raw food apple pie
February 7th, 2010
Our everyday environment is full of agents that increase cancer risk. Chemicals or other substances in the air we breathe, the water we drink, even the food we eat, losing the ability to fight cancer or even directly related to the disease. However, the food we eat, the right kind, can also strengthen the immune system, detoxify the body and help keep us free of cancer.
Of course, as the saying goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. In other words, fruits and vegetables or juice these foods have significant health benefits by reducing their risk of cancer.
Speaking of the proverbial apple, research has shown that eating an apple a day, or a glass of fresh apple juice, may reduce cancer risk breast cancer by 17 percent. Apples have also been linked with a lower incidence of liver cancer and colon cancer. Fiber and pectin in apples and the juice apple stimulates the digestive tract, reducing the incidence of cancer by up to 43 percent.
Tomatoes are another delicious way to reduce your risk of cancer. The tomatoes are eaten in salads or juice at breakfast contain the antioxidant lycopene. Lycopene, which gives bright red tomatoes that also neutralize the effects of environmental carcinogens, which act as a shield against cancer. Apricots and watermelon also contain lycopene, and help protect against skin, stomach and bladder cancer.
The vegetables are staple foods to reduce your risk of cancer. You can eat spinach or kale as a salad or with the use a quality juicer for the home, like a delicious fresh juice. Spinach is rich in vitamin E and luitin and antioxidants. This food reduces the risk of liver cancer and ovary.
Beta-carotene, the substance that makes carrots orange squash is another powerful antioxidant. High, as well as vitamin A, these vegetable is thought to help prevent cells from mutating into cancerous forms. So eat that extra slice of pumpkin pie, or have another glass of carrot juice, and maintained healthy.
Some cancers have been recently linked to inflammation in the body, swelling of muscle or organ tissue. A substance found in the pineapple juice or fruit, bromelain, which is known as an effective inflammatory agent. Not only bromelain reduce your risk of cancer, can help with gout and arthritis too.
Hot peppers are a spicy way to reduce your risk of cancer by blocking the production of cancer cells. As a benefit additional pepper contains capsaicin, which acts as a natural appetite suppressant and metabolism stimulator. Add to food or vegetable juices to lose weight and decrease your risk of cancer.
Finally, there are certain raw vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, which have been shown in large studies to help the body fight cancer and reduce exposure to carcinogens. These foods will give you the nutrition you need to stay healthy and fit, while at the same while the low cancer risk.
Article posted by: Marina Ortiz
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