An important step toward living a cancer-resistant lifestyle is to eat cancer fighting foods. These seven food categories will boost your body’s ability to fight off cancer.
Herbs and spices are good. Don’t save the thyme, sage, and rosemary only for Thanksgiving. Try mint or ginger tea. Grow basil in your garden, and add it to everything. I eat it by the handful like spinach. Turmeric is an Indian spice that scientists have found to be antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic. You already eat a little in your mustard. Just buy a jar of straight turmeric and add it to meat and vegetable dishes.
Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids are also proven cancer fighters. For fish, try salmon or sardines. Tree nuts, especially walnuts, are a great source of omega-3. So are green vegetables, the darker the better.
Among vegetables, the best cancer fighters are the cruciferous ones like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. Garlic, onion, and leeks are proven cancer fighters as well. Americans on average eat only 8.5 pounds of broccoli a year. Compare that to 142 pounds of sugar. No wonder cancer is on the rise. Fill up on veggies, folks!
It’s almost Spring and fresh berries are in the supermarkets. Berries are high in antioxidants and are excellent sources of phytochemicals. One cup of strawberries provides your daily requirement of vitamin C. Anthocyanins in red berries slow the growth of lung, colon, and leukemia cancer cells. Grapes and red wine contain resveratrol, another cancer fighter. Blueberries contain pterostilbene, which seems to decrease development of cancer and heart disease. Add berries to your salad. For dessert, try a big bowl of berries topped with light vanilla yogurt. Yum!
Several beverages are especially good cancer fighters. Next time, opt for green tea. Pomegranate and cranberry juices are potent antioxidants. The acai from South America is the latest wonder food. Check the percentage of actual acai in the juice you buy. Producers are cashing in on the trend, and some “acai juice” products have almost no acai in them.
Dark chocolate is everyone’s favorite cancer fighter. Make sure you buy good quality, really dark chocolate. At least 60% cocoa is recommended. Higher is even better.
Clip this article and put in on your fridge. Bottom line is that if you consume less sugar and more of the above foods, you will be eating a cancer-resistant diet. Isn’t it wonderful that what’s good for you also tastes good!
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