| We all know it is important to eat a healthy, | | | | and zucchini are also high in beta carotene. It can be |
| well-balanced diet. If you have cancer, it is even | | | | found in many green and yellow fruits and vegetables |
| more important that you're getting your daily intake | | | | and most mixed vegetable juices are rich in beta |
| of essential vitamins and minerals. But did you know | | | | carotene. |
| there are certain foods that can help you beat | | | | Olive leaves are emerging as another powerful cancer |
| cancer? Not only can they slow and prevent tumor | | | | fighting food. It has now been found to contain a |
| growth, some have actually been proven to shrink | | | | very powerful phytochemical that may prove to kill |
| tumors and improve your immune system's ability to | | | | cancer cells as well as lower blood pressure and |
| beat cancer. | | | | cholesterol. In fact, it has been found to have five |
| Apricots, peaches, cherries, and berries all contain | | | | times the antioxidant effects as that of vitamin C. |
| amygdalin. This is probably one of the best-known | | | | Olive leaves may not be the most tasteful of foods, |
| cancer fighting agents and is found in over 1200 | | | | but it can be combined in tasty recipe dishes or even |
| different natural foods. Berries also contain various | | | | mashed and made into a tea or thick green drink. |
| phytochemicals that slow tumor growth and block | | | | Barley and wheat grass are cereal grasses that are |
| further cancer development. The foods with the | | | | powerful cancer fighters. They are rich in chlorophyll, |
| highest sources of the cancer-fighting agent | | | | which has great health promoting effects. They are |
| amygdalin are in the seeds of non-citrus foods. | | | | also known to have an anticarcinogenic effect and |
| Strawberries contain all of the cancer fighting | | | | prevent further tumor growth. They contain high |
| ingredients as other berries, but also contain high | | | | amounts of phytonutrients and have a highly |
| amounts of vitamin C. Vitamin C has been shown to | | | | antioxidant effect. Dried wheat grass has more |
| help the body's natural defenses in fighting cancer by | | | | vitamins and nutrients in a small spoonful than many |
| boosting the immune system and is a powerful | | | | servings of fruits and vegetables and is often called a |
| antioxidant. It has also been shown to encapsulate | | | | green super food. Did you know that wheat grass |
| tumors and prevent the further spread of cancer. | | | | even contains many more times the amount of |
| Other foods high in vitamin C include papaya, raw red | | | | vitamin C than oranges? |
| bell peppers, steamed broccoli, brussel sprouts, | | | | There are many foods that will help you in your |
| oranges, cantaloupe, kiwi, cauliflower, and kale. | | | | cancer fight. You should combine as many |
| Broccoli contains high amounts of vitamin C and is | | | | cancer-fighting foods as possible by creating your |
| also highly rich in beta carotene. Beta carotene | | | | own cancer fighting diet for the best results. Cancer |
| strengthens your body's immunity and has been | | | | fighting foods have been proven to reduce the |
| proven in animal studies to decrease tumor growth, | | | | growth and spread of cancers and prevent |
| prevent cancer reoccurrence, and extend survival | | | | reoccurrences. They will also improve your body's |
| rates and is a powerful antioxidant. It is especially | | | | natural defenses to help you overcome the odds and |
| effective in cancers developing from epithelial tissue, | | | | live a full cancer free life. |
| which accounts for 90% of all cancer cases. Carrots | | | | |