Cancer is a word which strikes fear into the hearts of most people. An encounter first hand or via seeing a family member or friend with cancer can be a catalyst for some people to totally reevaluate their lives. Experiences directly or indirectly with disease can be an empowering experience and reminder why taking regular preventative action can go a long way to preserving your health, wellness and mindset.
Cancer can have a variety of causes which are often multifaceted. If we are interested in making positive changes in your diet, environment and lifestyle it is worth considering some of the ways you are beign exposed to cancer cuaidng elements every day. Cancer cuaisng agents are everywhere.
A poor diet low in cancer preventing compounds but high in toxic additives, flavourings, coloursnts, preservatives, pesticides and fungicides introduces toxins into our body which can alter our DNA and encourage the growth of cancer.
Our modern lifestyle bombards us with toxic chemicals which are present in the air, the water and our food. In addition we have exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday household products like cleaning products, air freshenrs and personal care and hygiene products.
It is important to remiove or reduce as our exposure and use of these toxic products which encourage the growth of cancer and look to replace them with healthy alternatives.
Fitness and physical activity also helps to strengthen the body and build up the immune system to help it prevent or fight cancer. Finally a positive, healthy, loving mindset actually changes the whole body, making it stronger, healthier and restoring balance and alignment. These are key steps to take to improve our health and lower our risk of experiencing life threatentign diseases.
1. Toxic Additives In Food
Foods that are grown using modern industrial agricultural techniques often contain a range of toxic residues, including pesticides and herbicides like glyphosate (active ingredient in roundup)
Which is sprayed on almost all non organic grain and soy crops in many countries around the world during cuktivation nd just prior to harvest.
As a starting point check out the environmental working group list of the Dirty Dozen which will give you an idea of the foods that are heavily sprayed with the most chemicals and are the most toxic to est. Many non organic foods are also genetically modified and studies have shown that logn term consumption causes tumours in animals and possible Cancer links in humans.
The most common GMO Foods crops are
Corn
Soy Beans
Cotton
Alfalfa
Sugar Beets
Canola
Squash/Zucchini
Papaya
Potato
Apple
Additionally, many processed foods contain harmful dyes and other additives that have been shown to have a link to certain cancers. Three of the most widely used dyes are Red 40, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6, contain known carcinogen according to the Centrefor Science in the Public Interest.
Other Cancer Causing ingredients include polysorbate 80 and carboxymethylcellulose which increase cancer tumour development and low grade inflammation in the colon. These additives disrupt the gut microbiome, promote inflammation and gene mutations. Foods that contain these ingredients often include ice cream products, creamy beauty products, toothpaste, mouthwash, laxatives, diet pills, water based paints and detergents.
2. Acrylamides in Fried, Baked and Browned Foods
Acrylamides are cancer cuaisng chemicals that are created when foods are fried, grilled, baked or roasted at high temperatures. It is thought that an amino acid changes its form when heated to become Acrylamide. High temperature cooking methids such as frying, baking or broiling have been found to produce the most acrylamides, while boiling and steaming produce far less.
Acrylamides are found in the highest concetraiton in foods which you should be avoiding in any eventsuch as; potato chips, corn chips and cereals. However almost all foods which are cooked or baked until crispy or golden brown contain acrylamides. This includes dark beers, dark roasted coffee, bacon and cookies.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) stated that levels of acrylamides in certain foods pose a major concern and more research is required to determine the dnagers it presents to human health.
One study showed that women who consumed only a small serving of potato chips a day had twice the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer. However the good news is certain foods in your diet can protect you from the harmful effects of acrylamides. Researchers found three dietary elements being tea polyphenols, resveratrol anda substance found in fresh garlic slow down the damage that acrylamides can do to our bodies.
Polyphenols are found in all types of teas, black teas, green tea, red tea etc. However the highest concentrations are found in green tea and white tea.
Resveratrol is the antioxidants found in grape skins, red wine and purple grape juice in large amounts. Resvertrol has also been shown to be highly beneficial to your health in many ways so this is just one more reason to add it to your diet.
