| What are cancer fighting foods? | | | | powerful ingredients for cancer-prevention should be a |
| Healthy foods are more than just good for you | | | | big part of this diet. Also, fighting cancer is about adding |
| because of the nutritional value they possess or | | | | as much nutrition, minerals, and vitamins as possible. |
| because they are delicious but certain foods can | | | | This is from the foods you eat as well as the drinks |
| prevent disease or even help in the cure. Foods that | | | | you choose. Drinking eight glasses of filtered water is |
| possess cancer prevention qualities are those that are | | | | essential for any diet as it keeps your body hydrated |
| common to everyday eating like tomatoes, cabbage, | | | | and flushes out impurities. A high fiber diet containing |
| broccoli, berries, certain bulk teas like green tea, foods | | | | foods that have high fiber content like legumes or |
| with whole grains, the skin of red grapes and beans | | | | anything from the bean family, and broccoli or leafy |
| and the list goes on. | | | | vegetables for example are important ingredients to |
| What foods are cancer-promoting foods? | | | | your cancer fighting diet. Any foods that contain |
| Unfortunately there are foods that actually cause or at | | | | antioxidants will be greatly beneficial like beans, |
| least contribute to cancer. Foods that are processed | | | | apricots, and spinach to mention a few. |
| and contain ingredients like hydrogenated oils, sodium | | | | Another important consideration in a cancer-prevention |
| nitrate, artificial food colors, MSG and other | | | | diet is to eat as many pure or organic foods as you |
| preservative chemicals are considered | | | | possibly can. Organic foods are grown by farmers |
| cancer-promoting foods. Modern technology has made | | | | who do not use the chemicals and pesticides that |
| life a lot easier but has also created some real | | | | others growers use to process their products. Instead |
| dangers to your health. Have you read the ingredient | | | | of using chemical fertilizers and weed killers, the |
| labels on the foods you eat? Pretty scary, isn't it? | | | | organic farmer will use manure to fertilize, mulch to |
| Refined foods that are found in white rice, white bread, | | | | keep the weeds under control and crop rotation to |
| cereals, crackers, and baked goods like cookies for | | | | protect the plants. Even though organic foods, which |
| instance have all been found to be directly connected | | | | should be labeled as such, are more expensive they |
| to causes of cancer. Eating foods that require a lot of | | | | are well worth the extra money. |
| refining, especially white bread are really bad food | | | | Finally, be sure to include as much fresh garlic in your |
| choices not only because they are cancer-promoting | | | | diet as you can. Garlic is an amazing food that studies |
| foods but because they translate to sugar in your | | | | have found to be not only extremely advantageous in |
| system and will end up as unwanted stored fat. | | | | cancer-preventing but also helps with the colon, |
| What type of diet is considered an anti-cancer diet? | | | | stomach and esophagus to promote good digestion. |
| Obviously a diet that contains the foods that have | | | | Try including a clove a day. |