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Cancer Fighting Super Foods

Cancer fighting foods As part of my 2011 resolutions I have decided to improve my diet. And what better way than to slowly roll in more of these great cancer-fighting foods. Here is an excerpt. Read the full article at the link below.

 

Yahoo's Leslie Barrie recommends the following - To reduce your risk of cancer, look no further than your fridge. Aim for five to nine daily servings of all kinds of fruits and vegetables—especially these six superstars. Learn more with Nature's Cancer Fighting Foods as your guide.

Broccoli

All cruciferous veggies (cauliflower, cabbage, kale) contain cancer-fighting properties, but broccoli is the only one with a sizable amount of sulforaphane, a particularly potent compound that boosts the body's protective enzymes and flushes out cancer-causing chemicals.

Berries

All berries are packed with cancer-fighting phytonutrients. But black raspberries, in particular, contain very high concentrations of phytochemicals called anthocyanins, which slow down the growth of premalignant cells and keep new blood vessels from forming (and potentially feeding a cancerous tumor. Helps fight: colon, esophageal, oral, and skin cancers. 

Tomatoes

This juicy fruit is the best dietary source of lycopene, a carotenoid that gives tomatoes their red hue, Béliveau says. And that's good news, because lycopene was found to stop endometrial cancer cell growth which causes nearly 8,000 deaths a year. Helps fight: endometrial, lung, prostate, and stomach cancers The biggest benefits come from cooked tomatoes (think pasta sauce!), since the heating process increases the amount of lycopene your body is able to absorb.

Walnuts

Their phytosterols (cholesterol-like molecules found in plants) have been shown to block estrogen receptors in breast cancer cells, possibly slowing the cells' growth. Helps fight: breast and prostate cancers.

Garlic

Phytochemicals in garlic have been found to halt the formation of nitrosamines, carcinogens formed in the stomach (and in the intestines, in certain conditions) when you consume nitrates, a common food preservative. In fact, the Iowa Women's Health Study found that women with the highest amounts of garlic in their diets had a 50 percent lower risk of certain colon cancers than women who ate the least. Helps fight: breast, colon, esophageal, and stomach cancers. Chop a clove of fresh, crushed garlic (crushing helps release beneficial enzymes), and sprinkle it into that lycopene-rich tomato sauce while it simmers.

Beans

Black and navy beans significantly reduced colon cancer incidence in rats in a study, in part because a diet rich in the legumes increased levels of the fatty acid butyrate, which in high concentrations has protective effects against cancer growth. Another study found dried beans particularly effective in preventing breast cancer in rats. Helps fight: breast and colon cancers

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