List Cancer Fighting Foods

Wouldn’t it be great if you could do something every day to prevent cancer in your body? Well, there is an easy way to do just that by consuming one cancer fighting food each day. According to research, these 10 foods can help protect against a variety of cancers says author Dave Grotto, RD, LDN, who wrote 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life. Here are the ten foods that help to prevent cancer:

Canned Beans - The have lots of fiber, which helps protect against colon and stomach cancer. Research also show they may help reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence in post menopausal women.

Broccoli – It is high in a phytochemical called sulforaphane, which helps fight carcinogens, and is rich in the anitoxidant indole-3-carbinol, which has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Carrots - Carrots are high in antioxidants that have been associated with a lower risk of bladder, cervix, prostate, colon, larynx and esophageal cancer, as well as postmenopausal breast cancer. Cooked carrots provide better absorption better than raw.

Coffee – Some studies indicate that one cup a day may help protect against liver cancer.

Weight Loss and Coffee

Eggs

The only person who used to talk about how great eggs were for weight loss was Dr. Atkins but now nutritionists have changed their tune. The American Dietetic Association says that healthy folks can have them every day without raising their cholesterol levels- and researchers in Canada believe that eating eggs might help reduce high blood pressure. Eggs have proteins called peptides which seem to work like blood-pressure drugs. Plus by eating eggs, you’ll boost your odds of losing weight. Eggs are have a lot of protein, which takes time to digest. Protein in the morning keeps your stomach full, so you eat less during the rest of the day.

Other so called “bad” foods that can help you lose weight are:

Steak

Again, Dr. Atkins used to be only one advocating eating red meat but now steak has been discovered to be good for weight loss. A lean cut of beef has barely more saturated fat than a similar size skinless chicken breast. Steak is high in protein and can keep you feeling full longer. To get plenty of protein with less fat, choose T-bone, sirloin tip, or other extra-lean cuts — and limit portions to the size of your fist.

Probiotic Food

Dr. Oz has some very good information about healthy bacteria and what it can and can’t do for your body:

Healthy Digestive Tract – Your GI tract is one great big immune system says Dr. Oz. The GI tract has both good and bad bacteria in it. You have to help make sure the good bacteria wins the war and you can do this by consuming such bacteria as L. casei, L bulgaricus and L. acidophilus. All these bacteria help bolster your immune system.

Decrease lactose intolerance -Consuming yogurt with live cultures, such L. bulgaricus and S. thermophilus helps break down lactose which is the sugar in milk that causes some people to have gas and stomach pain.

Help digestion – Some yogurt contains Bifidus regularis or Bacillus coagulans, which reduce the time it takes for food to pass through your system.

Prevent ulcers - Probiotics in yogurt with live cultures eaten just once a week may keep H. pylori, the bacteria behind ulcers, from sticking to your intestinal walls.

Prevent UTI – Women with chronic urinary tract infections often have lower than normal levels of lactobacillus. Low levels of lactobacillus can weaken your ability to fight off bacteria.

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Probiotics and Weight Loss

Someone wrote in to an advice column in our local paper asking if multivitamins can make you gain weight. The person had apparently begun taking a multivitamin and found their appetitie increased and they began to gain weight. The answer was that it is possible that a multivitamin can activate some of the bacteria in your gut in ways that make you metabolize food better and absorb more calories. The article suggested taking a probiotic supplement in addition to the multivitamin. There is a chance that these helpful bacteria (probiotics) can restore the balance among all the bacteria in your gut and keep your digestion healthy and your weight intact.

You can also ask your doctor do I need a multivitamin. He or she can measure your fat soluble vitamin levels (such as vitamin D) and water soluble levels ones (B-12).

We have come across a probiotic supplement that we liked called Probiotic Immune Boost

Probiotics – How Do Those Attune Bars Taste?

I previously posted about Attune Bars – a probiotic candy bar. The company graciously sent me a sample pack of the bars. So far I have tasted lemon creme, blueberry vanilla and wild berry. Blueberry vanilla tastes almost like one of those Hershey Cookies and Cream bars, I am not kidding. Lemon creme has a nice smooth flavor with just a bit of lemon tartness and wild berry is also good in that it does not overwhelm you with berry flavor. Sometimes berry flavored products put too much berry flavor in and I find the taste just too strong. The mango/peach bar was probably my least favorite but the taste was true. The chocolate mint bar tasted just like a candy bar. I have to admit the taste was amazing. None of the bars had that bitter aftertaste you often get with health products. I have noticed with some bars you also can get an unpleasant chemical taste but the Attune Bars have none of these drawbacks.