50 College Coaches on Twitter Can you say "Recruiting Tool?"

50 College Coaches You Should Follow on Twitter

In the world of college sports, Twitter is a divisive subject. Many coaches go so far as toban their players from using the social networking site for fear it will distract players or be used as a vehicle for trash talking. Then there's the ambivalent group, the coaches who don't block players from using Twitter, but will probably go to their graves without ever sending a tweet themselves. But some forward-thinking coaches have embraced Twitter as a way to connect with die-hard fans and give them news and info that can't be had anywhere else. These 50 are the ones who do that the best.

Basketball

1. John Calipari:
   This three-time National Coach of the Year will keep you up to date with news from current and former players from the reigning Division I men's hoops championship team at University of Kentucky.
2. Billy Donovan:
   More than 70,000 followers keep in touch with this successful head of the Florida Gators men's program, who tweets team news like updates on the all-important recruiting situation.
3. Chris Collins:
   Collins is a former high school and college b-ball star and an up-and-coming associate head coach at Duke under the legendary Coach K. Keep an eye on this kid by following his Twitter feed.
4. Seth Greenberg:
   Although he was recently let go after nine years as the head coach of Virginia Tech's men's basketball team, this 2005 ACC Coach of the Year will land on his feet. In the meantime, he's tweeting basketball wisdom from his years of experience.
5. Scott Nagy:
   South Dakota State made a decent showing in March Madness this year, giving eventual Elite 8 team Baylor a run for their money. Coach Nagy runs a fun Twitter feed, but don't be surprised if he corrects your spelling.
6. Bill Self:
   Every basketball season, there are a few usual suspects for who will make the Final Four. Kansas is one of those, so Coach Self's feed is a can't-miss.
7. Scott Drew:
   Coach Drew has completely transformed Baylor men's basketball, taking them from a 1-15 team to a serious championship contender. He's got a lot to be happy about, and his positive tweets show it.
8. Jim Carr:
   Longtime Rutgers coach Jim Carr recently took a job as an assistant coach at University of Rhode Island. He brings his reputation for wit and politeness to his Twitter feed.
9. Gary Blair:
   He must be doing something right. Under Coach Blair's guidance, the Texas A&M women's basketball team won it all in 2011. He's your best source of women's hoops news from Aggieland.
10. Marvin Menzies:
    His success at New Mexico State has had other schools trying to lure him away. For the near future, Coach Menzies goal is for the Aggies to improve on their disappointing first-round tournament exit in 2012.
11. Kevin McGuff:
    @CoachMcGuff says the University of Washington has "some of the most intense women's basketball fans in the country." He tries to keep them informed with this Twitter feed.
12. Steve Wojciechowski:
    This associate head coach at Duke is a serial tweeter, offering recruiting updates, inspiring quotes, and chats with Blue Devil hoops fans and former players-turned-pros.
13. Pat Summitt:
    The famous "head coach emeritus" has recently begun tweeting again, keeping followers informed of Volunteer news and information about her foundation that deals with early-onset dementia.
14. Tom Crean:
    After seeing success as Marquette's head coach, Crean inherited a struggling Indiana team in 2008 that he led to the Sweet Sixteen this year. Subscribing to his Twitter feed is a good way to keep tabs on this coach whose stock continues to rise.
15. Cliff Warren:
    Jacksonville U head coach Cliff Warren provides a good variety of tweeted material, regular featuring uplifting quotes and stats from pastors, former coaches, and successful businesspeople, in addition to team and school updates.
16. Chris Mack:
    Xavier is a solid postseason team led by Coach Mack and his excellent 50-17 record. But his Twitter feed proves he's not afraid to mix it up with fans or to share his thoughts on life as a husband and dad to two little girls.
17. Jay Wright:
    Villanova hasn't made the NCAA tournament since 2008. They're always a team to watch and if Coach Wright keeps up the frenetic pace of his tweets come basketball season, this will be a feed to follow.
18. Bacari Alexander:
    Assistant coach Alexander "strives to be a leader" for Michigan's men's basketball. His feed is a composite of positive quotes from A Godly Life, Inspirational Quotes, African Proverbs, and other Twitter feeds.
19. Kim Mulkey:
    Mulkey's coaching no doubt had a lot to do with Baylor women's 40-0 2011-2012 season, the first ever in NCAA history. However, the possibility of sanctions looms. Stay tuned into this feed for news.

