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 Scientists
at UCLA determined that the Pritikin Program induced prostate cancer
cells to die.
The Pritikin Program destroyed prostate
cancer cells in a lab setting. The UCLA scientists found that blood
samples of men who had recently gone through the two-week program
at the Pritikin Center were 13 times more effective at killing
off prostate cancer cells than blood samples taken from the very
same men before they had attended the Pritikin Center.
(Cancer Causes and Control, 13: 929, 2002. See also Prostate,
56: 201, 2003)
Short-
and long-term studies showed that key risk factors for breast,
prostate, and colon cancer were substantially reduced.
Several studies have shown short-
and long-term risk factor reductions for breast, prostate, and
colon cancer as a result of adopting the Pritikin Program.
(Preventative Medicine, 17: 432, 1988; Nutrition,
7: 137, 1991; Journal of the National Cancer Institute,
86: 1419, 1994; Cancer 76: 2491, 1995; Nutrition and Cancer,
31: 127, 1998; Nutrition and Cancer, 38: 158, 2000; The
Journal of Urology, 166; 1185, 2001)
An American
man dies every 18 minutes from prostate cancer.
Every three
minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.
Colon cancer
is the second leading cause of cancer deaths.
The time
to act is now — before you get the disease.
The research is overwhelming. Almost every week, a study is published
supporting the Pritikin Center's approach to the prevention of
various cancers. The Pritikin Longevity Center has been involved
in more than a dozen studies of risk factors for breast, prostate,
and colon cancer. All showed significant reductions in risk factors
for these cancers.
Recently, scientists at UCLA discovered how remarkably powerful
prevention measures were. In the lab setting, they found that the
Pritikin Program of diet and exercise destroyed prostate cancers.
That's right, the Pritikin Program induced prostate cancer cells
to die.
The scientists discovered that blood samples of men who had recently
gone through the two-week program at the Pritikin Center were 13
times more effective at killing off prostate cancer cells than
blood samples taken from the very same men before they had attended
the Pritikin Center. (Cancer Causes and Control, 13: 929,
2002. See also Prostate, 56: 210, 2003)
"If you catch prostate cancer early on and adopt the Pritikin
Program, you can significantly increase your odds of living your
life free of invasive prostate cancer," states Dr. James Barnard,
professor of physiological science at UCLA and lead investigator
of the study.
It's well worth it, scientists involved in cancer research agree,
to invest in the future with a healthy lifestyle today. Scientists
themselves are often inspiring role models. USC cancer researcher
Dr. Leslie Bernstein takes long, strenuous walks daily and follows
a very low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. "The
highest fat thing I eat is nonfat yogurt." Dr. Louise Brinton,
breast cancer researcher at the National Cancer Institute, runs
five days a week, and eats close to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables
every day.
The sessions at the Pritikin Longevity Center are full of young,
healthy men and women who are deeply committed to a cancer-free
future, as well as those who have already faced the diagnosis of
cancer. Both are confident that by adopting the Pritikin Program,
they're doing all they can to remain healthy and vital for many
years to come.
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