Diallyl Trisulfide is a compound found in fresh garlic that has been roasted, smashed or minced. Besides fighting the harmful effects of acrylamides it is also a potent immune system booster.
3. Conventional and Processed Meats
High quality protein in the form of wild caught fish, grass fed met and pasture raised chicken are important to include in a cancer fighting diet. However cosumign industrial prodiced meat form CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) contributes to and encourages the growthof cancer.
Modenr industrial meat production raises cattle in crowded filthy conditions. These intensive animla factories want to save costs, therefore the animals a fed cheap feed which makies them grow as fast as possible. As a aresult much of what cattle cosmume in these environment sis not what they are naturally adated to eating in nature. Below are examples of some iof the ingredient used on animal feeds in factory farms;
Same species meat
The flesh of other dead animals which died of disease
Feathers, hair, skin, hooves, blood, organs
Manure
Grains and Soy
Drugs and chemicals
Obviously feeding cattle the substandard unatrual foods will have health implicaitosn doen the lien for humans who consume the flesh of animals raised in these environments.
Factory famrs have lost site of the need to raise animals in humane, hygienic environments and fedign them natural helahty foods and instead focus on animal raisnign technuques which are purely designed around maximisign profit over the priortisation of animal helaht or the health of the consumer.
While graisn and soy may sound like helshty food for cattle, it is not. Cattle naturally eat grass and lefafy greens. Their disgetive susyems are not designed to handle large amlunts of corn and soy which thye are forced to eat in feed lots. As a result feedlot cattle can suffer an array of ailments including indigestion, acidic digestive systems alogn with liver and colon abscesses. This acidic system fosters the growhtof ecoli in the gut and the cattle become sickly.
Grain induced health problems, in turn increase the need for the use of drugs. For example antibiotics are routinely given to sttle to help them gain weight quickly and also to fight of the deadly bacteria which builds up in their gut due to eating corn and soy. The massive amount of antibitoics used in indiustrial animal agriculture has created new species of deadly antibitotic resistant bacteria that also affects humans.
In addition the hormones given to livesotkc raised in fcotry famrs, especially RGBH, a common type of growth hormone is being investigated for posisbel cancer links in humans. This hormone is suspected to contribute to the growth of cancerous tumours.
CAFO lcttle are also giuven up to six anabolic steroids to make them grown faster. These include
Natural Hormones: Estradiol, testosterone and progesterone
Synthetic Hormones: Estrogen compound zeranol and an adrogen called trenbolone aceate and synthetic progestin.
Meausrable levels of these growth promoting hormones are foudnin the muscle, fat and iver of these cattle. We know that these hormones, especially the synthetic hormones are potent endocrine disruptors and accelerate cancer in humans, especially sex releated cncers such as breast cncer, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer.
Processed meats are thise that have been treated or preserved with chemicals such a nitrites and nitrates and other additives such as sodium, artificial sweetners, dyes and sugar. Processed meats include deli menats, hotdogs, ham, bacon and sausage.
The Internationa Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified processed meats as a human carcinogen and has classified (conventional) red meat as a probable human carcinogen. A recent meta analysis of 800 studies found evidence that eating 50 grams of (factory farmed conventional raised) every day equivalent to about four strips of bacon or one hot dog increases the risk of colorectal cancer by almost 20%
You best bet is to buy and eat 100% grass fed traditionally raised organic meat, wild caught fish and pasture raised chicken.
4. Added Sugar In Foods
Added sugar in foods, especially high fructosecorn syrup, various forms of sugar and artificial sweetner not only contributes to obesity (a risk factor for cancer) but also raises blood sugar which ios though to fuel and encourage the growth of certain types of cancer.
While this si still somewhat controversial, there is evidence that high sugar consumption is associated with increased cancer risk. Eatign high fructose corn syrup may increase the risk of osophageal cancer, cancer of the small intestine, cancer of the colon , liver, breast and pancreas.
