Top Cancer Fighting Foods
They will tell you that you can’t fight cancer with food. They will say that diet and exercise is always a good thing to watch to prevent illness. There are many people who have fought cancer and found these foods to have helped in their fight:
- Green Tea: Drink green tea daily for its powerful chemopreventive properties to reduce your risk of colon, breast, lung and even prostate cancer. Avoid steeping your green tea in boiling water as the intense heat will destroy the tea’s natural health attributing compounds. Instead, bring water to a boil and allow it to cool a few minutes before brewing.
- Blackberries: Buy organic berries and buy local when available. Add as a natural sweetener in smoothies, juices and add to your water with lemon for a healthy beverage.
- Raspberries: Pop this nutrient dense food into smoothies, yogurt parfaits, or snack on a handful for a healthy dessert.
- Blueberries: Avoid heating blueberries or any other of the berries as heat degrades the anthocyanins reducing their antioxidant potential. Add blueberries to smoothies, snack for dessert or use in homemade sweet sauces like barbeque as a substitute for sugar.
- Lemons: One of the best ways to alkalize your body and support natural detoxification processes is to juice lemon into your water and consume a glass immediately upon waking up.
- Onion: Eat a variety of types of onions to receive all of the nutritional benefits. Top on chili, add to salads and slaws or create a rich bone broth based onion soup.
- Kale: For optimal absorption of its trace minerals and antioxidants, consume kale with a healthy fat source like grass fed butter, coconut oil or grass-fed cheese. Avoid eating it raw as it’s hard to digest fibers can creative digestive disturbances. Consider juicing kale or adding it to your smoothies.
- Green Leafy Vegetables: Enjoy a variety of green leafy vegetables by purchasing foods in season at your local farmer’s market. Sautee turnip greens and swiss chard for a colorful side dish or add spinach to soups and stews. Add dark leafy greens to your juice and smoothies.
- Turmeric: Also known as golden milk, turmeric can be consumed as a warm beverage in teas and broths. Add turmeric to intense flavor dishes like chili, stew, and use as a marinade in chicken and other meat dishes.
- Artichokes: Reap the full benefits of the bitter herb by juicing both the artichoke leaves and stem. Otherwise, eat steamed artichoke with lemon and olive oil or prepare in a hummus or dip.
