Eat Your Berries!

Berries are among the fruits with the highest antioxidant (example: vitamin C) content as well as a rich sources of several phytochemicals that block cancer development. Eat berries every day, don't be shy!

The Magic of Carrots

Falcarinol, a natural substance in carrots significantly reduces risk of cancer. Research has shown that falcarinol slows the growth of cancer cells, making it less likely invade the body. Eat your carrots and don't complain!!!

Taste Sacrifices We Should Make...

Betacyanin, this is what gives beets their deep red color has proven to be a cancer-fighting agent, especially against colon cancer. Beets may promote colon health as well  as they are a very rich sources of detoxifying glutamine. Supplementing your diet with beets helps in keeping your digestive and immune systems healthy.

TED Talks..........A MUST TO SEE

http://www.ted.com/talks/william_li.html

see TED Talks - "William Li presents a new way to think about treating cancer and other diseases: anti-angiogenesis, preventing the growth of blood vessels that feed a tumor. The crucial first (and best) step: Eating cancer-fighting foods that cut off the supply lines and beat cancer at its own game."

William Li heads the Angiogenesis Foundation, a nonprofit that is re-conceptualizing global disease fighting. Full bio » 

Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/william_li.html

A Healthy Serving of Cabbage

Nutrients in Cabbage 1.00 cup raw (70.00 grams); Nutrient % Daily Value

vitamin K66 .5%

vitamin C 42.7%

folate 7.5%

fiber 7%

manganese 5.5%

molybdenum 4.6%

vitamin B6 4.5%

potassium 3.4%

tryptophan 3.1%

calcium 2.8%

vitamin B12 .6%

Sinigrin is one of the cabbage glucosinolate and has cancer fighting properties.

Cabbage, especially Savoy cabbage is good source of sinigrin. Short-cooked and raw cabbage were the only types of cabbage to show cancer-preventive benefits—long-cooked cabbage does not show benefits.

Health Benefits of One Tomato

22 calories

0 grams of fat

5 grams of carbohydrates

1 gram of dietary fiber

1 gram of protein

6 milligrams of sodium

40 percent of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C

20 percent of the RDA of vitamin A

2 percent of the RDA of iron

1 percent of the RDA of calcium

LYCOPENE Wards off Cancer 

Lycopene is a bright red carotene and carotenoid pigment and phytochemical found in tomatoes and other red fruits and vegetables, such as red carrots, red bell peppers, watermelons, gac, and papayas (but not strawberries or cherries).

- Lowers risks of certain cancers, especially lung, stomach and prostate cancers

- Processed tomatoes contain more lycopene than raw 

- Eating tomatoes with a little bit of fat helps lycopene to better absorb by the body

Spices that Prevent Cancer and Make Food Ineresting

Turmeric/Curcumin the king of spices in dealing with cancer. It contains the powerful polyphenol Curcumin that has been clinically proven to retard the growth of cancer cells causing prostrate cancer, melanoma, breast cancer, brain tumor, pancreatic cancer and leukemia. Curcumin promotes cell death that safely eliminates cancer breeding cells without posing a threat to the development of other healthy cells. In cases of conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the surrounding cells too become a target in addition to the cancer cells.

 

Why Parsley & Why Dill

Delicious, healthy and you can't make a chicken soup without parsley, just ask your mom.
Dill has many uses,cooking, medicine, as a remedy for stomach pain and improving digestion it can also help with insomnia and nervousness. Rumor.....consuming fresh dill will give you "everlasting youth".