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How You Can Affect Your Predisposition to Cancer through What You Eat
By: Leroy Templeton
The number two cause of death in the United States (for those keeping score at home, the number one cause: heart disease) is cancer. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention claims that each year, over a half a million people die from cancer. That’s a lot of people. Now, we have all been warned of the main contributors to cancer. Smoking and excessive drinking. We see ads and posters often warning of us these dangerous vices. This is a good thing, don’t get me wrong, people need to
be warned of the dangers that come with this, but I do find it strange that we rarely hear about the other contributors to cancer. Diet, the next biggest cause for cancer seemingly gets no mention, though studies have shown that up to 30% of cancer diagnoses are due to diet. Since your diet can either predispose you to or help prevent cancer, it is very important to make certain you are doing all you can
to have a cancer free diet.
The foods you will want to stay away from are usually unnatural and hard to digest foods. Unnatural foods usually have a harder time being processed by the body and therefore can be difficult to break down. The struggle with breaking down foods can lead to offsetting the cell division process. When this happens the body becomes more likely to develop cancerous cells. Try to eat natural and organic foods whenever possible. Also, stay away from foods with excessive amounts of preservatives
and additives as these tend to contain carcinogens which can promote gastric cancer.
Avoid red meat whenever possible. Red meat has a high animal fat content which contains many carcinogens as well. Also, recent studies show the red meat is directly connected with colon cancer. You should replace red meat in your diet with other sources of protein that are less fatty and also easier to digest. This can be nuts or other, leaner, meats like chicken and fish.
There are a number of foods, however, that can help you avoid cancer. Foods with high
amounts of antioxidants and flavonoids can detoxify the body and therefore, help ward off cancer. These foods include; citrus fruits, fresh vegetables (especially tomatoes) and naturally bitter foods such as dark chocolate and coffee. Putting these kinds of foods in your diet can help fight a number of cancers including gastric cancer and pleural mesothelioma.
By watching what you eat, you will be able to markedly reduce your risk for cancer. If over 30% of cancers stem from poor dietary choices, then eating healthy will reduce your risk by almost one-third!
You’d be crazy not to take that in to consideration. You’ll be looking better, feeling better and living
longer.
How You Can Affect Your Predisposition to Cancer through What You Eat
By: Leroy Templeton
The number two cause of death in the United States (for those keeping score at home, the number one cause: heart disease) is cancer. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention claims that each year, over a half a million people die from cancer. That’s a lot of people. Now, we have all been warned of the main contributors to cancer. Smoking and excessive drinking. We see ads and posters often warning of us these dangerous vices. This is a good thing, don’t get me wrong, people need to
be warned of the dangers that come with this, but I do find it strange that we rarely hear about the other contributors to cancer. Diet, the next biggest cause for cancer seemingly gets no mention, though studies have shown that up to 30% of cancer diagnoses are due to diet. Since your diet can either predispose you to or help prevent cancer, it is very important to make certain you are doing all you can
to have a cancer free diet.
The foods you will want to stay away from are usually unnatural and hard to digest foods. Unnatural foods usually have a harder time being processed by the body and therefore can be difficult to break down. The struggle with breaking down foods can lead to offsetting the cell division process. When this happens the body becomes more likely to develop cancerous cells. Try to eat natural and organic foods whenever possible. Also, stay away from foods with excessive amounts of preservatives
and additives as these tend to contain carcinogens which can promote gastric cancer.
Avoid red meat whenever possible. Red meat has a high animal fat content which contains many carcinogens as well. Also, recent studies show the red meat is directly connected with colon cancer. You should replace red meat in your diet with other sources of protein that are less fatty and also easier to digest. This can be nuts or other, leaner, meats like chicken and fish.
There are a number of foods, however, that can help you avoid cancer. Foods with high
amounts of antioxidants and flavonoids can detoxify the body and therefore, help ward off cancer. These foods include; citrus fruits, fresh vegetables (especially tomatoes) and naturally bitter foods such as dark chocolate and coffee. Putting these kinds of foods in your diet can help fight a number of cancers including gastric cancer and pleural mesothelioma.
By watching what you eat, you will be able to markedly reduce your risk for cancer. If over 30% of cancers stem from poor dietary choices, then eating healthy will reduce your risk by almost one-third!
You’d be crazy not to take that in to consideration. You’ll be looking better, feeling better and living
longer.
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