Football

20. Lane Kiffin:
    Who knows what this polarizing USC head coach will take to Twitter to do next? Commit a recruiting violation? Wish Britney Spears happy birthday? The only way to find out is to follow along.
21. Les Miles:
    Some consider Coach Miles' Twitter feed to be perfect. Follow the LSU head coach and decide for yourself.
22. Lou Holtz:
    OK, technically he hasn't coached since 2004. But that year was Lou Holtz's 45th year of coaching in both college and the NFL, meaning the guy knows his stuff and is worth keeping up with.
23. Mike Leach:
    He's been called a "bully" and a "certified nut job." Can Coach Leach get it together and return to his glory days coaching at a major program like Texas Tech? Find out here.
24. Will Muschamp:
    In 2010, Muschamp took over at Florida from the winningest coach in SEC history, and things have gotten off to a rocky start. Follow along as he tries to restore the Gators to the high level of success they're used to.
25. Daon Roberts:
    This WVU assistant coach has all the makings of an intriguing tweeter: Harvard-educated professor, connoisseur of catfish, and sweet tea sommelier. Check him out.
26. Jim Mora:
    Former Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks coach Jim Mora just signed a five-year contract with UCLA. He's fired up to be coaching again and it will be interesting to see where he can take the Bruins.
27. Steve Sarkisian:
    Coach Sark does a lot of work with Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, and uses his Twitter feed to keep followers updated on it, in addition to news on his #21-ranked Huskies.
28. Hugh Freeze:
    The Ole Miss head coach regularly posts encouraging tweets with the tag #wintheday, with a healthy dose of fishing trip pictures thrown in for good measure.
29. Butch Jones:
    The 2011 Big East Coach of the Year keeps fans abreast of Cincinnati football developments. They're coming off a strong 2011 season capped by a bowl victory over Vanderbilt and look to maintain that momentum this year.
30. David Shaw:
    You may have seen Coach Shaw working as a commentator for the NFL Network's coverage of the draft. His day job is coaching the Stanford football team (hopefully) back to a bowl game without Andrew Luck running the offense.
31. Joker Phillips:
    Kentucky football may not enjoy the same success as the men's basketball team, but coach Joker Phillips keeps fan interest alive by regularly picking up the team, its achievements, and events on his Twitter feed.
32. June Jones:
    Southern Methodist is looking to go out on a high note before it leaves Conference USA for the Big East. Follow along from recruitment to the post-season, if there is one, on Coach Jones' feed.
33. Mike Gundy:
    Mike Gundy is the man who's turned Oklahoma State into a top-tier football program. Check up on his tweets for everything that's happening with the Cowboys.
34. Bret Bielema:
    This coach led Wisconsin to a great 2011 season that included a Big Ten championship. Their recruiting for this year has been solid and their prospects for the 2012 season look like they'll make for some happy tweets.
35. Kevin Sumlin:
    The former Houston head coach is looking to reverse the sagging fortunes of his new team, the Texas Aggies. You and the Aggie faithful can get your introduction to the new coach here.
36. Jemal Singleton:
    OSU running backs coach @CoachSings provides a refreshing change to the priority schedule for many coaches. His bio proudly states it's "faith+family+football."

Baseball

37. Mike Bianco:
    As of this writing, Ole Miss is safely into the NCAA tournament. Coach Bianco should be tweeting updates — like what movie they're watching on the bus — along the way.
38. Billy Kennedy:
    This Texas A&M "bus driver" (school slang for coach) has the eighth-ranked Aggies in prime position for a run at a national title, so keep an eye on their progress from the coach's spot on the bench.
39. Chad Holbrook:
    Check out the tweets from associate head coach Chad Holbrook as the South Carolina Gamecocks seek their third national championship in the last three years.
40. Jim Morris:
    Miami has clenched a berth in the NCAA tournament, but they've been dealing with injuries late in the season. See if Coach Morris can lead them to a deep postseason run, and get the details here.
41. Sunny Golloway:
    A strong late-season push should be enough to secure a tournament bid for the Sooners. Send your thoughts to coach Golloway as they make their run, or just enjoy his positive #keepfighting, #onepitchatatime, and #wineverypitch tags.
42. Steve Smith:
    Baylor head coach Steve Smith invites you to "Follow to get his view from the dugout." It's a great time to be a sports fan at Baylor, and the baseball is no exception, so jump on the bandwagon.
43. Tracy Smith:
    Indiana's head coach runs this feed that keeps fans connected with Hoosier stickball news, with some personal thoughts and major league baseball takes from Smith.

Other Sports

44. Randy Waldrum:
    The Twitter feed for the head coach of the women's soccer team at Notre Dame is worth following on the strength of one funny tweet: "Just got locked in the bathroom @ ND for 45 minutes…had to be rescued through the ceiling!"
45. Nikki Izzo-Brown:
    West Virginia women's soccer had a solid 10-4 season last year. Coach Izzo-Brown will keep you connected with the team's schedule, as well as her interest in the fight against breast cancer.
46. Rico Blasi:
    He's the most successful hockey coach in Miami University's history. Follow Coach Blasi as Miami gears up to take to the ice this fall.
47. Tom Anastos:
    Michigan State hockey currently holds a solid pre-season ranking of 15th in the country. As training heats up, this is the feed to follow for all your Spartan rink news.
48. Patrick Murphy:
    Alabama's softball team holds the #2 spot in the nation's rankings right now. If you want to know something about their coach before the NCAA tourney starts, this is the place to look.
49. Stacey Nuveman Deniz:
    Somehow this former gold-medal Olympian finds time in between coaching softball at San Diego State and raising a "bouncing baby boy" to keep her followers up to speed on her life.
50. Rhonda Revelle:
    Nebraska softball head coach Revelle alternates her tweets between inspiring quotes and news from around the Cornhusker baseball and softball diamonds.

June 19th, 2012 written by Site Administrator

Renfroe Homers Twice but Big Train Fall to Redbirds on Fathers Day

Renfroe Homers Twice but Big Train Fall to Redbirds on Fathers Day

This Hunter Renfroe swing drove his first home run from Povich Field. While the Big Train were unable to increase their win total on Fathers Day, they were able to welcome back a star. Hunter Renfore (Mississippi State) starred on last season's National Championship Big Train squad and returned to Bethesda again this season. While he had begun his second season at a decent pace, many expected bigger things. Renfroe's bat agreed with that sentiment on Sunday night as he book-ended the Big Train attack with two-run homers in both the first and the ninth innings. Unfortunately for the Big Train, that was all the offense on the night and team lost 6-4 to the Baltimore Redbirds. Despite the loss, the atmosphere at Povich Field was great on a wonderful Fathers Day evening as dads came out with their kids to play catch in the outfield before the game, get a free hat courtesy of First Call Office Products, and settle in for a night of great baseball. The box score and play-by-play of the game can be found here.