A number of studies have also found that sugar not only contributes to problems like obesoity and diabetes which in turn incresse your irisk of cancer and hesrt disease, but also increase the risk fo growthof tumours and metastasis (spreading of cncer throguout the boidy) Studies show that peopke who get 17 to 21 percent of daily calories form sugar face almost a 40% higher risk of dyign form csrdio vascular disease compared to thise who got just 8% of their daily caloris form sugar. Eatign whole rela foods with less ingrediets will help to avoid much of the added sugar in foods.
5. Processed Grain and Toxins
When you eat food containing grains, especially processed grains they break down into glucose in the body fairly quickly. Eatign grains quickly raises blood sugar. Any type of grain that is processed into flour including breads, pastas, cookies, crackers and even thickeners added to soups and gravy is like eating spoonfuls of sugar. In addition to refined grains added to many processed foods, these foods often have added sugars. The more proessed and altered a food is the more harmful it typically becomes.
Wheat, Soy and Corn crops are highly subsidised by the US government, making them very cheap and widely available for use in processed and refined foods. Many Soy, Corn and Wheat crops are also genetically modified and reguallry spryed with Monsantos Round Up right before harbest as a dessicant. Glyphosate the active ingredient in round up is a known carcinogen and food crops sprayed before harvest contain high concentrations of this toxic chemical.
Rice is another crop which can also be problematic, the reason for this is Aresenci is a toxic and carcinogenic compound found naturally in the ground and water supply. Rice as a grain absobs some of the highest levels of Aresenic while growing. Rsenic is a carcinoghen known to cause cancer through respiraoty exposure and gastro intestinal exposure. In the 1980’s arsenic was ofcially recognised as a carcinogenic substance and registered with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) There re two types of Arsenic: Organic and Inorganic. Inorganic Arsenic is abundant in nature and considered much more toxic toxic to the himan body.
Arsenic has been associated with bladder cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, prostance cancer, leukemia, as well as neurological effects, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and reproductive problems.
Arsenic in rice is a serious health issue because rice plants absorb 10 times more arsenic than other grain plants. It is also found in Apples, apple juice, gluten free foods and red wine. Consumer reports found that Basmati Rice grown in California contained the lowest levels of Arsenic. However brown roce, often considered healthier that white rice contains about 80% more inorganic arsenic when compared to white rice.
Graisn are not recommended on a low glycemic diet, anti-cancer diet, but if you do eat grains be sure to eat organic grains. Alternative healthier grains include quinoa, buckwhet, teff and oats. Avoids conventional processed grain products and avoid rice as much as possible.
6. Electromagnetic Frequencies
Our cell phones, televisions, computer screens, Wifi signals, power lines, microwaves and even our electric blankets are all radiating electro magnetic frequencies (EMF’s) that can disturb the natural bio electrical functiosn ofour bodies.
EMF’s have been shown to be linked to cuaisng cancer. One of the most significant contributors to cancer caused by EMF’s as demonstrated by scientiofic study is cell phone use. Cell phone shave been linked to a host of cancer promoting processes, most notably brain tumours.
7. Personal Care Products
Do you really know what in your hygiene and personal care products? What you don’t know could be cuasign you harm. For example the environmental working group (EWG) found the carcinogen 1,4 Dioxane was found in 30% of personal care products.
Most recently, evidence suggests that using tlac poweder and baby poweder on the body and gential area can increase the chance of developing ovarian cancer. Bse don numerous research studies involving thousands of women, women who have used talcum power are about 30% more likely to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer than those who do not use talc power.
Many of the approximately 82,000 chemcials used in personal care products are industrial chemicals which include pestricides, carcinogens, reproductive toxins and hormone disruptors. Many of these personal care products also contain plasticizers, industrial degreasers and chemical surfuctants. When applied ot the bare skin your bloods vessels ans skin soak up these chenmcials whciha re absorbed into your blood stream.
The list below includes 12 of the most toxic common ingredients found in personal care products.
