How To Eat To Prevent Cancer
- September 8, 2008
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Writer
Rosemarie_Lennon
Music
Edison Music Corp
Voice Over Artist
Sri Gordon
You don’t need supplements to prevent cancer — look to the food you eat every day to pack in all the healthy nutrients you need.
You Will Need
- Berries
- Spices
- Sources of isothiocyanate
- Watercress
- Green tea
- Sources of folate
- Brazil nuts
- Omega-3-rich fish
- Garlic
- Asian mushrooms
- Apples
- Flaxseed
- Broccoli sprouts
- Macadamia nuts
Step 1: Pick some blackberries
Pick up some blackberries; they contain twice the antioxidant content of blueberries. Strawberries, cranberries, and raspberries are cancer-fighters, too.
Step 2: Spice up your life
Curry lovers, rejoice! Turmeric, the spice that gives the popular Indian dish its yellow hue, inhibits the development of cancer. Ginger runs a close second, followed by cinnamon.
Step 3: Eat your broccoli
Eat your broccoli. It contains isothiocyanate, a compound that fights several cancers. While Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and arugula also have ITCs, broccoli is king because it has a particularly potent kind called sulforaphane.
Broccoli sprouts have the highest concentration of sulforaphane.
Step 4: Eat & drink your greens
Munch on watercress and drink green tea. Both increase the amount of cancer-fighting antioxidants in your blood, and watercress protects your DNA from changes that can trigger cancer.
Step 5: Enjoy asparagus
Enjoy a bunch of asparagus; it contains the B vitamin folate, which may reduce the risk of several cancers. Other good sources of folate are orange juice, lentils, spinach, peanuts, and broccoli.
Step 6: Go nuts
Go nuts — as long as they’re Brazil nuts. They contain selenium, which fights cancer cells. Go for the unshelled ones, which have more selenium. But limit yourself to one large or two small freshly-shelled nuts per day, as too much selenium is toxic.
Macadamia nuts contain almost as much selenium as Brazil nuts.
Step 7: Order the fish
Eat fish a few of times a week. An Italian study found that people who eat fish twice a week reduce their risk of developing several cancers by 30% to 50%. Go with Omega-3-rich fish like salmon, sardines, mackerel, and tuna.
Step 8: Reek of garlic
Indulge in garlicky foods. Fans of this pungent bulb have a lower risk of stomach and colon cancer because cooked garlic inhibits cancer cells from growing.
Step 9: Don't fear fungus
Consume more Asian mushrooms — in lab tests, shitakes repressed cancer cell growth. Also try maitake, zhu ling, enoki, and red reishi mushrooms.
Step 10: Eat an apple a day
An apple a day may keep the oncologist away. Studies have found that when pulverized apple skins were placed in a petri dish with colon cancer cells, the cells’ growth was inhibited by an impressive 43%. So don’t peel before eating!
Step 11: Fill up on flax
Incorporate flaxseed into your diet. In a Canadian study, women diagnosed with breast cancer who ate a daily flaxseed muffin for 40 days showed a statistically significant reduction in the size of their tumor compared with a control group.
The lowest rates of cancer in the world are in the Japanese regions Uji and Shizuoka, where most of that country’s green tea is harvested. People in those areas drink more high quality green tea per capita than residents of any other area of Japan.
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Comments (20)
Wow this video was really good. I didn't know curry was that good.
over 3 years ago by kpfingaz
such a great video
i simply love it
over 3 years ago by 9alexia
This is a beautifully-made video. It even makes me want to eat my broccoli.
over 3 years ago by Rosemarie_Lennon
delightful video! informative, necessary - way to go!
over 3 years ago by jackierange
Thank you for such a great effort in creating this video.
So many need a good, concise intro to new possibilities
in averting health disasters. Hope you will create more.
over 3 years ago by Dennny
Great interesting facts!
over 2 years ago by patrickbostrom
Beautifully done and very informative. This makes me want to be an animator.
over 3 years ago by bry9000
This is great! Always Garlic :D
over 3 years ago by Yok_Jirasak_Chirathivat
If I ate this much i would die of obesity first!
over 3 years ago by Dan_Lipson
your pee will smell like asperagus if you eat it
over 2 years ago by bunnylover1217
beautifull video.
over 3 years ago by rideis
thanks for sharing..
over 2 years ago by jane8778
Be careful with the fish advice. If you're going to rely on fish for Omega-3, so that you are eating it several times a week, check the mercury level for that kind of fish. Tuna, for example, is suggested in this video as a source. But, because of the amount of mercury, you should not be eating it a few times a week, but rather only a few times or less a month! Best to look to other sources of Omega-3, like flaxseed (which according to this video, you're already supposed to eat), olive oil and avocado. If you want fish, stick with fish like Salmon or anchovies. Google will give you all kinds of organizations (private and the FDA) that rank fish by how frequently it should be eaten. Find the one you trust and follow their advice, although they all say pretty much the same thing (such as tuna being 3 times or less per month; salmon, flounder and haddock being ok to eat more frequently). Eating too much mercury would definitely not be worth the Omega-3s!!!
over 2 years ago by Christy2000
Very informative. Omega-3s can safely be taken as a supplement in capsule form so for many who don't eat fish, this is a good alternative. Just do your do diligence regarding sources. Costco is known for their quality supplements so members can start there.
over 2 years ago by loves2travel2
100% agree with all useful information. However, it is diffcult to practice everyday. The supplement is convienient.
over 2 years ago by liamort
Although I found this video informative I am always curious to know why everyone is trying to FIGHT everything. Dis-eases become Eases when body, mind &; spirit are in harmony. I believe the 2 most important factors for disease are: 1) Fear 2) the fact that we believe more in others than in ourselves. Relying on institutions such FDA or USDA as safe guidelines to better health is a risky choice. As for the nutrition itself it’s also important to look at the acidic and alkaline structure created by our food. Our body is a miracle and it just needs a good variety of whole foods as we also nourish our mind with both, the negative and the positive and learning to control better the first condition.
over 2 years ago by tojmb
This is a great video. Thanks for the food tips to prevent cancer. I also believe people drink way too much soda. That's why I've changed my ways and replaced soda with Seltzer Water. You get the fizz without the calories and soda byproducts. I bought a seltzer maker a few months ago and this thing is awesome! I've lost 20 pounds since I got this machine. They were selling them for 10% off at http://www.seltzer-maker.com . You can see if they still are offering the coupon code. I'm telling you this machine is so cool. Why didn't they think of this earlier? This may be a saving grace for me.
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about 1 year ago by violatoroger
It,s very Good &; for a better living
about 1 year ago by Tyagi_Sonu_Tyagi
i must know cuz mycousin died of cancer
about 1 year ago by missbunnie
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