Three Healthy Foods to Eat to Help to Prevent Cancer
Here are three healthy foods to eat to help prevent you from getting cancer. Add them to your daily diet. Today it is predicted that one third of the people in America will get one form of cancer or another in their lifetime. I believe what Don Colbert, M.D. stated in his book, Walking in Divine Health, that 80 to 90% of cancer is preventable. Heart disease is the only disease that kills more people than cancer. Both heart disease and cancer are preventable by eating healthy and avoiding our toxic environment as well as unhealthy foods as much as possible.
So first we need to know what causes cancer. As an over simplification, cells in our body that are not properly matched electrons and they flow free looking for a connection. This DNA is matched with environmental promoters like cigarette smoke, air pollution, alcohol or even the unhealthy food we eat. These “promoters” push the free radicals to connect with these unhealthy atoms to form irregular DNA Cells that may be cancerous.
Have you ever wondered why vegetarians have a much lower incidence of cancer or heart disease. Simply because the eat 25% less fat (no animal fat) and 50% more fiber (which helps the digestive system eliminate the toxic waste from our bodies). The same is true for third world countries in Africa, Asia and South America. The eat more fruit, vegetables and whole grain and less meat. Very close to vegetarian diets. In Japan they have a very low rate of cancer. Japanese Americans have nearly the same cancer rate as the average American. Essentially they eat the same diet. Americans have by far the highest rate of cancer than any other country. The answer is primarily in our diet and our lack of physical activity.
God has a plan to combat this cancer and frankly all disease. It is found in His first commandment to us. In Genesis 1:28 (paraphrased) God said be fruitful, multiply and have dominion – stewardship over my earth. In verse 29 he said (also paraphrased) I give you every seed bearing plant and every tree that has fruit with seed in it for food. I other words God gave us a commandment and the means to do His will by giving us the nutrition we need to nourish our bodies and overcome all diseases and obstacles. Yet we ignore God and figure we can do things our own way.
Another word that has recently gotten a lot of attention is antioxidants. When I was growing up it was just “eat your fruit and vegetables and don’t get up from the table until you do.” Now we ha the fancy science and scientific words to say “eat your fruit and vegetables and don’t get up from the table until you do.”
As promised here are three healthy foods to help prevent cancer.
Cruciferous Vegetables
Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collards and mustard greens to name a few. They all contain a type of antioxidant known as phytochemicals. These phytochemicals protect us prom the free radicals that cause esophageal (throat cancer), stomach, colon, prostate and breast cancers. Your mom always said eat your green veggies. Now you know one reason why.
Soy Foods
Soy milk, tofu and other soy meat substitutes, soy flour, soy protein and soy nuts all contain phytochemical antioxidants that help reduce the risk of breast, colon, stomach and lung cancers. We used to believe that milk was good for us. But we have since learned that whole milk from cows contain lots of fat, cholesterol and raw materials that produce estrogen. Excess estrogen are a cause of breast cancer. For this reason we encourage skim or low fat milk and low fat dairy products.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes contain lycopene which is a very potent phytochemical reduce the risk of developing colon and prostate cancers.
Here are three very powerful antioxidant foods that help you prevent and fight cancer. They should be added to your daily diet. They are not your only diet. Simply eat a wide variety of fruit and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and beans. Limit your meat and choose low fat high fiber for your dietary needs. Avoid sugar and artificial sweeteners, as well as processed foods and you are well on your way to a healthy diet that help to prevent cancer.
Two final notes. You must exercise regularly and if your diet does not meet your nutritional needs quality herbal natural nutritional supplements also help.
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