BHA and BHT
Coal Tar Dyes: Pphenylenediamine and colours listed as “CI” followed by a five digit number
DEA Created ingredients
Dibutyl Phthalate
Formadehyde releasing preservatives
Parabens
Fragrances
PEG Compounds
Petrolatum
Siloxanes
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Triclosan
8. Household Cleaners
Household cleaners foten contain highly toxic industrial solvents, egreasers and sudsing agents. Did you know there is no federal reulation of chemicals in house hold cleaners. In terms of safety there are no standards or testing data for the chemicals in household cleaning prodcusts. Many of the chemicals used in cleaning products have not been tested for safety, particulary in copmbination with outher chemicals.
In fact, United States Consumer Products Safety Commission, the regulating body for laundry products, air fresheners and cleaning supplies in America, does not require manufacturers to disclose any of the product ingredients on the product label.
The average home harbours about 62 toxic chemicals, mostly form cleaning chemicals that household occupants are exposed to routinely, from phthalates in synthetic fragrances to the noxious fumes in oven cleaners. Ingredients in common household products have been linked to cancer, asthma, reproductive disorders, hormone disruption and neurotoxicity.
Research has shown that breast cancer risk is twice as high in women who use commercial cleaning products and air fresheners regularly. Mold and mildew cleaners and air fresheners have shown the greatest corrleaiton with breats cancer. Chemicals with the greatest potential to cause the most severe harm include:
Phthalates: Found in air fresheners, dish soap, toilet paper and other products with fragrances.
Perchloroethylene or PERC: Found in cleaning solution, spot removers, carpet and upholstery cleaners.
Triclosan: Found in many hand soaps and dishwashing detergent as an anti-bacterial agent.
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: (QUATS) Found in fabric softeners and sheets and many cleaners that are labelled anti bacterial.
2-Butoxyethanol: Found in window, kitchen and multi purpose cleaners.
Chlorine: Found in scouring powders, dishwasher detergents, toilet bowel cleaners, laundry bleach and more.
1,4 Dioxane: A by product of sodium laurel sulpjate and has been linked ot many serious health problems.
In addition, there are many more ingredients in household cleaning products that are highly toxic and carcinogenic. It is best to use totally natural products like regular soap and water, essential oil and vinegar to clean and deodorise your home.
9. Tap Water
Regular tap water in the Unites States is supposed to be clean, but often can contain many unregulated and dangerous toxins including heavy metals like lead and mercury, pesticides, hormones and traces of pharmaceuticals and other pollutants.
Many of us mistakenly think our tap water is safe. However tap water that comes form a public supply and reservoirs which supply our water are often contaminated with dangerous carcinogenic chemicals.
In fact a 2009 three year study condcuated by the Environmental Working Group found 316 chemicals in tap water around the U.S. Of the 316 chemcials identified, 202 were not regulated.
Many of the water utility companies that serve small towns do not conduct annual testing for harmful chemicals resulting in situatiosn where no one knows if the tap water is toxic or not.
Larger citties are not necessarily better, our natiosn infrastructure and pipes is contaminated with bacteria and copper and lead pipes which require replacement. Many more situations where tap water suppkies like that of towns such as Flint Michigan may occur in the near future.
Tap Water contains substances like Atrazine which is a commonly used herbicide. Atrazine ends up in tap water supply due ot run off from ground and surface water. Atrazine isa kniown endocrine disruptor and causes developmental, neurological, reproductive and immune issues. It also raises oestrogen levels in women increasing the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Aresenic is another toxin in tap water. In 2001 the EPA finally lowered the safe level form 50ppb to 10 ppb, even though the agency pushed to have the maximum limit at 5ppb. Arsenic has been linked ot cancers of the prostate, liver, kidneys, lungs, skin and nasal passages among others.
Flouride is added ot municipal water supplies and promoted as beign effective for prevention of cavities. Fluoride though, has been found to be toxic for humans and is connected ot many health problems. These include central nervous system disruption, diabetes risk and cancer.
Bottled water however is often no better than tap water, bottled water companies are not required to disclose the level of contaminants in their water, in many cases it is simply tap water which ahs been bottled. The National Resource Defence Council estimates that at least 25% of bottled water sold in the USA is tap water and 22% of the brands they tesedt containec ontaminats above the level permitted by state health regulations. The best solution may be to purchase a high quality filter that can be used at home to remove chlorine, fluoride and other pollutants from the water your drink and cook with.
