Dr. Oz says one in 19 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer at some point, and many aren’t taking any preventive measures. There are many foods to prevent colon cancer which you can include in your diet. Dr. Oz also mentions vitamin B6, baby aspirin and coffee as part of your diet to prevent colon cancer. Read on to find out why you should include the following foods in your diet.
Fish - In a large, 22 year study, men who ate fish five times a week had a 40% lower risk of colorectal cancer than men who didn’t. Salmon is your best bet because it has a high concentration of vitamin D which has been shown to be effective in preventing colon cancer.
Whole grains – More highly processed products made with refined flour can create a sluggish insulin response and make the environment in your colon more friendly to tumors.
Beans - and celery, radishes, cucumbers, peppers and onions, are high in flavonols, compounds that help prevent colon polyps. Studies show that diets high in flavonols were 76% less likely to be associated with recurring advanced-stage polyps.
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Healthy Herbs
Just found in Parade Magazine a list of healthy herbs. If you can incorporate these herbs into your weekly menus you will be doing a lot toward preventing some of today’s common illness such as diabetes, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, cancer, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Parsley – Parsley is a good source of vitamin C, iron and flavonoids, which the American Institute for Cancer Research says may help protect cells from cancer. Fresh parsley can be added to salads and fresh or dried parsley is a good addition to chicken and fish dishes. Chimichurri sauce used on beef uses a whole cup of fresh parsley.
We previously wrote about the benefits of fennel in our post Digestive disorder prevention with fennel seeds. Recently Dr. Oz mentioned fennel in his column in our newspaper. Dr. Oz suggests adding fennel to your canned soup. He says fennel is spice, herb and vegetable all rolled into one and it is loaded with disease-blasting flavonoids.
A bit of fennel added to your soup can knock out food-borne bacteria- like e coli, salmonella and certain stains of staphylococcus. Now if only you could learn to like fennel and peanut butter sandwiches.
You can find fennel in your produce section. It looks like a bulb with feathered leaves and celerylike stalks. Chop or dice a two inch piece into and add it to your canned soup before you heat it up.
Give yourself extra flavor and a boost of Vitamin A and C by garnishing with parsley.
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Here is some interesting information from Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen on brain food. According to the doctors, eating three or more servings of spinach and other leafy greens slows mental decline due to aging by as much as 40 percent. Spinach has a great deal of good for your brain carotenoids and flavonoids. Also frozen spinach is just as good as fresh spinach for your brain.
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Guess what!! Dark chocolate really is good for you and I have proof. Harvard Researchers recently found that cocoa flavonoids (protective substances that are also abundant in dark chocolate), improve blood flow to the brain. Increased blood flow to the brain can help slow the mental decline that occurs with the aging process.
Hurray for Harvard! Happy Valentines Day early. Go forth and consume dark chocolate and know your eating brain food. Give someone dark chocolate for a Valentines Day Gift and know you giving the gift of health too.
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Flavonoids, a type of antioxidant that give fruits and vegetables their beautiful colors, may play a part in the prevention of many illnesses such as asthma, heart diease and some type of cancers. Good sources of flavonoids are red and orange peppers (great in stir frys and salads), beets (good in salads if you slice them in matchstick size), raspberries, yellow squashes, dark-green broccoli, kale (see recipe below), bluberries, purple grapes, red wine, cocoa and dark chocolate.
A lot of people don’t find kale appealing. Kale has a bitter taste like mustard greens or raddichio but when you pair it with the nutty taste of sesame it tastes delicious. I have tasted various versions of this recipe and can tell you it is good hot or cold.
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