| By epidemiological studies and by direct trials, much | | | | same result.Some studies have indicated that drinking |
| evidence has by now been gathered about the cancer | | | | coffee reduces the incidence of cancer, but others |
| prevention effects of certain diet measures, of specific | | | | studies have thrown doubt upon these |
| food sources and of specific supplements of natural | | | | results.SUPPLEMENTS OF VITAMINS AND OTHER |
| substances.GENERAL DIET ADVICESA diet with the | | | | SUBSTANCESHere are listed the most important |
| aim of preventing cancer is generally the same as a | | | | cancer preventing effects suggested by results from |
| diet to prevent heart disease and other diseases. Here | | | | recent projects. However, research is going on, and |
| are the general diet advices- Avoid or reduce the | | | | these results are not yet complete or absolutely |
| amount of food that are industrially processed, | | | | certain.These substances give general cancer |
| artificially made or heavily fried.- Eat fish at least every | | | | prevention effects: Sulforaphanes found in broccoli and |
| second day. Also eat seafood and fouls.- Do not eat | | | | other cruciferous vegetables.Colo-rectal cancer: These |
| very much red meat.- Eat 5 fruits or vegetables each | | | | substances help protect against colo-rectal cancer: |
| day. Each piece should be of the size of an apple or | | | | Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), Folic acid / folate in |
| carrot. They should be raw or carefully boiled so that | | | | combination with other B-vitamins, Selenium, |
| the nutrients are not washed out.- Eat full corn bread, | | | | Indol-3-carbinol from cruciferous vegetables, Genistein |
| full corn cereals, peas, beans and potatoes.- Eat just a | | | | from soy, and possibly also vitamin D. Alfa-tocoferol (a |
| moderate amount of fat.- Ideally most fat you eat, | | | | kind of Vitamin E) may help, but project results are not |
| should be of the type mono-unsaturated. You also | | | | conclusive jet.Gastric cancer: Substances that may |
| need some poly-unsaturated fat of the types | | | | help prevent gastric cancer, and even help cure |
| omega-3, and omega 6, but not too much of omega-6. | | | | changes that can evolve into gastric cancer are: |
| The consumption of saturated fat should be | | | | Vitamin C, Beta-carotene, (a precursor of vitamin A), |
| moderate.- In order to achieve right fat balance, much | | | | Alfa-tocoferol (a kind of Vitamin E), Indol-3-carbinol |
| of the fat supply should come from a blending of | | | | from cruciferous vegetables, Genistein from |
| sources like olive, olive oil, canola oil, nuts, nut oil, | | | | soy.Breast Cancer: The incidence of breast cancer |
| sunflower, sunflower oil, fish and fish oil.- Use only a | | | | can be lowered by: Folic acid / folate, Vitamin B-6 |
| moderate amount of soy oil and corn oil in the diet. | | | | (pyridoxine), Selenium, and possibly vitamin D.Prostate |
| Only using such oil types will give you too muchmuch | | | | Cancer: These substances may help protect against |
| poly-unsaturated fat of the omega-6-type.- Use just a | | | | Prostate cancer: Selenium and Alfa-tocoferol (a kind |
| very moderate amount of fat sources like butter, | | | | of Vitamin E). A long study is under way, but the |
| coconut oil and palm oil. A high consumption of these | | | | results from the study are not conclusive yet.Bladder |
| fat sources gives you too much saturated fat.- Avoid | | | | cancer: The chance of getting bladder cancer is |
| altogether fat that has been chemically altered, giving | | | | possibly lowered by alfa-tocoferol (a kind of Vitamin |
| so-called trans-fat. This type of fat is often found in | | | | E).Lung cancer: Substances that gives protection |
| margarine, cookies, snacks, fast food and other | | | | against Lung Cancer are: Isoflavones from soy. |
| pre-made food.- Consume just a very moderate | | | | Indol-3-carbinol from broccoli and other crusiferous |
| amount of sugar, refined flour or refined cereals.- | | | | vegetables, Genistein from soy and possibly Vitamin |
| Consume just a moderate consumption of tranquilizers | | | | D.Results from research projects suggest that |
| and stimulants like alcohol and caffeine.- Use just a | | | | supplements added to the diet to prevent cancer |
| moderate amount of salt in the food. However, in | | | | should contain many working substances derived from |
| warm weather and by hard physical work, you will | | | | natural sources, and that it is not wise to use heavy |
| need more salt.SPECIFIC FOODS AND DRINKS TO | | | | doses of just one substance.NUTRIENTS THAT MAY |
| USEA diet with generally much fruit and vegetables | | | | HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECTBeta-carotene and |
| has proven to help prevent cancer. Optimally a person | | | | vitamine A supplements may increase the chance for |
| should eat five fruits or vegetables each day, and | | | | heavy smokers of getting lung cancer and other |
| those should be raw or carefully cooked, so that the | | | | cancers caused by smoking, according to results from |
| nutrients are not washed out by the cooking.Generally | | | | epidemologic studies.However, these vitamins in the |
| plants, fruits and spices with a strong colour or a | | | | food does not increase this risk. It is not clear what |
| strong taste have cancer preventing effects because | | | | effect beta-carotene have on lung cancer in |
| of the contents of bioflavonids and other | | | | combination with other supplements or by |
| anti-oxidants.Broccoli, cabbage, mustard, kale, and | | | | non-smokers. The results from these studies are also |
| cauliflower are vegetables with proven strong cancer | | | | controversial.REFERENCESYou can read more about |
| preventing effects, probably due to the content of | | | | food,supplements and cancer prevention at these |
| indole-3-carbinole. | | | | sites:The Cancer Project: Center for Chronic Disease |
| Onion and garlic are also thought to help prevent | | | | Prevention and Health Promotion: |
| cancer.Whole grain and bread made of whole grain will | | | | Holt is an internet consultant and marketer focusing on |
| help prevent colon cancer because of the fibre | | | | health items. ----TO FIND natural medicines against |
| content and possibly also because of the vitamins and | | | | common diseases, for example: Over-weight, acne, |
| minerals contained.Red peppers give a protecting | | | | eczema, hypothyroidism, fatigue, depression, |
| effect against prostate cancer.Eating fish, and | | | | hemorrhoids, joint pain, hypertension, high cholesterol, |
| especially fat fish, some times each week also have a | | | | circulatory problems, digestive ailments, allergies, |
| protecting effect against prostate cancer.Evidence | | | | menstrual problems, respiratory diseases and more, |
| points to the conclusion that green tea can help | | | | PLEASE VISIT: find supplements of vitamins and |
| prevent cancer. However studies so far undertaken | | | | minerals to prevent disease, PLEASE VISIT: to reprint |
| do not sort out all other variables that may give the | | | | with the author's name and link. |