Why You Need These Ten Superfoods To Avoid Becoming Another Cancer Victim

The rate of diseases and other debilitating illness is on the rise. Cancer for instance is on the rise. In the UK, alone, the statistic of incidences of cancer and other debilitating illnesses is grim. It is on the rise, and you wonder, with all the information out there, why are people not taking the necessary precaution for their health?

In the United States, over 1.7 million new cases have been reported this year alone. According to the American Cancer Society, the average rate of being diagnosed with cancer in one's lifetime is 39% for men and 37% for women. This means, one in three people will have cancer in their lifetime.

What Is causing so many today to get cancer?

This is a question that we would all naturally seek answers to, after all, health is the greatest wealth. Of what use will be our wealth, if we do have the health to enjoy them.

''Are we living longer and human cells are just malfunctioning with age? Are we prone to some genetic defect that causes cells to go rogue and threaten the organism that brought them into being? Are we suffering from a deficiency that some future drug that will eventually protect or cure us from? Or is cancer actually being caused, in some way, by how we're living?'' Ocean Robbins

Let us look at what The Research Papers say on Cancer Incidences. The Published Papers by The University of Texas, concluded that: 

• 5–10% of cancers have their roots in genetic defects.

• The rest 90–95% is caused by the combination of diets, lifestyle, and environmental factors. These are in various parameters:

• 25–30% of all cancer deaths are caused by tobacco.

• 30–35% are caused by diets.

No wonder, the research concludes that:

''A growing and convincing body of research has found that a healthy diet filled with a large variety of plant foods (e.g., fresh vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, mushrooms, and legumes) can help prevent or even reverse cancer.'' American Institute For Cancer Research

So What Are These Foods That Can Improve Overall Health And Lower Our Cancer Risk?

These lists are not in any particular order, It is also good to note that not a single food is capable of giving you optimum nutrition, one reason nutritionists advocate food diversity. A bit of all-natural healthy foods is what one needs for optimising your health.

1. Turmeric (Curcumin Longa)

This is a plant that is common in South-East Asia but known all over the world for its miraculous healing properties. It is particularly known for its use on inflammation, especially in painful joints. However, in relations to cancer, curcumin longa is known to kill cancer cells in laboratory rats and prevent more from growing. It is particularly effective in breast, bowel, skin, and stomach cancer. Curcumin Longa heals the damage done by chemo and radiation, which are the medical ways of cancer treatment.

Read how turmeric helped a dying 67-year old Dieneke Ferguson beat cancer, as reported in the Daily Mail.

2. Mushrooms

Mushroom is an edible fungus, known for its bioactive and phytochemical compounds. Daily consumption of mushrooms, as low as one single button a day has been shown to decrease the incidence of breast cancer by 64%. Mushroom is particularly known for its anti-angiogenic (stop cancerous blood vessels growth), anti-proliferative (stop cancerous cells from spreading).

Mushrooms are particularly effective in those cancers that relate to hormone dysfunction, like breast, prostate, simply they inhibit 'AROMATASE'', which produces oestrogen. Mushrooms contain lectins, which is able to recognise and fight cancer cells from multiplying.

3. Cruciferous Vegetables

Cruciferous vegetables are the cabbage family. These are Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, maca, cabbage and kale, broccoli, bok choy, arugula (or rocket), turnips and collards, radish, watercress, mizuna, mustard greens, rutabaga, which appear to be particularly good in fighting cancer cells from developing. Also, these vegetables are low in calories, high in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. They are also high in vitamin C, K, A and dietary fibres.

Cruciferous vegetables are high in antioxidants which help neutralize cancer-causing free radicals. There is a published paper that high consumption of cruciferous vegetables is linked to lower incidences of colorectal, lung, stomach and rectal cancer.

4. Red Grapes

Normally I am one of the people that prefer red grapes and apples to their green counterpart. The downside of red apples is that they are often glazed to make them appear better to the eyes, and therefore sell better than the red ones.

However, there are tremendous cancer-fighting benefits in red grapes, particularly bowel as evidenced in laboratory studies. Make sure you eat your grapes with skin, as the compound found in the skin, resveratrol will prevent the tumour from growing.

5. Celery

The nutritional benefits of celery were publicised by Medical Medium, Anthony Williams. Anthony Williams started a global celery healing movement.

''People are healing from all kinds of acute and chronic illnesses, including Hashimoto's thyroiditis, eczema, psoriasis, acne, SIBO, constipation, chronic fatigue syndrome, blood sugar issues, migraines, acid reflux, high blood pressure, addictions, adrenal issues, gout, allergies, autoimmune conditions, and countless others, from drinking plain celery juice daily.'' Anthony Williams

Celery contains two powerful anti-cancer agents, apigenin and luteolin. Both can kill off cancer cells, as well as prohibiting them from replicating. A China study confirmed eating just two sticks of celery sticks a week, can reduce the incidence of lung cancer by 60%.

The two active agents are effective, particularly in ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, breast, liver, and lung cancer cells.

6. Garlic

Garlic is found to be very effective in preventing colon cancer. In a study about Iowa Women Health, those who consumed garlic has a 60% lower risk of developing colon cancer. It is also powerful against the lung, skin, and blood. Garlic is best eaten raw as heat destroys its cancer-fighting properties.

7. Dark Leafy Green Vegetables

Dark leafy green vegetables, like kale, contain lutein and zeaxanthins, two powerful agents that block the early development of cancer cells. The carotenoids in these greens also are effective for oral (pharynx & larynx), stomach, skin, and breast cancers.

8. Berries

Berries like blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are very rich in vitamin C, powerful antioxidants that fight off free radicals that usually cause cell damage and could lead to cancers.

9. Walnuts

Walnuts contain two antioxidants agents, ellagic acid, and gamma-tocopherol, both of which are very effective in fighting off cancer cells, particularly breast and prostate cancers.

10. Legumes

Most legumes are plant sources of protein. Legumes such as lentils, black-eyed beans, peas, peanuts are very high in fibre that helped reduced incidences of prostate, colorectal and breast cancers. The cancer-fighting agent in legumes are known as polyphenols, and they support gut bacteria in optimising gut health.

The Takeaways

• There is no reason for anyone to be careless about one's health, especially in this age of information. 
• Keep away from processed foods, and eat as natural as possible. Choose organic, non-GMO range all the time, every time.

• Yes, cancer-causing agents are all around us, but we do not have to be a victim. We can help our body fight off illnesses by feeding it what is best to ward off illnesses, including cancer.

• No one has an excuse to be a cancer victim, or be part of the statistics. Help your body heal. Eat as natural as possible, choosing the whole organic produces.