Death in a soda can (and it's not just the sugar!)

An Everyday Cause of Cancer
You Can and Should Avoid

    A friend of mine recently learned her husband has early stage cancer. Praise God, it's treatable and he'll probably be all right.


    We got to talking about how it might have happened. What on earth could have caused it? We're all exposed to so many toxic substances. Today I'm going to talk about just one that might have had some role in this man's misfortune. There's no way to know for sure, but it's one of the most common, widespread carcinogens in America.


    It's yet another poison you don't need and can easily avoid. Keep reading for the details...


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Drink This and Cancer Comes Pouring Out of Your Body     "If I could pick only one treatment to cure my cancer, this would be it," says a top expert on alternative cancer treatments.     Research conducted by a scientist at the Detroit Institute of Cancer Research showed this is one of the world's most powerful cancer cures. Even the mainstream National Cancer Institute confirmed that this do-it-yourself treatment kills cancer cells. Then they buried the research.     Personally, I've been writing about cancer treatments for almost seven years. Out of nearly 400 that I've investigated, I haven't found an at-home treatment that's better.     It worked for Robert, age 54, who had late stage stomach cancer. His doctors told him he didn't have chance. The most they could do was buy him a little time, using four aggressive chemotherapy drugs PLUS radiation — a deadly, toxic, last-ditch treatment.     INSTEAD Robert used this non-toxic liquid and was completely cancer-free within months. The amazed doctor was forced to admit Robert's cancer was "in remission." Two years later, he was still cancer-free.     Click here and watch an important video presentation about this discovery.

   

 It's the ultimate irony...
    For several decades, the U.S. government has blessed the widespread sale and use of a known carcinogen—ignoring scores of studies proving it damages our health.


    Scientists now believe the poster child for "safe" packaging chemicals may be making one of their best cancer treatments useless!


    I'm talking about bisphenol-A, called BPA for short. This polycarbonate is used to harden plastics and is found in everything from CDs and dental fillings to sunglasses. It's used as a protective lining in metals cans, such as soda cans. It's found in nearly all plastic drink containers.


    Long-time readers might remember an earlier article (Issue #17) where I warned that BPA is found in the urine of 95% of Americans—including that of innocent babies! That article went into great detail on the abundant evidence against the use of BPA.


    I also reported that many scientists are concerned about BPA. Levels in humans are well above those known to cause adverse effects in lab animals.


    And yet as recently as March 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is still insisting "the scientific evidence at this time does not suggest that very low levels of human exposure to BPA through the diet are unsafe."¹


    Baloney!


    Government organizations and the medical establishment have known since the 1890s that BPA acts as a synthetic form of the hormone estrogen. And there's a great deal of evidence that over-exposure to estrogens in our food and environment is a major source of health problems…


    When a team of University of Cincinnati scientists exposed human breast cancer cells to low levels of BPA, they were shocked to find that BPA acts on cancer cells in much the same way that estrogen does.


    But wait, this gets even worse. BPA encouraged the production of proteins that prevent cancer cells from being killed by chemotherapy drugs, according to cell biologist and lead study author Nira Ben-Jonathan, PhD.


    So according to the study's results, not only does BPA contribute to cancer formation—it undermines and neutralizes mainstream medicine's favorite way of treating cancer!


    The study's authors said "these data provide considerable support to the accumulating evidence that BPA is hazardous to human health."²


    And despite the FDA's 'defend and deny' strategy—many folks are waking up to the warnings and taking decisive action...

Canada says "NO" to cancerous BPA!

    While many federal government agencies in the U.S. continue to express only mild concern about the possibility that BPA is a dangerous carcinogen, folks in other countries are taking a far more hard-nosed approach.


    Canada has always been in the vanguard when it comes to cracking down on BPA use. After first taking steps in 2008 to control use of this toxic chemical, Canada became the first nation in the world to ban it altogether in 2010.


    And Canada may be setting a trend for many other nations around the globe…


    Despite significant industry pressure, the European Union banned BPA use in baby bottles as of June 2011. And the French National Assembly went a step further—declaring BPA to be banned from ALL food packaging by 2014.


    Prompted by consumer concerns about BPA toxins in the food supply, Japanese industries took swift action to voluntarily reduce the use of BPA between 1998 and 2003.


    So what did they do? Their two approaches included:

1. Changing inner can linings from a paint containing BPA to a PET film laminate, and/or
2. Using an EXR paint with much less BPA migration into food.

    A follow-up examination of canned foods and beverages in Japan revealed virtually noBPA in these items!

    China and Malaysia have also jumped on the 'ban BPA' bandwagon—announcing plans in 2011 to bar its use in baby bottles and other food and drink packaging for children.

    So who cares if the rest of the world wants to change their food packaging! In the U.S. of A.—we're gonna do it another way...

FDA favors a "watchful waiting" approach

    According to the FDA, you needn't be overly concerned about getting excessive BPA through food. They insist that both children and adults are able to rapidly metabolize and eliminate the 'trace amounts' of chemical ingested.

    But because environmental groups, health care professionals and other pests… er, uh… concerned persons keep making this an issue—the agency said it plans to continue researching the chemical and review study results carefully.

    Because of its pro-BPA stance, the agency only recently responded to the 2008 petition from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to ban BPA from products manufactured in the United States.

    And the NRDC had to sue the administration to get a response!

    Dr. Sarah Janssen, senior scientist in the public health program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the FDA has "failed to protect our health and safety" and is "out-of-step with scientific and medical research."

