The Alternative Cancer Prevention Diet - There are over 200 types of cancer, but the four main killers are lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancer. Cancer is a disease of the genes, but this does not necessarily mean it is inherited; rather, it's a defect of a gene that controls cellular reproduction. Genes are damaged by free radicals, radiation, viral infections and chemicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules that are formed within the body. Major risk factors for cancer are diets high in saturated fat, sunbathing to excess, exposure to toxic chemicals found in burnt food, petrol fumes, pesticides, preservatives, excessive hormones and over exposure to certain electromagnetic fields. Antioxidants such as it vitamin A, C and E plus Zinc and selenium remove free radicals from the body. By taking antioxidants on a regular basis we are given more protection from the negative effects of the tree radicals on our tissues, cells and genes. It is now well known that changing your diet can greatly reduce the likelihood of contracting cancer.
Various cancers have been linked to over consumption of specific foods; for instance, people who regularly consume hot dogs and mass-produced burgers are more likely to develop bowel cancer. Excessive intake of dietary fats results in higher levels of oestrogens, which are a great risk factor for cancer especially of the breast and ovaries.
How many times have you heard of a friend who suffers a shock and a year later they have cancer It's imperative to heal emotional scars as well as physical ones. There are always exceptions. Some people eat healthily, exercise and really take care them selves, but still develop cancer. Other smoke until they are almost 100 and are fine. No one has all the answer but we should all do what we can, where and when we can practise more prevention.
The alternative Cancer Prevention Diet.
- Avoid fried food. This is a good way to cut down on your exposure to free radicals. Boil, steam or bake food, eating most of your food raw or lightly cooked. Try 'steam-frying' foof, using a watered-down soya sauce, plus herbs or spices for taste. Barbecued (braaied) and char-grilled food, especially if fatty, are also best avoided because they contain relatively high concentrations of cancer-causing substances called carcinogens.
- Minimise pollution. Anything that is combusted produces free radicals. So the less time you spend exposed to car exhaust and other people's smoke, the better. Only use cellphones for ten to 15 minutes at a time. Reduce your exposure to electrical pollutants-microwaves, TVs and electrical equipment. Don't sleep with an electric clock by your bed. Never use chemical pesticides and herbicides in your garden and home.
- Eat more organic food; soya, carrots, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and garlic all help to fight cancer. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, high levels of which mean a low risk of cancer. Put two carrots, two heads of broccoli, half a pack of tofu (soya bean curd), a teaspoon of vegetable stock and some water in the blender for a delicious immnune-boosting soup. Add soya milk if you want it creamy, and spices if you like it hot. Soya should always be eaten in its traditional form- tofu, tempeh, organic soya beans or soya milk, and the soya is best cooked. Soya contains anti cancer compounds. A perfectly healthy, safe amount is around 50-100g of soya, in total, per day. Soya is, without doubt, beneficial to adults but it should not be given to small infants and children. Infant soya milk formulas give the infant a daily dose of phytoestogens, which helps to protect adults againts cancer, but for infants the levels are too high. The obvious first choice is to breastfeed infants for the first year. Soya lecithin granules are also a great food for adult, as lecithin lowers LDL (the bad cholesterol), improves memory and helps protect against many cancer.
- Carrots, lettuce and many other healthy foods are overloaded with pesticides and herbicides that are associated with an increased risk of cancer. Throw away the outer leaves when preparing non-organic vegetables like cabbage or lettuce.
- Just one serving of crisp or raw cabbage each week can help reduce the risk of colon cancer by as much as 50%.
- Eat at least three pieces of fruit a day. Vitamin C and natural beta-carotene and lycopene are potent anti-cancer nutrients. Lycopene, a carotenoid found in tomatoes, has been shown to reduce the risk of many cancers, especially prostate cancer, but also reduces the risk of cancers in the colon, rectum, pancreas, throat, mouth, breasy and cervix. If you are not allergic to tomatoes, eat six to ten servings weekly. When the tomatoes are heated in a little olive oil, more lycopene is released. Alternatively, take a lycopene supplement.
