Anti Cancer Foods

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Certain foods offer natural anti cancer properties and powerful medicine in the fight against cancer and other degenerative diseases. Anti cancer foods provide your body with a synergistic combination of phytonutrients, chemicals that act in harmony to protect your body.

There are specific foods whose cancer fighting abilities have been proven in the lab and in real life cases. The following are the top foods for their cancer fighting and immunity boosting abilities.

Fruit	Benefits
Apples	Inhibits growth of cancer cells
Beans (Legumes)	High in fiber, which help eliminate toxins and protein for antibodies.
Berries (especially blueberries), grapes and plums	High in vitamin C, antioxidants and anthocyanins. Aids immune system function at optimum level, helping in cellular repair and controlling inflammation and lowers estrogen.
Brown Rice	Contains soluble and insoluble fiber for good elimination of toxins and hormones. Compounds in whole grains have anti-tumour and anti-viral effects.
Carrots	Cooked carrots contain three times the amount of cancer fighting carotenes as uncooked. Boosts immune system.
Cruciferous Veggies (Broccoli, Kale, Collards, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Watercress)	Chemicals in these vegetables stimulate the body to release powerful toxin-fighting chemicals and assists in the detoxification of the body.
Flax Seeds	Consumed daily slows tumour growth in breast cancer patients. Excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids and fibre.
Garlic	Excellent immunity booster, cancer inhibitor, blood cleanser, anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal
Ginger	Fights cancer and is an anti-nausea remedy.
Green Tea	Loaded with antioxidants. Blocks chemicals that can cause DNA damage. Anti-bacterial and anti-viral.
Mushrooms (Shitake, reishi, maitake, etc.)	Boost the immune system. Anti-cancer, anti-viral and anti-bacterial. *Button mushrooms have no known medicinal effects.
Seaweed	High in minerals that can optimize the immune system. Anti-tumour and may protect against radiation.
Soy-Edamame (fresh soy beans), Miso, Tempeh, Tamari sauce	Helps decrease tumour growth. Excellent source of phytoestrogens. *If you have estrogen-receptor postive breast cancer, restrict soy consumption
Tomatoes	May suppress cancer-producing chemicals. Contains high levels of vitamin C and lycopene. Excellent for men in preventing and managing prostate cancer. *Like carrots, the carotenes are activated when cooked. The lycopene is also better absorbed in the presence of fat, so add a small amount of olive oil.
Turmeric	Liver tonic and anti-oxidant. Powerful anti-inflammatory, can help block cancer formation.