Top Ten Foods That Fight Cancer
Foods have the ability to strengthen our immune system to fight cancer, increase antioxidants in our body which help to protect our cells DNA and prevent cancer while also supporting our overall health. Our bodies have a natural tendency to want to heal, however we must assist our body to reach homeostasis and create an environment where they are bale to fight off disease. We can do this be eliminating cancer causing foods and toxins and eating a diet full of cancer fihgtiong immune supporting foods. Whether you choose to undergo conventional cancer treatments or decide to follow a more natural approach, the list of cancer fighting foods below will help you to prevent and fight cancer and support optimal health. While conventional medicine down plays the importance of diet and life style changes, it is important to realsie that both of these factors are crucial in preventing cancer. The best way to start is by removing and detoxifying the body of as many toxins as possible which increase the risk of cancer and cause oxidtiona nd weaken the immune system. The begin rebuilding the bodies cells form the ground up with healthy superfoods which fight cancer.
Starve The Cancer Cells
Adopt a ketogenic diet. Ketogenic diets have been scientifically proven to improve cancer recovery and have an anti tumour effect on cancer cells. A ketogenic diet is a very low carb diet with higher levels of protein and fat. Ketogneic diets help the body to metabolise fat while keeping blood sugar and insulin levels low. When the body is able to efficnelty break down fat, or ketones as they are called, in the body toi use as fuel, the body is fat adapted. Cancer cells primarily use glucose as their fuel and can not utilise ketone bodies, therefore they strave and die on ketogenic diets.
Apart formthe ketogenic diets ability to lower blood sugar and insulin levels while burning fat it also has other health protective benefits including reduced inflammation.
The best way to prepare the body for a ketogenic diet is to adopt an intermittent fasting routine. This involves not eating for periods of 12 to 16 hours each day which helps the body to begin the fat adaptation process. Contrary to what many believe, pour bodies do not only fight cancer when we are diagnosed, cancer takes years to grow in our bodies and we are actually fighting and killing off cncer cells on a daily basis. So eatiogn foods that fight cancer is extremely important on a daily basis as well, whether you have been diagniosed with cancer or not. The list of foods below will help you to:
Detoxify Your Body
Strengthen the immune system and repair DNA
Kill Cancer cells and stop their spread.
Top Cancer Fightign Foods
1. Garlic: One of the most powerful anti-cancer foods is garlic. Garlic, especially raw garlic, along with its other close relatives in the Allium family including onions, leeks and shallots are some of the most powerful cancer fighting foods. Garlic and the rest of the allium family contain ery powerful anto oxidants like allicin that remove free radicals form the body. Garlic is also a valuable immune booster, it is anti-inflammatory, lowers blood pressure, LDL cholesterol and assist detoxification.
There are several studies that show and increase ein the intake of garlic with a reduction in the risk of certain cancers, especially cancers of the stomach, colon, oesophagus, pancreas and breast. Other cancers that garlic and onion fight include oral, ovarian, endometrial, kidney and laryngeal cancers.
The caner fighting effect of garlic may be related to its antibacterial properties, or its ability to fight cancer causing substances, help repair DNA, reduce cell reproduction and induce cell death.
2.Brocolli, Broccoli Sprouts and Cruciferous Vegetables: Broccoli is related to the whole cruciferous caner-fightign vegetable family which includes cabbage, cauliflower, arugala, kale, collard greens and brussel sprouts. Broccoli and its cruciferous cousins have proven effective against many cancers, especially breat, cervical, gastric, prostate and liver cancer.
Broccoli is contains high concentratiosn of powerful phytochemcials and antoxidants glucoraphin and indole 3 carbinol, which are proven cancer fighting compounds which have a selective toxicity against cancerous cells while strenghtneign the bodies healthy cells. Crucifeorus vegetables are known to be powerful cancer killers and many are rich in glutathione, known as the master antioxidant because of its powerful free radical scavenging abailities. Most of all cruciferous vegetables are nutiert dense sources fo a family of phyto chemicals called isothiocyanates that are linked to cancer prevention. Broccoli sprounts contain some of the highest levels fo cancer fighting compounds. Numerous studies have shown the highest caner protective properties tend to be concentrated in the sprouts about three days after sprouting. Broccoli is also naturally anti-inflammatory, good for the bones and the heart and nutrient dense, so it benefits overall health as well.
