You may think of colon cancer as a disease you only have to worry about once you get older, but about 40 percent who get it are younger than 65. You may wonder if anyone is safe… But, new research is revealing a way to help prevent colorectal cancer by turning off the molecules that invade your genes.

Natural compounds from a favorite fruit not only defeated colon cancer tumors 50 percent of the time, killing colon cancer stem cells, they were as effective at suppressing the tumors as a prescription drug that comes with side effects like dizziness, headache, blurred vision, nervousness and heartburn.

No long list of foods to avoid here. There’s just two things the American Institute for Cancer Research has revealed that could have the greatest impact on your cancer risk. One you need to eat much more of… and one you should probably go the rest of your life without ever eating again.

If you’ve ever reached for an energy drink to help boost your stamina, you may have noticed one unusual ingredient in the list… It’s a plant from the Amazon that’s been consumed for thousands of years for it’s energizing properties. Turns out, it has therapeutic advantages for cancer.

Cooking meat at high temperatures, like on a grill, produces the same carcinogens found in cigarette smoke and car exhaust, and they’re linked to colorectal cancer. Want to reduce your risk? Follow these tips on how to grill your red meat for a safe and tasty cookout…

Those who followed these three magic rules of healthy eating kept their colon free of precancerous polyps — small growths in the colon that can eventually turn into cancer. Even those who only followed two of these rules slashed their polyp risk in half!

If you live with constipation, you already know the pain, bloating and straining. What you may not know is that constipation is a real danger to your health. The best way to overcome chronic constipation is to provide safe, natural support for your colon.

The evidence continues to pile up in favor of eating one particular food to fight colon cancer… studies have already shown that this food heals your gut, slows the inflammation linked to colon tumor growth and reduces your overall colon cancer risk.

Overusing antibiotics can have deadly consequences… And I’m not just talking about antibiotic resistance. We’ve all read the horror stories about MRSA, C-difficile and Candida. But this time they’ve been tied to cancer-causing colon polyps.

It’s hard to keep up with all the additives food companies sneak into your food. But killing off gut bacteria, creating inflammation and increasing your risk of colon cancer are good reasons to.

If you want to resist colon cancer, a starch known as “resistant” starch offers a way to lower your risk. You can consume this special starch in a variety of foods, but you have to eat them the right way.

The newest technology to fight cancer isn’t being directed at cancer cells. At least, not in the way we usually think… mother nature knows just how to kill these so-called “mother” cells traditional cancer drugs can’t.