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10 Cancer-Fighting Foods
By Melissa Breyer, Senior Editor, Healthy & Green Living
I’m going to put my Mommy hat on here, place my hands on my hips, look down at the broccoli you left on your plate, and tell you this: Eat your vegetables! Not because I’m a member of the clean-your-plate club, but because I care about you–and because I know this: in numerous studies following large groups of people, eating more vegetables and fruits has been linked to a lower risk of lung, oral, esophageal, stomach, and colon cancer. The thinking behind these results points to antioxidants and phytochemicals, natural compounds found in plants.
What are antioxidants? As described by the American Cancer Society (ACS), the body seems to use certain nutrients in vegetables and fruits to protect against damage to tissues that happens constantly as a result of normal metabolism (oxidation). Because such damage is linked with increased cancer risk, the antioxidant nutrients are thought to protect against cancer. Antioxidants include vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and many other phytochemicals (beneficial plant compounds).
Studies aside, it’s really a no-brainer. Eat real food, stay healthier. So now you’ve got not only a host of government programs telling you to eat your 5 to 9 servings of fruit and vegetables per day, you’ve got me hovering over your shoulder telling you to do the same! But I’ll go easy on you and offer up a few other plant-based suggestions as well. Here are ten super-duper cancer-fighting foods to add to your regime–these ten were chosen for their special cancer-kicking properties, as described on the Living Strong Living Well page of the Stanford School of Medicine Health Improvement Program.
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add your comment »Many grapes,veggies and fruits are heavily sprayed with pesticides, so try to consume organic if possible. Also beans in a can from the supermarket have so much sugar and salt that it deletes any benefits.
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This is the second article I have seen on here stating tomatoes as cancer prevention due to lycopene. Apparently both guava and watermelon have higher contents of lycopene but are never mentioned?
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I bought a bag of flax seed while half expecting it to be one of those healthy things I try that ends up making my tongue curl back in my throat, but it's surprisingly delicious and a great addition to trail mix.
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it's not just about eating veggies, or more of them; it's about decreasing the amount of animal protein you consume. A plant-based diet is your best bet for preventing cancer, heart disease and many other chronic--or what people dub as "inevitable"--dieases. Try reading "The China Study" by Campbell for more info.
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I've been reading somewhere very recently that 2 cups of 'regular' or caffeinated coffee, every day, are really good for you. They can prevent you from getting Alzheimers. It even offers badly affected sufferers moments of lucidity. Is there any truth in it?
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could you pls tell why decaf green tea is better than caffeinated because i read some info that on coffee (also an antioxidant) that whether caf or decaf, both could lead to heart attack? also, i noticed that in most info suggesting food/nutrients to take but there is no specific amount given on how much one should take and for how long will it take for the food/nutrient to have a significant effect on the individual's health. thanks
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