- Many patients with cancer have low levels of carotenes. Apricots, sweet potatoes, asparagus, French beans, broccoli, carrots, mustar and cress, red peppers, spinach, spring greens, watercress, cantaloupe melon (sweet melon), mangoes, parsley and tomatoes are all rich in caretenes. Fresh fruit contains lots of vitamin C. Eat fresh fruit as a snack throughout the day. A great way to take in a lot of nutrients quickly is to place your favourite fruit into a blender with a tablespoon of a good green food supplement powder, a teaspoon of mixed seeds (sunflower, sesame, flax and pumpkin) and whizz with a cup of organic rice milk. I drink this every day either for breakfast or as a meal replacement at supper. My favourite blend is blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, a kiwi fruit and a banana. To ring the changes, i add an unpeeled pear or apple to make sure i get plenty of fibre. It's delicious.
- Eat whole foods, nuts, beans and seeds. Anything in its whole form, such as oats, brown rice, lentils, almonds or sunflower seeds are high in the essential anti-cancer minerals, zinc and selenium. These protect the body from free radicals. Buy a pack of each the following: sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, hazelnuts. Brazil nuts, almonds, walnuts and linseeds - whizz them all together in a blender and keep in airtight jar in the fridge. Sprinkle a tablespoon daily over fruits, cereals, soups and desserts. Whole grains contain substances called phytates, which definitely offer us protection againts cancer. They are now available as an isolated substance called Inositol Hexaphosphate or IP6, which is extracted from brown rice. If you eat bran to keep your bowels regular, avoid wheat bran which can irritate the gut and try oat or rice bran instead.
- Minimise alcohol. Alcohol is associated with an increased risk of cancer. Red wine does, however, contain antioxidant nutrients called polyphenols, which are associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. One glass a day is the recommended maximum. Red grape juice contains the same antioxidants without the alcohol.
- Know your fats and oils. Animal fats are one of the biggest contributing factors in cancers. Greatly reduce your intake of saturated fats - from emat, full-fat dairy produce, chocolates, cheeses, sausages, meat pies, cakes and so on. Avoid any foods containing hydrogenated or trans fats. Once you start reading labels, you will be appalled at how much hard, saturated fat you are ingesting. Never fry with mass produced, highly refined oils. Use only organic sunflower, sesame, walnut or olive oils for salad dressings. Eat more oily fish, which is rich in omega-3 fats.
- Cut down on sugar, which greatly lowers your immune function. Reduce caffeine - try herbal teas and dandelion coffee instead.
Various cancers have been linked to over consumption of specific foods; for instance, people who regularly consume hot dogs and mass-produced burgers are more likely to develop bowel cancer. Excessive intake of dietary fats results in higher levels of oestrogens, which are a great risk factor for cancer especially of the breast and ovaries.
How many times have you heard of a friend who suffers a shock and a year later they have cancer It's imperative to heal emotional scars as well as physical ones. There are always exceptions. Some people eat healthily, exercise and really take care them selves, but still develop cancer. Other smoke until they are almost 100 and are fine. No one has all the answer but we should all do what we can, where and when we can practise more prevention.
The alternative Cancer Prevention Diet.
- Avoid fried food. This is a good way to cut down on your exposure to free radicals. Boil, steam or bake food, eating most of your food raw or lightly cooked. Try 'steam-frying' foof, using a watered-down soya sauce, plus herbs or spices for taste. Barbecued (braaied) and char-grilled food, especially if fatty, are also best avoided because they contain relatively high concentrations of cancer-causing substances called carcinogens.
- Minimise pollution. Anything that is combusted produces free radicals. So the less time you spend exposed to car exhaust and other people's smoke, the better. Only use cellphones for ten to 15 minutes at a time. Reduce your exposure to electrical pollutants-microwaves, TVs and electrical equipment. Don't sleep with an electric clock by your bed. Never use chemical pesticides and herbicides in your garden and home.
