Your-Phyto cancer nutrition study published

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Novel  features of the new supplements made for these studies:

YourPhyto  contains pomegranate, broccoli, green tea and turmeric, shown to be beneficial in previous studies, by the same research group but now includes new ingredients and embraces advances in food fortification, safety and technology. This includes purification, measurement and standardisation of the candidate phytochemical ensuring each capsule maintains its effectiveness and safety. Traditionally supplements either have extracts of plants or dried whole plants – uniquely, this new supplement has both. This ensures a wide spectrum of synergistically acting natural elements from the whole plant, but also boosts levels of the most active phytochemicals responsible for the health benefits.

Over the last 10 years, other foods have also demonstrated benefits in studies, particularly cranberry and organic ginger, both of which are included in these capsules.  Cranberry reduced markers of disease progression and helped urinary urgency. Ginger, helped with digestion and gut health and is a known bio-enhancer, meaning it promotes the absorption of healthy phytochemicals.

Yourgutplus, contains 5 non-histamine inducing, non-diary, lactose secreting lactobacillus bacterial strains, combined with inulin from chicory, and vitamin D. It was previously evaluated and found to be beneficial in the UK national COVID nutritional intervention study and was chosen for the current covid vaccine support study – so has an excellent track record.

Rational for the Study: Existing research, shows that phytochemicals intake and probiotics work in synergy to improve gut health, reduce inflammation in the body and has numerous other potential benefits not only for cancer but symptoms related to treatments.

Laboratory studies have already shown that manipulating gut bacteria can slow prostate cancer progression but until now, no clinical studies in men, up to now, had evaluated combining phytochemicals with probiotics.

High safety profile: As both these capsules were specifically made for national medical trials  the ethical committee insisted on a level of quality assurance unprecedented in supplement manufacturing.

In this double blind randomised clinical trial, men with early but progressive prostate cancer were given the opportunity to try these nutritional interventions before considering treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy or hormone therapies, which have significant risks and toxicities that impact quality of life. None of the men in the study were taking any other supplements treatments for their prostate cancer.

Never seen before in a nutritional trial, was a finding that MRI scans taken before and after the interventions supported the PSA findings. In the combined group, disease on MRI actually reduced in size in 7% and stabilised in 84%.