-term is a key component of staying healthy throughout life. Indeed, a good diet helps significantly reduce the risk of certain conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. For individuals that have been diagnosed with a medical condition

While the use of “ketogenic diet” has hit peak buzzword in health and fitness circles around the world, most people are still unaware of its origins and how it was initially developed back in the 1920s, as powerful method for treating epilepsy. In recent years however, these findings have further evolved to encompass many other