Did you know that cancer-stricken people get well faster if they are well-nourished and well fed? What we eat is such a big part of our lives, and a healthy diet can be our best bet against cancer.
More untold nutritional secrets are told by Dr. Bob Arnot, M.D. in his book " The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet." According to Dr. Arnot, "Dr. Lilian Thompson from the University of Toronto has provided the most compelling early proof that cancer can be reversed...What she has found is that breast cancer size actually decreases with a daily course of flaxseed. Flaxseed is quickly becoming one of the most popular health foods in America and has been called one of the most remarkable healing foods of our time. Flaxseed has two critical parts, flax oil, one of the healthiest fats you can eat, and a special fiber that protects against breast cancer and heart disease. The breakthrough study shows that breast cancer size decreases in the short time period between the diagnosis of breast cancer and surgery. That phenomenom is uncommonly seen even with very powerful chemotherapy. But for food to cause a cancer to shrink, this is a real and remarkable first. That kind of shrinkage may reduce the surgery required from a mastectomy to a lumpectomy. Begun early enough, it might prevent cancer altogether."
The breast cancer prevention diet offered in his book was the result of pouring over every scientific literature and paper he could find. He and his wife experimented with different foods and food combinations at home until they came up with the main ingredients for a breast cancer prevention diet. They actually came up with a whole range of anti-cancer diets :
* a diet for women with high estrogen levels, or those who have not reached menopause
* a diet for women with low estrogen levels, or those who are past menopause
* a breast cancer survivor's diet
* an intensive intervention program for women at high risk, using several powerful supplement
* dietary guidelines for your daughters, the earlier your children start, the better their chances of entirely avoiding this cancer.
The book lists the fats and foods that are anti-cancer.
The good fats are omega-3 (found in fatty, deep cold water fish) and omega-9 fatty acids (monounsaturated fats such as olive and canola oil). Also high on the list are the high-insoluble and soluble fiber foods. Topping the list in the cereals and grains categories are corn bran, uncooked; Kellogg's all bran with extra fiber; wheat bran; wheat germ; and popcorn, popped. In the fruits category, it's peaches, dried; apricots, dried; and prunes, dried. In the vegetables category, the winners are : okra, fresh, trimmed pods; turnip, cooked; brussels sprouts, cooked; parsnip, cooked; cabbage, winter savoy, frsh; and celeriac, fresh. In the legumes category, your best bets are kidney beans, dark,red, dried;uncooked;butter beans, dried, uncooked; lentils ,dried, uncooked; soybeans, dried , uncooked. In the nuts and seeds category, in top five are coconut, dried; almonds; coconut, fresh; sesame seeds; and hazelnuts.
Published by Teresita C. Tayanes on June 27, 2007 03:44 AM
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