3. Green Tea: Gree Tea contains some uniquely powerful antioxidants call catechins that inhibit free radicals and have been shown in lab studies to kill and inhibit the growth of existing cancers and shrink tumours. Green Teas two main anti cancer compounds are EGCG and quercetin. Additionally Green Tea helps to promote the production of antioxidants glutathione and super oxide dismutase (SOD) which drastically lowers inflammation in the body. As an added benefit, gree tea reduces the risk of heaert disease, lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol while raising HDL (good) cholesterol and lowers blood pressure.
4. Leafy Green Vegetables: Leaft green vegetables are one of the most important parts of a healthy diet since they are loaded with vitamins, minerals and atioxidnts and other beneficial phytonutreitns. Leafy greens especially bitter green like arugula, kale, watercress, collards and mustard greens are potent anti cancer foods.
Leafy greens are also high in vitamin C and methylfolate (an absorbable form of folci acid) and beta carotene, all powerful antioxidants.
Leafy greens are also good sources of glucosinolates giving them antibacterial and anti viral properties, helps to detoxify the body of carcinogenic substances, reprogram cancer cells to die and prevent tumour formation and metastasis. These natural chemicals are activated during chewing and digestion into biologically active caner killing compounds such as indoles, thiocyanates and isothiocyanates.
5.Ginger: Ginger is one of the most powerful anti-inflammatory cancer fighting foods. Ginger has been shown to shrink tumours and destroy cancer stem cells, as effective a some chemotherapy medications. However, gimger has the ability to protect healthy cells while killing cancer stem cells.
Ginger contains a powerful compound 6-shogaol, that is highly effective in killing cancer stem cells in breast cancer, according to a study done in 2015. Shogaol was compared to the chemotherapy drug, Taxol, and curcumin from Turmeric. The compound found in ginger was found to be the most effective, especially against cancer stem cells. Taxol could not match the activity of the shogaol in ginger even at a 10,000 times increase.
Gimger extracts have been shiown in scientific studies to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti tumour effects on human cells, reducing key inflammatory indicators also reduced chances of cancer development, in addition to ginger’s tumour shrinking capabilities.
Ginger’s anti-nausea action is also very valuable to prevent nausea and vomiting as a result of chemotherapy from standard treatments.
6.Turmeric: The superfood turmeric ahs been valued as far back as 3000 BC and is one of the most important anti-cancer nutrients studied today. Curcumin is the yellow pigment that comes form turmeric and is one of the three known active ingredients in turmeric. Curcumin has demonstrated incredible anti-cancer benefits. In countries where people eat turmeric daily as part of their diet, research ahs shown have lower rates of many types of cancers.
Over 2,000 stuides have been published that show curcumin combats cancer of the breast, prostate, liver, colon, lung, pancreas and more. Many of these studies have shown curcumin actually stops cancer cells form multiplying and brings about cancer cell death. Curcumins ability to fight cancer is superior to many chemotherapy drugs because it selectively kills cancer stem cells, leaving healthy cells intact.
Curcimin is currently beign tested in several clinical trials to treat cancer, including prostate, breast, colon and osteosarcoma. Curcumin can kill a wide variety of tumour cell types via sevral different mechanisms. Due to the variety of ways curcumin can cause cancer cell death, cancer cells are unlikjley to develop resisatcne to curcumin, unlike many chemotherapy drugs.
7.Mushrooms: Medicinal mushrooms have been sued for centuries all around the worldto enhnce and modulate the immune response. Some examples include reishi, maitake, mannetake and cordyceps. Research has demonstrated these varieties of mushrooms have unique anto-cncer, anti-inflammatory and liver protective properties.
