- Three cups of green tea a day can prevent breast cancer by as much as 50% because of its high EGCG antioxidant content. Squeeze a little lemon into your cup and increase the antioxidant power of your tea.
- Garlic is a good immunity booster that also has anti-inflammatory properties.
- Olive oil, borage oils and flaxseed oil contain monounsaturated fat, which can help suppress breast cancer.
- Turmeric helps decrease estrogen. As little as one teaspoon a day has been shown to reduce tumor growth. Get your daily dose by mixing it into salad dressings, rice or vegetable dishes.
- Cruciferous vegetables, such as kale, bok choy and Swiss chard bind estrogen in your GI tract and reduce tumor stimulation. They also detoxify the liver, which helps reduce the toxins flowing through your body that can irritate cells and turn them into early cancers.
- Seaweed/Kelp are high in iodine, this is another estrogen reducer.
- A daily supplement of Vitamin D (2000 IU) can prevent tumor metastasis, reduce cancer cells and aid estrogen inhibitors. Calcium-rich foods, such as sardines, salmon, milk and cheese are also highly recommended. Or, 15-20 minutes of sunshine every day can help you in getting your daily dose of Vitamin D. All of these combined can decrease your breast cancer risk by up to 50%.
- Studies show that inflammation plays a role in causing malignancies in several different organs, including the breast. Taking two Aspirin or Ibuprofen a week can reduce your chances of breast cancer by 21% to 28%. The anti-inflammatory properties in these drugs are also excellent for heart and colon health.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Cancer fighting foods
Cancer fighting foods to incorporate into my diet. Apparently the goal is to reduce estrogen in the body. Not sure how that links to pregnancy and hormones though.
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Jess, get a copy of The China Study and at least ready the section on breast cancer. The research on diet and cancer is astounding. The book made me change what I eat. Big hugs and kisses to you.
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ReplyDeleteMy pal is stage 4 and from "clean" diet, it appears the lump has shrunken. Best wishes to yall xoxoxo"
Thanks guys. I know diet will help in fighting this disease. I feel like I am already a healthy eater though and just don't get it. I should've been eating cheeseburgers, drinking sodas, chomping candy, smoking cigs and drinking martinis all day long for years instead of watching what I eat cause look what I got...I'm still blaming the fertility drugs.
ReplyDeleteHere is another recipe for Bok Choy sauteed with Garlic, which from what I have seen in your blog post ... both are very good things and you do not know much about how to cook the former. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/garlicky-bok-choy-recipe2/index.html
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