    Meanwhile, 11 states have refused to wait another moment. In October 2011, California became the latest state to ban BPA from baby bottles and children's sippy cups.

    What's more, some U.S. manufacturers have begun voluntarily removing BPA from can linings. But it is still legal to use BPA in all food packaging, so we're not out of the woods just yet...

    As Japan has clearly shown, it IS possible to manufacture packaging without BPA. But it seems the FDA is being strong-armed by companies with a vested interest in keeping BPA on the market.

    In the words of NRDC scientist Dr. Janssen, the FDA's lack of regulatory action "illustrates the need for a major overhaul of how the government protects us against dangerous chemicals." The FDA is quite aggressive about banning food supplements based on minimal or no evidence of hazard.

    Meanwhile, it permits substances like BPA that are proven toxic by a mountain of evidence — apparently because these substances are manufactured by powerful industries. The agency's conduct is repulsive and disgusting. As I've said many times before, the regulatory state actually puts us all in greater danger because it creates the illusion that someone else is taking care of you. Don't believe it. You have to inform yourself and take action to protect yourself and those you love.

    Our last issue suggested one easy and delicious way to do that — one of my favorite foods. If you missed the article, just scroll down and read it now.

Big Train Win Big! 11-5

Big Train Win Second Straight Behind Big Bats

Big Train players get ready for their first home game in almost a week.   Another Big Train game, another comeback. It seems that the Big Train players enjoy playing the underdog this season as they started off another game down 3-0 before throwing double-digits up on the board again and winning 11-5 against the Southern Maryland Nationals on Thursday night. Kelly Secrest (UNC Wilmington) made his second start of the season, going 3.2 innings and giving up four runs on four hits while striking out three. Though Secrest's command was not quite there, his two-seam fastball seemed to bother hitters throughout the night.  After an early 3-0 deficit, the Big Train bounced back quickly. AfterColin Kish (Florida Southern) reached second base on a throwing error, Tucker Tobin (George Mason) drove him in on a two-out single to left, giving the Big Train their first run of the game. Later in the inning Mitch Morales (Florida Atlantic) and Michael Bass (UNC Wilmington) would drive in Tobin and Zach Randolph (Mississippi State), to tie the game at three and cap a momentum-shifting rally.                                                                                         The Big Train offense continued to thrive in the bottom of the third, asHunter Renfroe (Mississippi State) and Kish would start the inning with back-to-back singles. Renfroe would later score on a single byBrendan Hendricks (San Francisco), to give the Big Train their first lead of the ballgame. Kish would then score in the following at-bat on a 4-3 double play, extending the lead to 5-3. The Big Train would respond to a Nationals run in the fourth inning by adding some cushion to their one run lead. On a wild pitch by Nationals reliever Danny Wissman, Renfroe was able to score just before Hendricks come across on a throwing error by Nationals third baseman Spencer Wolfe on a ground ball hit by Randolph. That gave the Big Train a 7-4 lead.The Nationals plated a fifth run in the top of the eighth, but hopes of a comeback would be silenced quickly as Big Train reliever Ben Griset(St. Mary's (CA)) came in and retired the side in order to keep the score at 7-4.    The offense would score four more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as Adam Barry (Cal State Northridge), Hendricks, and Justin McCullough (El Camino) all picked-up RBIs to set up an easy closeout for Griset in the ninth. Griset would finish the night with two scoreless innings, giving up only one walk and no hits. Despite good work from the pitching staff, the offense was the real story in tonight's victory, as the Big Train scored a season-high-tying 11 runs on 14 hits. "We hit the ball a lot better," said Renfroe. "That's what won us the game. It felt pretty good to be back in front of the home fans... I showed up for 'em."                                                                                                                            Big Train Manager Sal Colangelo also commented on last night's big win. "We were missing 18 guys at the start of the season. The guys who filled in played hard but we were just short on pitching [and] just short on offense," Colangelo said. "So now we need to play Big Train baseball. We play every pitch of every inning and that's what they did tonight. That's what good teams do." The box score and play-by-play for the game can be found here. Watch Bethesda Big Train Baseball Live on US Sports Network

Stuff Yourself with This Fat
And Get Healthy!

    This raw food is a complete protein source, contains three times as much glutathione — a priceless antioxidant -- as any other fruit, and provides an entire RDA of healthy fats.


  It is a true SuperFood. But it was denounced during the decades of the 'low-fat craze' because it's very high in fat. You remember when almost everyone believed fat was the devil — the cause of heart disease and who knows what else?


  I bought into it myself — but not anymore. Now we know carbohydrates are the true devil, while a high-fat diet can be good for you. But there's a catch — we're not talking about butter and T-bone steaks, we're talking about healthy fats. And the high-fat food I'm going to talk about now is not only one of my favorites but one of the healthiest. Keep reading and I'll unveil the mystery...


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Announcing the New "Wonder" Fruit for Keeping Your Prostate Healthy for Life You may be shocked to learn that one of the most popular supplements many men take could be underperforming. Click here to find out the "secret" ingredient that's up to 3,000 times more powerful than saw palmetto! Plus you'll discover the new "wonder" nutrient for keeping your prostate healthy for life. It supports healthy cell growth in the prostate—and keeps abnormal cells from spreading. This powerful combination of hard-to-find nutrients is included in a new breakthrough formulation. And, it's now my #1 recommendation for my male patients with prostate and urinary concerns. Here's why...

    The rich, fat, superlatively healthy food I'm talking about is the avocado.


