Cancer Diet

Garlic and Cancer Diet

teadrinker — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:16:08 +0000

Studies about garlic and cancer prevention have shown that there may indeed be a connection. Allyl sulfur, a component of garlic is effective in hindering or preventing the growth of cancer. Garlic has different attributes that may be responsible for its protective effects. It has the capability to stop the formation of cancer causing compounds, and can inhibit cell multiplication and promote cell death as well.

A note of caution should be injected here. It is a natural blood thinner and should not be taken with prescription blood thinners such as warfarin or with aspirin. It should also be avoided by people planning to have surgery and by pregnant women.

One clove of garlic can be minced and taken with a salad every day as part of a cancer diet. If this causes an upset stomach, just take only as much as you can tolerate without discomfort. For those who prefer to take a garlic preparation instead of raw garlic, 300-1000 mg of garlic extract is recommended or 2-5 my of garlic oil. Due to the link between garlic and cancer prevention, this vegetable should be added to your daily cancer diet. Click here for more natural treatment info for cancer.

Green Tea and Cancer Diet

teadrinker — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:14:15 +0000

Studies examining the link between green tea and cancer prevention have concluded that it may assist in certain types. It may help prevent cancers of the skin, esophagus, stomach, colon, pancreas, lung, bladder, prostate and breast. To discover many more things that help cancer click here.

It contains polyphenols, the most potent of which is EGCG, which may hinder the growth and spread of cancer. A 1994 scientific study indicated that green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by almost 60%.

Always tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking green tea extract or any other herb. A study has shown that green tea will block the anticancer activity of the drug Velcade and other drugs within this same family (boronic acid-based protease inhibitors).

Unless you are taking these drugs, the consumption of moderate amounts of green tea for cancer prevention is recommended in a cancer diet.

Juicing for Cancer – Good Addition to Cancer Diet

teadrinker — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:11:53 +0000

Juicing for cancer can be quite beneficial as it provides the body with concentrated building materials for healing. The first part of the body that will rejuvenate when provided with good nutrition is the immune system, which is critically important in fighting cancer. Therefore a good cancer diet should include periodic episodes of juice fasting.

The investment in a good quality juicer is one that will pay good health dividends. Carrot juice is recommended as one of the best vegetable juices for cancer. Carrot combined with granny smith apples or dark grapes is beneficial. Lemon and lime juice are also advantageous as they detoxify the liver and kidneys.

No food, coffee or milk can be consumed during a juice fast. If the patient is weak and debilitated, juice fasting should be done under a practitioner’s supervision. Click here for more cancer fighting info.

Juicing for cancer is very highly recommended by the alternative healing community. A good online source for more information is http://www.healingcancernaturally.com/juicers.html .

Asparagus and Cancer Diet

teadrinker — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:09:35 +0000

There have been some reports of people consuming asparagus for cancer that have resulted in healing. There doesn’t seem to be a great deal of information available on this subject, however there seems to be enough that I would recommend this as just one of other cancer fighting foods to add to your diet.

It has a very high content of a nutrient called glutathione which has anti cancer properties. According to the national cancer Institute, this vegetable is the highest tested source of glutathione. An article written by a biochemist in 1979 cites several cases of cancer patients who were healed with asparagus.

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Although some of the people taking asparagus for cancer are eating it cooked, for maximum benefit it should be taken raw. The raw asparagus could either be chopped and put into salads or it could be juiced

Asparagus juice combined with carrot juice would be very beneficial and a good addition to your cancer fighting arsenal. Because of the link that some have observed between asparagus and cancer healing, it should be included in your cancer diet.