Wednesday 26 August 2015

SUPER FOODS THAT FIGHT CANCER

Plants based foods are rich in cancer fighting phytonutrients and other special compounds. Try and include 4-5 small servings of all kinds of fruits and vegetables in your daily diet plan, especially these:

BROCCOLI

Helps fight breast, liver, lung, prostate, skin, stomach and bladder cancers

Broccoli is loaded with sulforaphane, a compound that boosts the body’s protective enzymes and flushes out cancer-causing chemicals
The more broccoli you have, the better it is. Add it to your daily salads, omelets and pizza toppings.

GARLIC

Helps fight breast, colon, esophageal and stomach cancers

Most processed foods have nitrates as a preservative. These nitrates are converted into nitrosamines which are cancer causing compounds (carcinogens)
Phytochemicals in garlic have been found to stop the formation of nitrosamines in the stomach and intestines
Chop a clove of fresh, crushed garlic and sprinkle it over soups and sauces.

TOMATOES

Help fight endometrial, lung, prostate and stomach cancers

Tomatoes are rich sources of lycopene, a carotenoid
Lycopene has been found to stop cancer cell growth
It is best to have tomatoes in cooked form since the heating process increases the amount of lycopene your body is able to absorb.

PULSES

Help fight breast cancer and colon cancer

Studies show that black beans and dried beans help in fighting breast cancer and colon cancer in animals
Have one katori of cooked pulses to your daily diet in addition to green leafy vegetables.

BERRIES

Help fight colon, esophageal, oral and skin cancers

All berries are packed with cancer-fighting phytonutrients.
Black raspberries contain high content  of phytochemicals called anthocyanins, which slow down the growth of pre-cancerous cells
You can take half a cup size of assorted berries a day to reap the benefits.


Stay Healthy…..

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