    Its high protein content makes it ideal for vegetarians. Its overall nutritional profile makes it perfect for anyone looking to enhance their health and well-being. Some call it the 'Food of the Gods'. Others claim it's the single best daily food to improve your health — although I can't subscribe to the notion of a one-food diet.


    Foods are often called SuperFoods when they have superior qualities that are truly out of the ordinary. Such foods are usually loaded with a high concentration of fatty acids, antioxidant phytonutrients, and essential amino acids.

Have You Shunned Avocados
Because They have 'Too Many Calories'?

    If so, you've got lots of company. If you just consider the fat content without considering the kind of fat, eating avocado is just about like eating butter by the tablespoon. But despite their bad rap, avocados are one of the best anti-aging SuperFoods you can eat.

    They were treasured by the Aztec Indians long ago. But the oldest known evidence of their use as a food was discovered in a cave in Puebla, Mexico, in writings believed to date back to 10,000 BC.

    Avocado is sometimes called the Alligator Pear, a reflection of its shape and leather-like skin. Though most people consider them a vegetable, avocados are actually a fruit. They grow in tropical areas like Florida, California, and Central America, on evergreen trees that can soar up to 65 feet tall.

    Even more astounding is that...

This Fruit Can Shut Down Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

    A Danish scientist recently discovered that a natural compound in the Chilean avocado targets the drug-resistant yellow staphylococci.

    Jes Gitz Holler, PhD, from the University of Copenhagen, found that a natural substance in Chilean avocado plants acts against resistant bacteria, in combination with traditional antibiotics.

    As he explains it, resistant bacteria have an efflux pump in their bacterial membrane that efficiently pumps antibiotics out as soon as they gain access. The newly-discovered substance in avocado inhibits the pumping action — breaking down the bacteria's defense mechanisms to allow the antibiotics to work. These results were published in the Journal of Microbial Chemotherapy.

    Naturally, the drug companies are all over this, trying to use it to create a new anti-bacterial (i.e. antibiotic) drug. However, the drug companies face a lack of incentive because they make less money off antibiotics than they make off chemotherapy drugs, statins, and other drugs for chronic conditions.

    But assuming you'll be eating avocados grown in the States and not in Chile, let's talk about their overall health benefits — because there are many.

7 Ways Avocados Can Boost Your Health

    Despite being wrongly labeled as a high-calorie, high-fat food, avocados can be a boon to your health. At 204 calories per ½ cup pureed fruit, you might not want to go hog-wild on them. But they do deserve an honored place in your daily diet.

    Proof of the avocado's terrific nutritional profile shows up in the USDA Nutrient Database.

    Though calorie-dense, its benefits outweigh concern over the total fat content (19.9 grams). The same ½ cup of pureed avocado contains 2.4 grams of protein, 3.1 grams of fiber, and a mere 8 grams of carbs.

1. Proteins. 
   
   Unlike a steak, which can be hard to digest and absorb, avocados contain a predigested protein. The sun starts the process of breaking down the protein into easily digestible amino acids while the avocado is still ripening on the tree.
   
   Avocados provide all 18 essential amino acids needed to create a complete protein source. You need to get essential amino acids from your diet because the body can't make its own.
   
   If you're trying to reduce your intake of animal proteins, or if you're a vegetarian, vegan or raw foodist looking for ways to get more protein, avocados are a terrific ally to include in your diet.
   
   Unlike meats, avocados don't putrefy in your intestines, and pose no threat of constipation because they have a high fiber content. Furthermore, they don't contain manmade antibiotics or hormones, unlike many animal proteins you might consume. And unlike the animals they haven't been fed with GMO corn.
2. Fats. 
   
   It's important to understand that you need fatty acids — regardless of what the popular press tells you. Omega 3 fatty acids are sorely lacking in the Western diet. This contributes to the bad health and disease experienced by millions.
   
   Avocados can easily provide an entire day's supply of omega-3 fatty acids — the good fat your body needs.
   
   Avocados contain no cholesterol (only animal products contain cholesterol). But they're a rich source of beneficial fats which your body needs. Although the avocado is high in fat, 60% of it is monounsaturated and 20% is polyunsaturated, while only 20% is saturated.
   
   Like olive oil, avocados boost your HDL ("good") cholesterol level, and can help protect you from free radical damage. This cholesterol also regulates triglycerides and prevents diabetes…
   
   A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that a vegetarian diet that includes HDL-promoting fats can slash LDL ("bad" cholesterol) levels as effectively as statin drugs.
   
   So, are avocados the fatty acid culprit? Not likely. It's more likely that processed sugars and high fructose corn syrup in processed foods are linked to poor health — along with pasteurized dairy, cooked starches, and factory farm meats. Healthy fats help protect your heart, brain, joints, and more.
3. Carotenoids. 
   
   Though many think carotenoids are only linked to red and orange produce, avocados are also an excellent source of this phytonutrient.
   
   Avocados offer an array of carotenoids — including beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and lutein, as well as lesser known types. Whenever you eat carotenoid-rich foods, you deliver first-class vitamin A to your body, which protects eye health, among other things.
   
   Carotenoids enhance your immune and reproductive health. Since they are fat-soluble, avocados' nutrients are easily absorbed by your body.
4. Anti-Inflammatory. 
   
   Avocados' unique combo of vitamins C and E, carotenoids, selenium, zinc, phytosterols and omega-3 fatty acids helps reduce inflammation. And considering how many chronic diseases are influenced by chronic inflammation — which can go undetected for years — dealing with inflammation is a health 'must'.
5. Heart Health.
   
