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Bowel Cancer Awareness

Nutrition plays a powerful preventive role when it comes to bowel cancer, and it is an area I feel strongly about as a practitioner. A fibre-rich, anti-inflammatory diet, healthy gut flora, and regular screening are among the most evidence-supported tools we have. This category covers dietary risk factors, early warning signs, and how lifestyle choices can meaningfully reduce your risk.

Gut Health Supplements That Support Bowel Cancer Prevention: What the Research Shows

July 22, 2026April 2, 2026 by Alex Mercer
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Let me be straightforward with you from the start: supplements are never a substitute for a well-rounded, fibre-rich, plant-forward diet. But when it comes to supplements for bowel cancer prevention, the research has reached a point where I genuinely cannot…

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Red Meat, Processed Meat, and Bowel Cancer: What the Evidence Actually Says

July 22, 2026April 1, 2026 by Alex Mercer
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Barely a week goes by in my practice without a client walking in clutching a printout of the latest alarming headline about meat and cancer. The question is almost always the same: “Do I need to give up meat completely?”…

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Warning Signs of Bowel Cancer: What My Clients Are Often Too Embarrassed to Mention

July 22, 2026March 31, 2026 by Alex Mercer
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In over a decade of nutritional practice, I have had more than one client mention, almost as an afterthought, a symptom that turned out to be something serious. It usually happens at the end of an appointment — almost like…

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High-Fibre Foods for Bowel Cancer Prevention: Why I Make This the Foundation of Every Client’s Diet

July 22, 2026March 30, 2026 by Alex Mercer
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If there is one area of nutritional science I return to again and again with every single client I work with, it is the relationship between dietary fibre and bowel cancer risk. The evidence supporting a high fibre diet for…

Categories Bowel Cancer Awareness

Bowel Cancer Risk Factors You Can Actually Change: A Nutritionist’s Prevention-First Guide

July 22, 2026March 29, 2026 by Alex Mercer
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Bowel cancer is largely preventable — and that prevention starts on your plate. As a nutritionist, I focus my energy on the modifiable bowel cancer risk factors nutrition can directly influence, because those are the ones we can actually do…

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