Foods that Prevent Disease
Cancer Prevention
Cancer Prevention Article: http://www.sixwise.com/Newsletters/2008/September/4/Nine-Lifestyle-Changes-Prevent-Cancer.htm
Lose Weight: Obesity is a risk factor for many types of cancer, including breast, colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney and others.
Limit Alcohol Consumption: Drinking alcohol in excess increases your risk of various cancers.
Eat More Fruits and Vegetables: They’re loaded with cancer-fighting nutrients, such as phytoestrogens, plus they help keep you at a healthy [...]
Anti Cancer Foods, may help prevent cancer
Taken from an article on msnbc.com
Inc. From “Anticancer, A New Way of Life” by David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, published in September 2008. Copyright by David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, 2008.
Japanese green tea
Green tea is rich in compounds called polyphenols, including catechins (and particularly EGCG), which reduce the growth of new blood vessels that feed tumors. It’s [...]
Vegetables and Soybeans Reduce Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
This article is taken from Worlds Healthiest Foods at http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=btnews&dbid=29#article
Vegetables
A prospective study of 64,191 women ranging in age from 40 to 70 years, who were followed for 4.6 years, found those eating the most vegetables—an average of 428 grams (a little less than 13 ounces) per day—had a 28% lower risk of developing type 2 [...]
10 Healthy Foods
Foos that contain antioxidants are the healthiest!
Antioxidants
The science is clear: Plant foods are good for you. And the credit often goes to chemicals they produce called antioxidants. Just as the name suggests, antioxidants help protect your cells against oxidation. Think of oxidation as rust. This rust is caused by free radicals, which are unstable oxygen [...]
Green Tea Can Prevent and Treat Many Diseases
Highlights from the article http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/apr2008_New-Research-On-The-Health-Benefits-Of-Green-Tea_01.htm
Green tea is rich in healthful polyphenols, particularly a catechin known as EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), which is a potent antioxidant.
Green tea may help prevent or manage cancer, heart and vascular disease, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological degenerative diseases, bacterial and viral infections, and other conditions.
Green tea has been reported [...]