Reishi mushrooms have been used in Chinese medicine for cancer treatments for many years. Reishi is also said to improve well being, strength and enhance health. Reishi mushrooms stimulate the immune system, diminish the unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy and protect the cells DNA.
Turkey Tail is another well known mushroom in alternative medicine. Studies have shown it improves survival rates, modulates the immune system and has anti tumour properties.
Cordyceps acts as an immune system stimulator by increasing cancer fighting T cells and natural Killer cells while prolonging the life and power of white blood cells. This increases the bodies ability to fight pathogens, infections and cancer. It has demonstrated anti-tumour properties and also protects the kidneys form chemotherapy.
Maitake mushroom works on the immune system. Studies have shiown that it can enhance two different immune system pathways. Helping it to fight infection and protecting the body from invaders like cncer. Maitake also protects cells with its antioxidant properties and decreases the inflammatory fctor COX2 enzyme so common in cncer physiology. Maitake also fights metastases and prevents the proliferation and spread of cancer.
Pomegranate: Pommegranates have been used for many years to treat a variety of diseases and illnesses like csncer. Pommegranates contain powerful antioxidants and are a rich source of anthocyanins, ellagitannins and hydrosable tannins.
Studies have shown that pomegranate has a multi faceted effect against certain types of cancer which is one of the reasons they are so effective. They protect against DNA damage, prevent the spread of cancer in the body, decrease inflammation and protect healthy cells while causing cancer cell apoptosis (cell death). Pommegranate is effective against a wide variety of cancers.
9. Berries: Berries, including strawberries, rasberries, blue berries, cranberries, blackberries, cherries, elderberries and bilberries are all loaded with a cancer fighting phytochemical anthocyanin. Anthocyanin slows the growth of pre-maliignant cancer cells and prevents new blood vessels form forming in cancerous tumours.
10. Orange Coloured Vegetables: The bright colours in vegetables is due to the high concentrations of phytochemicals, especially antioxidsnts called carotenoids which fight cncer. Other carotenoids include alphacarotene, betacarotene, lycopene, luetin and cryptoxanthin, which are all related to plant based vitamin A. Examples include citrus fruits, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, squash, red peppers, to,otoes and other bright red, orange and yellow vegetables. Betacarotene has been well studied and is known to be essential for a strong immune system, detoxing the body and fighting cancers of the skin, eyes and organs.
This list is by no means complete, there are literally hundredns of herbs, spcies and foods which fight cancer. By eating a variety of fresh, organic naturally raised foods along with limiting toxins in your diet and environment will help to prevent cancer and support healing.
IN addition to the above cancer fighitn foods, overall nutrition is extremely important. Try to get as many nutritious superfoods into your daily diet as you can to strengthen your body and immune system and support optimal health and longevity.
Be sure to include plenty of healthy proteins in your diet. Protein is essential to keep your body and immune system strong. Supplement your meals with small amounts of naturally rased grassfed and grass finished meats, organic, pasture raised poultry and eggs and wild caufht fish. Meat, poulty and fish raised in a natural environment without added hormones, antibiotics or grin will nourish and protect your body.
Add in bine broth to sooth and heal the digestive system while fortifying the body. Bone broth is valuable to help soothe and remove inflammation in the gut. Often gut issues are a cuse of overall inflammation in the body and one of the starting points for cancer growth.
Healthy fats are also key for good nutrition and optimal health. Avoid toxic processed vegetable oils and instead consume plemty of natural healthy fats like grassfed butter, organic unrefined coconut oil and high antioxidant extra virgin olive oil. Be sure to add in the cancer fighting healthy fats founds in unprocessed nuts, avocados and grassfed organic dairy products, especially cultured dairy products like orgnic unsweetened yogurt and unpriocessed cheeses.
Don’t forget to also priopritise a healthy mindset, meditation, tiem to de stress and love your body and yourself. Your biody needs your attention now to recover and regain your health. Give gratitude and appreciation for those supportive people in your life and appreciate living. Every day is a new opprtuntioty to make positive changes and start living the life you want. Take care and have faith.
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