Is there an Anti Cancer Food?

If you are undergoing cancer treatments, have completed treatments or if you simply want to give your body the best chance against potential future cancer, we have some tips for you.

We’ve all been told to consume at least five servings daily of fruits and vegetables. For many of us that is harder to do than it seems. Our busy schedules find us rushing out the door with the first thing we can grab for breakfast. These days lunch is often consumed at our desks in between (or during) video conference calls. Who has time to prepare a healthy dinner when you’re juggling kids, life partner, pets and two loads of laundry?

Our personal health suffers until we are slapped in the face with a cancer diagnosis. Suddenly we have to stop and think about what goes into our bodies. How can we fuel recovery and not fuel cancer cells.

Here are a few foods you can add into your diet without breaking the bank, nor giving up what you love.

Fruit
Red grapes have seeds filled with the super-antioxidant activin. This cancer-fighting chemical, also found in red wine and red-grape juice, may offer significant protection against certain types of cancer, heart disease, and other chronic degenerative diseases. Pack some containers of grapes for your day. They are easy to nibble in the car on the way to work, or while running your next conference call.

The same holds true for blueberries, blackberries and strawberries which are loaded with antioxidants.

Vegetables
Research confirms that the antioxidant lycopene, which is in tomatoes, may be more powerful than beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and vitamin E. Lycopene is a cancer-fighting food associated with protection against certain cancers such as prostate or lung cancer. Be sure to cook the tomatoes, as this method releases the lycopene and makes it available to your body.

Cruciferous vegetables such as cauliflower or broccoli help protect from free radicals. Dip them into some low fat salad dressing and you have a fast snack you can eat anywhere.

Fish
Eat more fish and less red meat. Salmon is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids which have been linked to a reduced rate of prostate cancer.

We’ll continue giving you tips on healthy eating in future posts.