EAT THESE FOODS TO FIGHT FEMALE CANCERS
A recent study out of the University of North Carolina found a 45% lower breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women who had the highest intake of flavonols compared with those who had the lowest. The study was done on 2,900 women.
Rich-in-color vegetables, fruits wines and teas contain flavinol. Flavinol helps to neutralize oxidation which is caused by a chemical reaction that causes injury to cells thereby creating a natural form of damage control.
There is another flavonoid that appears to cut ovarian cancer risk. It is called kaempferol.
These are the foods that are high in flavinoids:
Black Tea
Green Tea
Broccoli
Leeks
Kale
Yellow Onions
Red Cabbage
Red Apples
Red Grapes
Red Wine
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2 comments:
A breast cancer diagnosis at age 33 shook the foundation of my very being. Since that time, I have eaten more vegetables than I had ever eaten in my life. My nutrition before cancer was admittedly poor, and though I still have quite the sweet tooth, I have learned the art of balance.
What is shocking is the fact that none of my doctors has mentioned nutrition. I have an oncology team: a radiation oncologist, a medical oncologist, the diagnosing GYN, and the surgeon. I see at least one of them every month. My treatment consisted of lumpectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, estrogen receptor blockers, aromatase inhibitors, and ultimately oophorectomy but nutrition counseling was never part of the package. Sure, my weight was monitored during treatment...but most of my nutritional advice came from books and support groups. A friend lent me Betty Crocker's "Livng With Cancer" cookbook, which suggested meals according to symptom. I found this book quite helpful during treament. But where do we go from there? "Tell Me What to Eat to Help Prevent Breast Cancer: Nutrition You Can Live With" by Elaine Magee is a good place to start.
Over and over again, diet and exercise move to the forefront of prevention. I'm willing to alter my life...I'm just glad to HAVE one!
Interesting to know.
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