   Avocados' fat content — which has caused uninformed "experts" to label them as unhealthy — actually protects against heart disease.
   
   Studies show that oleic acid — the primary fatty acid in avocados — improves cardiovascular health. Many people now take omega-3 supplements to slash their risk of heart disease. Avocados deliver a whopping 160 mg per cup of alpha-linolenic acid.
6. Live Enzymes.
   
   Avocados are bursting with enzymes. Plus, they're rich in minerals, including magnesium, which is involved in more than 300 metabolic functions in your body.
7. Nutrients.
   
   Avocados also provide many B vitamins, as well as vitamins A, C, E, and K. They contain more protein, beta carotene, potassium, magnesium, folic acid, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamin E and vitamin K per ounce than any other fruit.
   
   Two beneficial compounds — beta-sitosterol and glutathione — also abound in avocados.
   
   Beta-sitosterol is a widely prescribed anti-cholesterol substance that disrupts cholesterol absorption, thereby lowering cholesterol levels. Lab analysis shows that avocados contain 76 mg of beta-sitosterol per 100 g of raw edible avocado — four times that of oranges, the next richest source of the compound.¹
   
   Last but not least, avocados contain 17.7 mg of glutathione per 100 g of raw edible fruit — more than three times that of any other fruit.
   
   Studies link high glutathione intake with a lowered risk of oral cancer and pharyngeal cancer — and very likely other cancers. Interestingly, this reduced risk only occurred with the glutathione from raw fruits and veggies.

    You'd have to conclude that there aren't many tasty foods that pack the nutritional punch of avocados.

    And yes, there is a cancer preventive aspect to avocados too, besides the brief mention above.

Delicious Cancer Prevention

    Avocados are highly recognized by researchers and nutritionists around the world.

    The Hass avocado, a U.S. variety, shows tremendous potential for preventing certain types of cancer.

    Studies conducted by Ohio University showed that the nutrients of this fruit help thwart cancer cells. Avocados' nutrients not only kill cancer cells, but also prevent the development of pre-cancerous ones.

    Although you've heard before that a diet of healthy fruits and vegetables helps prevent cancer, the avocado's dense nutritional profile and high phytonutrient and phytochemical content makes it especially important.

    The biggest success noted in this study was related to oral cancer.

    Further study will likely reveal new findings, but I don't think you can go wrong with adding avocado to your balanced diet of healthy foods.

And the Rest...

    Prevention magazine, January 2001, discussed the benefits of avocados for skin and hair.

    To add luster to your hair, mash an avocado and rub it into your hair for five minutes after washing. Or apply it to your skin to relieve itching and redness caused by eczema or dermatitis.

    If you plan to use it for medicinal purposes, investigate more before self-medicating. Unripe avocados are said to be toxic, as are the leaves of some varieties.

Buying, Storing and Eating Avocados

    California varieties are considered the cream of the crop when it comes to rich and creamy tasting avocados. And they're less perishable than the Florida ones.

    Avocados mature on the tree, but don't begin to ripen till picked. The tree's leaves put out a hormone that inhibits the production of ethylene, the chemical that ripens fruit. Avocados in the store are often firm and unripe. Allow three to five days at room temp for them to ripen. To speed it up, put them in a brown paper bag with an apple, at room temperature.

    Choose heavy fruits with unblemished, unbroken skin. If you need one that you can eat immediately, squeeze gently. The fruit should respond to gentle pressure much the way a peach does. A dent indicates it is overripe and will have blackened flesh. But if you open your avocado at home and find it has a few black spots, don't worry. In my opinion they taste fine and do you no harm. They just don't look very attractive. If they bother you, cut them away and eat the green parts.

    How you peel it is important. The healthiest part is the darker part just under the skin. So you want to cut straight into the avocado, then peel back the skin without disrupting the fruit.

    Avocados are highly susceptible to oxidation (the tendency to turn brown when in contact with oxygen). Sprinkling lemon or lime juice on them will slow the darkening process. I don't find the darkening affects flavor.

    The oil of avocado is richly flavored, with nutty fruity undertones. Use it raw on salads to add a special gourmet touch. It should only be purchased in small quantities and used quickly, because it becomes rancid quickly. Stored in the refrigerator, it'll keep for a few months.

Raw!

    Eat your avocados raw. The tannins give them a bitter flavor when heated. Besides that, heating destroys valuable nutrients. Raw foods offer greater nutritional benefits.

    One more caution about avocados…

    Probably the most popular food made with avocados is delicious guacamole. Guacamole is my favorite avocado dish. I have to confess I eat tons of the stuff. Most recipes include some lime or lemon juice, which helps guacamole keep for days in the fridge. The top layer exposed to air will turn dark, but it tastes fine; it just looks less appetizing than fresh, green guacamole.

    But here's the thing… How many times have you eaten healthy guacamole with unhealthy corn chips? Corn chips are a very high-fat food - and this time, friends, the fats aren't healthy. In fact, they've probably been rendered toxic by being heated to high temperatures. Certain oils, including corn oil, form toxic chemicals when overheated.

    I eat my guacamole with organic rice crackers. They're delicious.

    Or you can try spreading guacamole on an organic chicken breast, or eat your avocado on (or as) a salad drizzled with olive oil. By the way, if you don't want to make it yourself, you can buy your guacamole as a carryout dish at Mexican restaurants and skip the chips.

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But, strangely, this cancer discovery has been kept almost completely quiet. (The reason why made me furious -- I bet you'll feel the same way.)

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Lee Euler
Publisher, Cancer Defeated

Do bees have the answer to cancer?

