19 Food to Prevent Breast
Cancer
 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
breast cancer. Tip: Baby carrots beta-carotene is more
absorbable then regular carrots and carrots beta-carotene is
500% more absorbable than in raw carrots.
#2 Cruciferous vegetables-- radish, broccoli,
cauliflower, rutabaga, cabbage, turnips, turnip greens, contain
indole -3-carbinol, which lowers women's levels of a type of
estrogen that may promote breast cancer.(16-hydroxy- estradiol
and 16-hydroxy-estrone). Tip: Look for BroccoSprouts, a brand of
broccoli sprouts with mega levels of SGS, a compound that fights
mammary tumors in mice.
#3 Warm a mug of 1%-2% organic hormone free milk (Alta
Dena) , add 1 tbs. ground almonds, pumpkin seed or walnuts or
1/4 tbs. natural almond extract, and enjoy it at bedtime. Why
not fat-free milk? Because there's an intriguing compound in
milk fat (including butter)-- conjugated linoleic acid -- that
fights breast cancer cells in test tubes and animals.
#4 Eat tomatoes, including cooked, dried, soups, juice
and sauces, even Ketch-up to fill up on a compound called
lycopene. Diets high in lycopene are linked to lower rates of
breast and prostate cancer.
#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 cold water fish (salmon ,tuna*, anchovies,
swordfish, polluck, crab, sardines) and omega-3 rich nuts and
seeds (walnut, pumpkin, flax). Research suggests that women with
higher tissue levels of omega-3s have lower rates of breast
cancer. <*not light tuna.>
#7 Women whose diets are higher in vitamin D have less
breast 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 bowel of dark cherries. Cherries are a top
source of a compound that may inhibit mammary cancer in rats.
#9 Compounds called limonoids, found in the peel and
white membrane of oranges, inhibit breast cancer 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 whole grains instead.
At least one study has shown that women who ate the most refined
grains had more breast cancer. Another study showed women who
ate one serving a day of a cereal high in wheat bran lowered
their level of breast cancer -promoting estrogen.
#11 Use butter over margarine. Butter contains CLA's
mentioned in #3. One study suggests that a diet higher in trans
fats may increase the risk of breast cancer. Margarine, most
french fries, both frozen and fast-food, and many processed and
fried foods made with hydrogenated fats are a top trans fat
source. If you prefer margarine, use a trans-fat free brand.
#12 Drink green tea, hot or cold. Green tea is rich in
EGCG, a compound that inhibits breast cancer cells in mice.
Caffeinated brands have twice as much potency as decaffeinated.
And most bottled brands have little. Mix with herbal teas and
lemon peel for taste, or naturally sweeten with a little Concord
grape juice or super low glycemic Agave.
#13 Instead of commercial "olive oil" dressings – usually
made with a mixture of oils -- make your own easy dressing with
half olive oil, half balsamic vinegar. Mediterranean women who
eat lots of olive oil have low rates of breast cancer, studies
show.
#14 Garlic kills breast cancer cells in the test tube and
maybe in you. But if you're going to cook garlic, always peel
and chop, then let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes before you heat.
Heating right away doesn't allow time for the cancer-fighting
compounds to develop.
#15 Women in one study who ate a serving of spinach at
least twice a week had half the rate of breast cancer of women
who avoided it .
#16 Flavorful 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 mammary tumors in animals.
#18 Add soy. Soy’s isoflavinoids work as weak estrogens,
blocking the more powerful estrogens from stimulating estrogen
sensitive cancer cells.
#19 Phyto herbs, like don quai, fennel, black cohosh are
also weak estrogens that compete with stronger estrogens for
estrogen receptor sites. These are found in many “Change of life
formulas.
#20 JUST DO IT!
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