Disease-Proof Your Life with the Anti-Cancer Diet – Part I

Cancer PreventionOn August 30, 2010 at 2:38 am


The anti-cancer diet is a total 360 degree reverse of the Classic American diet – comprising mainly of bright-coloured veggies, legume, garlic, spice-herb explosion along with unsaturated fats (like canola, flaxseeds, olive based oils).

Outlined herewith are the most potent cancer combatant foods that should be included (no less than 1 and optimally two) into all meals for maximizing your safeguard.

Health-Prepping Drinks

Green tea is high in polyphenols (catechin-containing compounds especially EGCG) that curb new-fangled blood vessel development that provide nourishment to the tumors. It is additionally a potential detoxifying agent (enzyme activation in liver for eliminating toxins from the body) and antioxidant promoting cancerous cell fatality. In lab-conducted studies, green tea has also been found to enhance radiation effects on malignant cells.

Japan-make green tea brands like matcha, sencha, gyokuro among others have greater EGCG presence as compared to China-make green tea brands which make them a comparatively powerful source.

Also Oolong, black tea types prevalently employed in producing famed tea concoctions like Earl Grey have lesser efficacy since they undergo fermentation that depletes major portions of the polyphenol presence. Decaf varieties of green tea hold the polyphenols in spite of passing through the de-caffeination procedure and are another great choice for those with caffeine-sensitivity.

Pomegranate juiceThese are best drunk by sipping two to three cupfuls daily within sixty minutes of having brewed them. Green tea steeping must be done for no less than five to eight minutes – best done for ten minutes for releasing catechins, however it tends to lose its useful polyphenols subsequent to 1-2 hours.

The juice of the pomegranate has since long been employed in medicines across Persia. The antioxidant and inflammation combating properties of pomegranate are well-established. Researches have shown that it could considerably lower the growth of the highly belligerent prostate cancers and many other types of cancers. Additionally, consuming its juice on an everyday basis slackens the metastasis of well-formed prostate cancer by over fifty percent. Pomegranate juice is best drunk about eight ounces everyday along with the first meal of the day.

Duo Tumor-Combating Spice Jewels

GingerFreshly cultivated ginger or ginger root is a potent inflammation combatant spice that fights cancerous cells and aids in slackening tumor development. A ginger-infused drink could additionally assuage feeling nauseous post-chemotherapy/ radiation therapy. Ideally adding minced/chopped ginger to veggies dishes that are being stir fried or in fruit salads. Optionally ginger-infused drink could be made by dicing an inch of ginger and steep it in scorching water for ten or fifteen minutes and drinking it in warm or chilled form.

Turmeric is a highly potent type of innate inflammation combating spice presently obtainable. It promotes cancerous cell fatality, hampers tumor development and also improves chemotherapy efficacy. Several studies have shown that turmeric has maximum efficacy among human beings when coalesced alongside black pepper and its dissolution in canola/olive oils. In market obtainable curry blends, turmeric constitutes merely twenty percent of the aggregate hence it is best to procure whole turmeric and grounding it to add to your meals.

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