Starve Prostate Cancer with Beehive Extract

    Could honeybees hold the cure to prostate cancer, and maybe other types of cancer, too? Possibly, according to recent findings from the University of Chicago.


    Beehive propolis is used by honeybees to patch up cracks in the hive. It's made up of amino acids, waxes, resins, and fatty acids and boasts hundreds of complex chemical properties.


    Commonly called "bee glue," propolis is easily purchased in capsule form or as a liquid extract at any good health food store. Companies also sell the extract as an ointment, cream, lotion, powder, or in other cosmetic form. Now comes evidence it stops prostate cancer cells dead in their tracks...


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    According to some sources, propolis has been used for centuries to treat allergies and infections. It's sometimes even used as a natural antibiotic. In fact, bees use it as their own kind of antibiotic to help protect them from disease. This is partly because it seals out foreign substances that would otherwise pollute the hive.


    As a natural remedy, propolis has long been used to heal cuts and protect them against bacteria and other microorganisms. Propolis also appears to have anti-microbial action on both gram-positive and gram-negative micro-organisms.


    From a chemical standpoint, propolis is particularly complex. This helps explain why no attempts have been made to create a manufactured version of the substance. But at the same time, because it can't be patented, very little research has been conducted on the clinical benefits of propolis -- till now.

Propolis stops prostate cancer cells in their tracks

    The active compound in beehive propolis is called caffeic acid phenethyl ester, or CAPE. Chih-Pin Chuu, a lead researcher on the project at the University of Chicago, wanted to see if CAPE was effective when it came to killing prostate cancer cells.

    Chuu tested the amount of CAPE concentration that would be in a person's blood following ingestion of a propolis capsule.

    Results from early culture dish experiments showed CAPE successfully halted growth of early-stage prostate cancer cells. Later experiments on mice implanted with human prostate cancer cells repeated the effect. The tumors in the mice stopped growing if they received CAPE twice a day. But if the treatment stopped, the tumors began to grow again.

    Researchers concluded that beehive propolis doesn't kill prostate cancer, but at least it stops proliferation. The question was, why?

How to starve a cancer cell

    The fact that propolis stops cancer cell proliferation hints at the idea that CAPE might someday cross over from holistic treatment to clinical therapy. And from there, CAPE might even prove to be a good co-treatment in conjunction with chemotherapy — according to clinical scientists, that is.

    But for that to happen, scientists needed to first prove how CAPE stops cancer cell proliferation.

    And that's where a new breakthrough from the University of Chicago people comes into play. The team was led by Richard Jones, assistant professor in the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and the Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology.

    Traditionally, lab tools known as Western blots are used to assess changes in cell proteins after being exposed to different circumstances. But, these tools only allow for a few proteins to be assessed at a time.

    The Chicago researchers came up with a new technique, called the micro-western array, for monitoring proteins. It's groundbreaking, because — unlike previous methods — the technique lets the scientists observe the activity of hundreds of proteins at once. That means there's finally a way to assess the anti-cancer potential of natural remedies.

    Because that's usually the problem scientists have with natural medicine, isn't it? They want to assess the effect of just one thing at a time, but most natural remedies are active in multiple ways at the same time. And it's hard for scientists not to want to break things down to minute detail — which is sometimes important, and often not.

    The Chicago researchers have been using their new micro-western array to explain how cell physiology is affected by natural compounds, focusing their efforts on propolis.

    They've been able to look at the effect of CAPE, the bee propolis extract, on about a hundred different proteins at once, while at the same time assessing a wide spectrum of cellular signaling pathways associated with multiple different outcomes.

    They say this gives them a "global landscape view" of all the pathways affected, which wasn't possible before — that is, to the extent that it would have required hundreds of researchers and an extraordinary amount of money.

    At the end of the day, this "landscape view" allowed the scientists to pinpoint exactly what happens at the protein level when chemically-complex CAPE is used to treat prostate cancer. In technical terms, they found that CAPE suppresses protein activity in the p70S6 kinase and Akt pathways.

    What's interesting is that both pathways are nutrition sensors. When activated, they give cancer cells the green light to proliferate. When deactivated, they stop cell growth in its tracks.

Could be the beginning of something big...

    As Jones puts it, "CAPE basically stops the ability of prostate cancer cells to sense that there's nutrition available." Meaning cancer cells think they're starving, so they halt growth.

    Sounds like a pretty good deal — and all this from a completely natural remedy!

    As usual, scientists say a lot more studies are needed, including human trials, before the medical community will recommend CAPE as a legitimate treatment for prostate cancer. And sadly, there's a concern that nobody will fund the clinical trials needed to prove safety in humans since CAPE/propolis can't be patented by a money-hungry drug company.

    Still, it's a step in the right direction to know some scientists are starting to welcome natural remedies into their labs for testing and that they're starting to understand the mechanisms behind alternative therapy.

    Does this mean you should add bee propolis supplements to your anti-cancer protocol? I don't have enough information at this point. Since this newsletter is read by people with a lot of experience at cancer treatment, send me an email (newsletter@cancerdefeated.com) and let me know if you've seen it used clinically.

    Last issue we identified a particular group of Americans who are likely to see their cancer rate DOUBLE in the next 18 years. If you missed this news, please scroll down and read it now.

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Government report predicts cancer risk
for one group will DOUBLE
in the next 20 years!

    WHOA! This warning issued by the President's Cancer Panel in its 2009-2010 report concluded that "cancer incidence among minority populations is projected to nearly double between 2010 and 2030, while increasing 31 percent among the non-Hispanic white population."

