Western diets, poor food choices are contributing factors in the increase of degenerative diseases including cancer. Also the environmental factors are often responsible for gene mutation. The scientific evidence points out to: tobacco smoking, heavy metal toxicity, UV radiation, ionizing radiation, Helicobacter pylori infection, alcohol, deficiency of Vitamin B9, low intake of essential amino acids, aflatoxins, anticoagulant drugs, Epstein Bar Virus, HP virus and aging. Fortunately we always have the choice as far as our health is concerned even to slow down our aging.
You can ‘cancer proof your body’ by eating and supplementing with the following:
Green tea, turmeric, parsley, cooked tomatoes (Lycopene), cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, and kale. Brussels sprouts; lemon grass tea, dandelion root tea, garlic, cinnamon, paw paw, pineapple .Green leafy vegetables are rich source for folic acid and carrots for retinoic acid.
Grapes, blueberries, red wine (one glass a day due to alcohol content) are source of resveratrol. Ginger reduces inflammation so please put it in your curries and small chopped piece of ginger into a tea pot of green tea.
Onion, broccoli, apples and berries contain beneficial quercetin. Orange or citrus peel has beneficial flavones, which inhibits expression of cancer genes. So it may pay off to include those groups of food while planning your daily meals.
In some patients supplementation with’ practioner only: range’ of. Folic acid, Vitamin B5, B3, B2, B12, Resveratrol, Silymarin, Lycopene, Luteolin or more complex and specialised supplements is necessary.
There is more health benefits from consumption of turmeric that you can imagine.