- Eat more organic food; soya, carrots, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and garlic all help to fight cancer. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, high levels of which mean a low risk of cancer. Put two carrots, two heads of broccoli, half a pack of tofu (soya bean curd), a teaspoon of vegetable stock and some water in the blender for a delicious immnune-boosting soup. Add soya milk if you want it creamy, and spices if you like it hot. Soya should always be eaten in its traditional form- tofu, tempeh, organic soya beans or soya milk, and the soya is best cooked. Soya contains anti cancer compounds. A perfectly healthy, safe amount is around 50-100g of soya, in total, per day. Soya is, without doubt, beneficial to adults but it should not be given to small infants and children. Infant soya milk formulas give the infant a daily dose of phytoestogens, which helps to protect adults againts cancer, but for infants the levels are too high. The obvious first choice is to breastfeed infants for the first year. Soya lecithin granules are also a great food for adult, as lecithin lowers LDL (the bad cholesterol), improves memory and helps protect against many cancer.
- Carrots, lettuce and many other healthy foods are overloaded with pesticides and herbicides that are associated with an increased risk of cancer. Throw away the outer leaves when preparing non-organic vegetables like cabbage or lettuce.
- Just one serving of crisp or raw cabbage each week can help reduce the risk of colon cancer by as much as 50%.
- Eat at least three pieces of fruit a day. Vitamin C and natural beta-carotene and lycopene are potent anti-cancer nutrients. Lycopene, a carotenoid found in tomatoes, has been shown to reduce the risk of many cancers, especially prostate cancer, but also reduces the risk of cancers in the colon, rectum, pancreas, throat, mouth, breasy and cervix. If you are not allergic to tomatoes, eat six to ten servings weekly. When the tomatoes are heated in a little olive oil, more lycopene is released. Alternatively, take a lycopene supplement.
- Many patients with cancer have low levels of carotenes. Apricots, sweet potatoes, asparagus, French beans, broccoli, carrots, mustar and cress, red peppers, spinach, spring greens, watercress, cantaloupe melon (sweet melon), mangoes, parsley and tomatoes are all rich in caretenes. Fresh fruit contains lots of vitamin C. Eat fresh fruit as a snack throughout the day. A great way to take in a lot of nutrients quickly is to place your favourite fruit into a blender with a tablespoon of a good green food supplement powder, a teaspoon of mixed seeds (sunflower, sesame, flax and pumpkin) and whizz with a cup of organic rice milk. I drink this every day either for breakfast or as a meal replacement at supper. My favourite blend is blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, a kiwi fruit and a banana. To ring the changes, i add an unpeeled pear or apple to make sure i get plenty of fibre. It's delicious.
- Eat whole foods, nuts, beans and seeds. Anything in its whole form, such as oats, brown rice, lentils, almonds or sunflower seeds are high in the essential anti-cancer minerals, zinc and selenium. These protect the body from free radicals. Buy a pack of each the following: sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, hazelnuts. Brazil nuts, almonds, walnuts and linseeds - whizz them all together in a blender and keep in airtight jar in the fridge. Sprinkle a tablespoon daily over fruits, cereals, soups and desserts. Whole grains contain substances called phytates, which definitely offer us protection againts cancer. They are now available as an isolated substance called Inositol Hexaphosphate or IP6, which is extracted from brown rice. If you eat bran to keep your bowels regular, avoid wheat bran which can irritate the gut and try oat or rice bran instead.
- Minimise alcohol. Alcohol is associated with an increased risk of cancer. Red wine does, however, contain antioxidant nutrients called polyphenols, which are associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. One glass a day is the recommended maximum. Red grape juice contains the same antioxidants without the alcohol.
- Know your fats and oils. Animal fats are one of the biggest contributing factors in cancers. Greatly reduce your intake of saturated fats - from emat, full-fat dairy produce, chocolates, cheeses, sausages, meat pies, cakes and so on. Avoid any foods containing hydrogenated or trans fats. Once you start reading labels, you will be appalled at how much hard, saturated fat you are ingesting. Never fry with mass produced, highly refined oils. Use only organic sunflower, sesame, walnut or olive oils for salad dressings. Eat more oily fish, which is rich in omega-3 fats.
- Cut down on sugar, which greatly lowers your immune function. Reduce caffeine - try herbal teas and dandelion coffee instead.
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