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Cancer Diet - Include Natural Foods |
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In any cancer diet, there are many factors to be considered. One
is that it is ideal that we get our nutrients from our foods,
and that those foods are in as near their natural state as
possible. By that I mean foods that have minimum processing.
The reason for this is that no matter how clever our scientists
are there is still much they have not discovered about the way
vitamins and the body interact. Every day we hear they have
found either a new nutrient or another factor in how our bodies
assimilate nutrients. If we eat foods that are as close to the
state nature produces them we are most likely to get the
nutrients we need together with all the other factors our bodies
need to use them. This is crucial to any cancer diet.
A shining example is iron. Our bodies need Vitamin C in order to
assimilate iron. However, there are still iron supplements on
the market that do not have Vitamin C included in their mix.
Now, parsley is a very rich source of iron and, you guessed it,
is also full of Vitamin C. To further complicate matters,
Vitamin C is heat affected and water soluble, so |
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cooking,
particularly in liquids destroys it - hence my assertion that
eating foods - in this case parsley - in their natural state is
best. Of course this won't work for all foods - potatoes for
example - but it is a good strategy to keep in mind when trying
to maximize nutrition.
The other reason for eating foods in as near natural state as
possible, is that cooking destroys the natural enzymes. Enzymes
not only play a crucial role in digestion, and therefore
influence the quality of the nutrients we get from our food, but
some enzymes, particularly pancreatic enzymes, play a direct
role in the fight against cancer. So how do we include raw foods
when designing a cancer diet? The obvious answer is salads.
Using as wide a variety of salad vegetables and incorporating as
many different coloured salad veggies, is an excellent way to
increase your intake of live enzymes.
But even with hot meals, many raw veggies can be added as a
garnish. Eg parsley chopped up over scrambled eggs. Herbs
stirred in a casserole after the heat is turned off. A couple of
rings of capsicum on top of cooked fish. Use fruits |
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'Eat, Shrink & Be Merry" - it's the title of a fun cookbook by two sisters, Janet and Greta Podleski that I found on the 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Web site (3fatchicks.com).
Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
This week, December 1 marks World AIDS Day. And oh yes I know the Obama-mania continues with palpable frenzy, and why should the world not celebrate! These are the signs of the times indeed folks, but hey politics is not my area of expertise, so I shall stick to nutrition, diet and health. But the excitement is so visible, transcends borders and the seven seas, therefore no one can ignore it. ...
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