7 Food to Help Fight Cancer

Cancer is a deadly disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. Types of cancer include cancer of lungs, blood, breast cancer, prostate cancer, stomach cancer, kidney cancer, bone cancer, anal cancer, gallbladder cancer, skin cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, salivary cancer and cervical cancer.

1.      Dark Green Leafy Vegetables

a.      Dark green leafy vegetables such as mustard greens, lettuce, kale, chicory, spinach, chard contains an abundance of fiber, folate and carotenoids that help protect the body against cancer of the mouth, larynx, pancreas, lung, skin and stomach. 

b.      Spinach is one of the healthiest foods on earth and it’s also a great cancer-fighter as well. It’s so nutrient dense that you don’t have to eat a lot of it to get all of the benefits you need.

c.       You can also easily blend it into a smoothie, add extra water and a lot of phytonutrients, and turning the smoothie green.

d.      The more spinach you eat on a regular basis, lower chance of getting cancer across the board.

e.      It’s important not to eat a ton of it one day, and then go a week without it. Focus on consistently eating smaller portions more often.

2.      Beans

a.      Beans hold a few powerful phytochemicals that protects the body’s cells against harm that can prompt cancer. 

b.      Dry beans and peas are rich in fiber (20% of Daily Value) and a good source of protein.

c.       Excellent source of folate and vitamin B. Foods containing folate help reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer probably because of folate’s role in healthy cell division and repair of damaged cells. 

d.      Add a half-cup of legumes that have been soaked a few times a week either from a canned or dry beans and cook to your usual rotation of greens or other veggies.

e.      Both white and red beans are practically good and helps in fighting or protecting the body against cancer

3.      Berries

a.      Raspberries and berries in general are loaded with antioxidants, and they help to reduce the amount of free radical damage done to the body.

b.      This helps to provide anti-inflammatory support which in turn helps to prevent cancer and helps the body heal itself, stay youthful, and have more energy.

c.        Berries are wonderful source of Vitamin C, most berries also contain antioxidants.

d.      These antioxidants protect the body from cell damage that could lead to skin cancer, as well as cancers of the bladder, lung, breast and esophagus (the tube where food travels from the throat to the stomach).

4.      Garlic And Ginger

a.      The list of cancers that garlic can help out with is long.

b.      Garlic has certain antibacterial properties, and it can help the body ward off cancer in a number of ways, including killing the cancer cells outrightly.

c.       It may also help to repair the damaged done to the DNA, and help to stop cancer cells from multiplying and spreading.

d.      Has anti-inflammatory properties

e.      Ginger is an excellent herbal remedy for nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, loss of appetite, intestinal gas, and other ailments.

f.        Beyond relieving the uncomfortable side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, ginger can also actually help treat cancer through its anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory (prevents the growth of precancerous tumors), antioxidant, anti-proliferative, and anti-metastatic activities.

g.      Ginger is one of the most potent disease fighting spices in the world and can add some delicious flavor to a meal, so it’s not very hard to start getting more of it.

5.      Carrots

Carrots are actually good for the eyes and they are also helpful in the fight against cancer. Carrot intake is responsible for slowing down the growth of prostate cancer and there’s no reason not to start eating more carrots, since they already provide other well-established health benefits. Like kale and spinach, carrots pack carotenoids, an antioxidant group that may help prevent rectal cancer.

6.      Walnuts

a.      Walnuts contain phytosterols, cholesterol-like molecules found in plants that help to block estrogen receptors in the breast cancer cells.  

b.      Walnuts help fight breast and prostate cancers.

c.       Munching on an ounce of walnuts a day may yield the best benefits.

d.      Walnuts can be a healthful part of the diet for the prevention not only for breast and other cancers, but also diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in the body.

7.      Tomatoes

a.      The biggest benefits come from cooked tomatoes, pasta sauce.

b.      The heating process increases the amount of lycopene your body is able to absorb.It helps fight endometrial, lung, prostate, and stomach cancers 

c.       This juicy fruit is the best dietary source of lycopene, a carotenoid that gives tomatoes their red hue.

d.      Lycopene help to stop endometrial cancer cell growth.

e.      Eating tomatoes protect men from prostate cancer, the juicy red orbs can help guard the DNA in the cells from damage that could actually lead to cancer.

f.        Tomatoes contain a high concentration of an effective antioxidant called lycopene.

g.      Your body may absorb lycopene better from processed tomato foods such as sauce, which means that whole-wheat pasta with marinara sauce could be a delicious way to help lower your risk of the deadly disease.

h.      Always drink water, water quenches thirst, as well as protect you against bladder cancer.

i.        The lower risk hails from water weakening convergences of potential cancer-causing agents in the bladder.

j.        Likewise, drinking more liquids makes you urinate more often and helps flush out infections from the body system.