    Why are cancer rates soaring among African-Americans and Hispanics? Let's take a look.

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    The President's Cancer Panel report cited three primary reasons for soaring cancer rates among minorities:

1. They're disproportionately affected by certain cancers,
2. They're often diagnosed at later stages of disease, and
3. They frequently have lower survival rates.

    How important is it to address cancer risk by ethnicity? Well, recent population projections show that minorities, who currently make up one-third of the U.S. population, are expected to become the collective majority before the middle of the century!

    Let's take a look at just two examples of how ethnicity impacts cancer risk...

Breast and prostate cancer are tough
on non-white Americans

    According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), white, non-Hispanic women have the highest incidence for breast cancer among all racial groups in the U.S.

    But among women aged 40-50, black women actually have a higher incidence of breast cancer than white women. And black women also have the highest death rate from breast cancer.

    Why the disparity? For one thing, NCI said the higher death rate may be linked to how advanced the cancer is at the time of diagnosis.

    Given that non-Hispanic whites are at greater overall risk of breast cancer but at lower risk of death from that cancer, the problem appears to be one of detection and treatment, rather than actual risk of getting the disease. Studies show that black women often seek treatment when their cancer has advanced to a less treatable stage.

    The President's Cancer Panel says a higher percentage of black Americans and Hispanics lack sufficient health care.

     Having a primary care provider increases your chances for receiving the type of routine check-ups and screenings that can detect disorders at an early stage.

    So is it all about early detection? More on that in a moment.

    Meanwhile, you'll notice similar findings if you examine the rates for prostate cancer...

Some groups are more likely to die of prostate cancer

    According to WebMD, about one man in six will face a prostate cancer diagnosis during his lifetime. But the odds for survival are better than for breast cancer. Only one man in 36 actually dies from the disease.

    So which ethnic group is most likely to contain that unfortunate guy?

    The answer can be found in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics for annual prostate cancer incidence among 100,000 men during the years 1999-2008.

    The results—which are grouped by race and ethnicity—reveal that black men had the highest rate for prostate cancer.

    But — somewhat contradicting the theory that being non-white puts you at greater risk -- white men had the second highest rate of getting prostate cancer — higher than Hispanic men as well as men from an Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaska Native background.

    No one fully understands the reasons for these racial differences. But some experts say they could be linked to environmental factors such as high-fat diets, exposure to heavy metals such as cadmium, infectious agents, or smoking.

    One thing for certain is that predictions surrounding future mortality rates for all ethnic groups are troubling…

    Dr. LaSalle D. Lefall, Jr., a professor of surgery at Howard University and Margaret Kripke, PhD, a professor at University of Texas' M.D. Anderson Cancer Center are the principal members of the President's Cancer Panel.

    In the panel's report, America's Demographic and Cultural Transformation: Implications for Cancer, Lefall and Kripke express concern about how hard it is to determine the impact the increases in non-white cancer rates will have on overall cancer incidence and mortality. They said this is mainly due to limits imposed by current data collection efforts.

The numbers don't lie... or DO THEY?

    Current statistics on cancer incidence are based mainly on social definitions of race and ethnicity. The report says it's well known that these numbers are imprecise because they focus primarily on non-Hispanic white populations.

    Lefall and Kripke contend that risk factors, screening guidelines, and treatment regimens identified for one population are not necessarily appropriate for an increasingly diverse population of Americans who are not of European descent.

    This also means that the medical and scientific communities have a limited understanding of exactly how key factors influence a person's risk of getting cancer.

    And because of this limited understanding—the nation is sorely lacking in medical assistance to help reduce the number of Americans with cancer.

A call to action

    Researchers will continue to dig for answers about why minority groups are disproportionately impacted by some cancers.

    In the meantime, the President's Cancer Panel recommends specific things that should be done to improve cancer care for a changing national demographic.

    For example, the panel recommends:

• Teaching students about culture differences in medical school and other healthcare training curricula
• Conducting more research on genetic ancestry and how specific genes influence cancer risk
• Evaluating cancer screening guidelines to determine if they're accurate when it comes to assessing disease risk in members of different ethnic groups

    The President's Cancer Panel recognizes the need for "effective cancer education and services across the cancer continuum that reach beyond traditional ideas of race, ethnicity, and culture."

    We can only hope that the government and medical establishment will press for pursuit of such goals that could help reduce the burden of cancer for all Americans.

But. . .don't wait for Big Medicine to solve your problems

    No doubt non-Hispanic whites — and higher income people in general — get more mammograms, more PSA tests, more prostate and breast biopsies and more "touch" exams of the breast and prostate.

    Readers of this newsletter know that all this screening is a mixed blessing. Mammograms are inaccurate and the annual mega-dose of radiation actually increasesa woman's risk of cancer. PSA exams are next to worthless. Both tests lead to multiple unnecessary and damaging biopsies and — especially in the case of prostate — unneeded surgeries for unthreatening tumors that might be best left alone.

    My guess is that other ethnic and income groups might benefit from more screeningwhile the white and affluent would almost surely benefit from less. It's a difficult question.

    I don't believe in one-size-fits-all social answers to questions that are essentially personal and individual. The best you can do is be as informed as you can about your options and take an active role in your own health rather than wait for someone in Washington to order up a test or procedure for you.

    Easy to say, I know, for someone like myself who's educated and a compulsive reader. But I simply don't have a better answer. In a couple of hours on our website, a person who can read at a 9^th grade level can garner as much information as he or she needs to make a better cancer decision than the "experts" are likely to make for you. So that's what I recommend.