Sometimes, it’s not really what you eat that makes you invincible to disease (as if it were that simple!). However, if you lead a healthy lifestyle and take a close look at what you eat, research shows that a healthy diet and lifestyle makes you more receptive to conventional treatment, such as in cancer therapies.
Writing in Nature Genetics, University of Manchester researchers have shown how the nutrients in the environment are critical to the fitness of cells that carry genetic mutations caused by diseases.
The findings for the first time provide a scientific insight into why some people might respond better to certain medications than others and form the foundations for more individualised drug therapy in the future.
To me, it also emphasizes that the impact of conventional medicine (using drugs for treatment) and the so-called “alternative” medicine (such as the use of functional foods) need not be mutually exclusive. If you are undergoing conventional treatment, it is important to continue to lead a healthy lifestyle, particularly a healthy diet.
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饮食习惯和生活方式对药物疗效的影响（饮食的神奇作用）
有时，并不是你吃什么让你在疾病面前真正刀枪不入（似乎是件很简单的事！）。但是，如果你有一个健康的生活方式而且很注意你的饮食会是件很好的事，研究显示一个健康的饮食习惯和生活方式会使你更加容易接受治疗方法，如对癌症的治疗。
曼彻斯特大学的研究人员在《自然遗传学》作品中指出了营养状况对于生成健康良好的细胞来说有多重要，它能够通过疾病来产生变化。
第一次发现证明了它是一个科学的洞察结果，那就是为什么某种药物对有的人产生的效果以及在为将来的个别药物治疗形成一个良好的基础方面都要比其他人好得多。
我认为，它也特别强调了传统药物（治疗使用的药物）的效果，就是被称作“二选一”的药物（就象功能性食品的使用）不能相互排斥。如果你正在接受常规治疗，那么坚持一种健康的生活方式很重要，尤其是健康的饮食习惯。