Nineteen foods to prevent Breast Cancer

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Nineteen Foods to Prevent Breast Cancer
by Dr. John H Maher, ABAAHP

Recent research suggests that adding these foods to your diet could
significantly lower your risk of breast cancer.

#1 Yellow orange vegetables -- Eating foods high in beta- carotene
has been linked in many studies to lower rates of cancer. Tip: Baby
carrots beta-carotene is more absorbable then regular carrots and
carrots beta-carotene is 500% more absorbable.

#2 Cruciferous vegetables-- radish, broccoli, cauliflower, rutabaga,
cabbage, turnips, turnip greens, contain indole -3-carbinol, which
lowers levels of a type of estrogen that may promote
cancer.(16-hydroxy- estradiol and 16-hydroxy-estrone).
Tip: Look for BroccoSprouts, a brand of broccoli sprouts with
megalevels of SGS, a compound that fights mammary tumors in mice.

#3 Warm a mug of 1%-2% of non gmo soymilk, almond milk, or organic
hormone free milk , add 1 tbs. ground almonds, pumpkin seed or
walnuts or 1/4 tbs. natural almond extract, and enjoy it at bedtime.

#4 Eat organic tomatoes, including cooked, dried, soups, juice and
sauces to fill up on a compound called lycopene. Diets high in
lycopene are linked to lower rates of breast and prostate cancer.
Ensure that your tomatoes are organically grown. Tomatoes are
currently genetically engineered!

#5 Give up the red wine and eat grapes instead. More than one
alcoholic beverage a day increases your risk of breast cancer. But
concord grapes have cancer-fighting antioxidant power.

#6 Eat omega-3 rich nuts and seeds (almonds, macademias, walnut,
pumpkin). Research suggests that those with higher tissue levels of
omega-3s have lower rates of cancer.

#7 Individuals whose diets are higher in vitamin D have less cancer.
To ensure that you get the recommended level, add Vitamin D to a
healthy diet, advise many experts, especially in climates or
lifestyles with out year round sun (20 minutes a day).

#8 Eat a small bowl of dark cherries. Cherries are a top source of a
compound that inhibits cancer in rats.

#9 Compounds called limonoids, found in the peel and white membrane
of oranges, inhibit cancers in test tubes. Eat whole fruit oranges
and tangerines.
Look for herbal teas made w/ orange lemon peel. Use real orange and
lemon oils in cooking and health drinks.

#10 Avoid refined grains and choose organic whole grains instead. At
least one study has shown that women who ate the most refined grains
had more breast cancer. Another study showed that those who ate one
serving a day of an organic cereal high in rice or oat rice bran
lowered their level of cancer -promoting estrogen.

#11 Use organic butter over margarine. Studies suggest that a diet
higher in trans fats may increase the risk of cancer. Margarine,
french fries, both refined and fast-foods, and many processed and
fried foods made with hydrogenated fats are a top trans fat source.

#12 Drink green tea, hot or cold. Green tea is rich in EGCG, a
compound that inhibits cancer cells in mice. Caffienated brands have
twice as much potency as uncaffienated. And most bottled brands have
little.
Mix with herbal teas and lemon peel for taste, or naturally sweeten
with a little unpasteurized Concord grape juice or super low glycemic
*Agave* syrup.

#13 Instead of commercial dressings – usually made with a mixture of
oils -- make your own easy dressing with half extra virgin olive oil,
half balsamic vinegar. Mediterraneans who eat lots of olive oil have
low rates of cancer, studies show.

#14 Garlic kills cancer cells in the test tube. But if you're going
to cook garlic, always peel and chop, then let it rest for 10 to 15
minutes before you heat.

#15 Women in one study who ate a serving of spinach at least twice a
week had half the rate of cancer than women who avoided it .

#16 Flavorful non-gmo veggie burgers and sausage won't form the same
compounds that meat does when it's being cooked and those compounds
may explain why women who eat lots of red meat and lots of very well
done meat seem to get more breast cancer.

#17 Why flaxseed? Because it has 75 times more lignin precursors,
compounds that inhibit tumors in animals.

# 18 Add non-gmo soy. Soy's isoflavinoids work as weak estrogens,
blocking the more powerful estrogens from stimulating estrogen
sensitive cancer cells.
Ensure that all Soy food and supplements are organic in nature. Soy
is genetically modified.

#19 Phyto herbs, like fennel, black cohosh are weak estrogens that
compete with stronger estrogens for estrogen receptor sites.

The 20th step is to just do it!

[writtenonmybody]

Thank you for sharing!!

[Michelle]

More great information :yes:

[momishem]

What great information! I just had two surgeries in the past month for a benign phyllodes tumor in my left breast. I am all about trying to prevent any tumor from coming back! Thank God I am ok now!