From EatingWell Magazine - September/October 2011 issue
Let's hear it for anything that tastes good and can help us beat breast cancer (well any cancer). The magazine that I was reading (yes, my new favorite since I have so much to learn) listed these 5 foods to help beat breast cancer.
1. Salmon - 8 oz of oily fish (salmon, sardines, tuna) a week. They think that the omega-3 fats in fish oil reduce inflammation which might contribute to breast cancer.
2. Oilive Oil - One of the studies done with rats showed that those rats with breast cancer and had a diet where fat came from predominantly from extra virgin olive oil, they found that the olive oil's antioxidats and oleic acid (a mono unsat fat) helped stop growth of malignant cells. Perhaps the only things rats are good for (IMO).
3. Broccoli - One of the compounds in broccoli (sulforaphane) reduced the number of breast cancer stem cells in mice (see IMO comment about rats). A note should also be said that boiling destroys some of the sulforaphane.
4. Parsley - According to University of Missouri scientists found that parsley can inhibit cancer cell growth. They say to add a couple of pinches of minched fresh parsley to dishes daily.
5. coffee - Yep...Coffee (YIPPEE). Drinking about two 12 oz coffees a day may lower risk of an aggressive form of breast cancer (may 2011 study in Breast Cancer Research). They think it could be because the antioxidants protect cells from damage that can lead to cancer. Obviously more research needs to be done. I bet they have volunteers for that one.
Stay tuned for more postings from articles that I find interesting.
Let's hear it for anything that tastes good and can help us beat breast cancer (well any cancer). The magazine that I was reading (yes, my new favorite since I have so much to learn) listed these 5 foods to help beat breast cancer.
1. Salmon - 8 oz of oily fish (salmon, sardines, tuna) a week. They think that the omega-3 fats in fish oil reduce inflammation which might contribute to breast cancer.
2. Oilive Oil - One of the studies done with rats showed that those rats with breast cancer and had a diet where fat came from predominantly from extra virgin olive oil, they found that the olive oil's antioxidats and oleic acid (a mono unsat fat) helped stop growth of malignant cells. Perhaps the only things rats are good for (IMO).
3. Broccoli - One of the compounds in broccoli (sulforaphane) reduced the number of breast cancer stem cells in mice (see IMO comment about rats). A note should also be said that boiling destroys some of the sulforaphane.
4. Parsley - According to University of Missouri scientists found that parsley can inhibit cancer cell growth. They say to add a couple of pinches of minched fresh parsley to dishes daily.
5. coffee - Yep...Coffee (YIPPEE). Drinking about two 12 oz coffees a day may lower risk of an aggressive form of breast cancer (may 2011 study in Breast Cancer Research). They think it could be because the antioxidants protect cells from damage that can lead to cancer. Obviously more research needs to be done. I bet they have volunteers for that one.
Stay tuned for more postings from articles that I find interesting.
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