We may not have eaten so healthfully our entire lives. We may have a family history of breast, prostate or colon cancer. What should we do? Just wait until cancer is found?
Getting medical screenings is certainly a personal decision, but if you want to know what you can really do to protect yourself - eat lots of colorful vegetables, specifically including lots of green cruciferous vegetables.
Eating a diet rich in cruciferous vegetables is your best defense for fighting and preventing cancer.
If we really want to win the war against cancer, we must improve the nutritional quality of our diet.
We have all heard about the antioxidant effects our bodies derive from the phytochemicals in plant foods. However, the unique phytochemicals found in cruciferous vegetables offer superior benefits.
Cruciferous vegetables contain phytochemicals that have unique abilities to modify human hormones, detoxify compounds, and prevent toxic compounds from binding to human DNA, preventing toxins from causing DNA damage that could lead to cancer.
Studies have even shown that genetic defects that may lead to cancer are suppressed by the consumption of green cruciferous vegetables.
Certainly, many studies have shown that eating fresh fruits, beans, vegetables, seeds, and nuts reduces the occurrence of cancer.
I plotted cancer incidence in 25 countries against unrefined plant food intake and found that as vegetables, beans, and fruit consumption goes up 20% in a population, cancer rates typically drop 20%. But cruciferous vegetables are different; they have been shown to be twice as effective. As cruciferous vegetable intake goes up 20%, in a population, cancer rates drop 40%.
arugula
bok choy
broccoli
broccoli rabe
brocollina
brussels sprouts
cabbage
cauliflower
collards
horseradish
kale
kohlrabi
mustard greens
radish
red cabbage
rutabaga
turnips
turnip greens
watercress
Include them in both raw and cooked forms and eat a variety of them. These benefits cannot be duplicated by taking any one pre-formed compound or supplement.
The evidence is now overwhelming that cruciferous vegetables play a major and unique role in the widely recognized protective effects of natural plant foods against cancer--and are the most important players in this arena.
The biologically active compounds from raw and conservatively cooked green vegetables enhance the natural defenses of the human body against DNA damage and they even fuel the body's ability to block growth and replication of cells that are already damaged.
For those in the know, these foods are the most important nutritional factors to prevent common human cancers.
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Dr. Joel Fuhrman Introductory Video Clip
Dr. Fuhrman explains his dietary approach to optimal health and natural weight loss.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Eat To Live Diet
This blog is dedicated to sharing the dietary principles explained in the best selling books Eat To Live and Eat For Health by Dr. Joel Fuhrman.
The blog includes articles on health, nutrition, diet and exercise, as well as video clips featuring Dr. Joel Fuhrman.
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Confessions of a Junk Food Veggie - How I Got Started on the Road to Healthy Eating
At the age of 21 I decided, for ethical reasons, to become a vegetarian. As my knowledge of nutrition was sorely lacking, my diet consisted primarily of my four favorite food groups. These were, pizza, fries, ice cream and coke.
Needless to say, a few years later I developed hemorrhoids.
The problem persisted for many years as I searched in vain for a solution.
I tried a number of different over the counter medications and creams, but nothing helped long term.
For those familiar with the different hemorroid healing modalities, I even underwent rubberband therapy. But the decrease in pain was short lived.
One doctor told me that some people are born with blue eyes, others with big noses and some with an inclination for hemorroids.
I felt there was nothing I could do. Diet certainly didn't play a role.
Eventually the pain became so unbearable I decided to undergo surgery.
Fortunately for me, shortly before I underwent an operation, I met Amram Abuhasera, a dietician and natural healer.
When I told Amram of my intention to operate, he was furious.
He slammed the palm of his hand on the table and shouted at me "don't you dare operate!"
Amram explained to me how an operation would only provide temporary relief from the hemorroids. Surgery dealt with the symptoms of the problem and not the cause. This meant the pain was sure to recur.
Amram said he would put me on a diet. If I stuck to his dietary recommendations my body would heal itself, he assured me.
I was so taken by Amram's passion and sincerity, I decided on the spot, to cancel my surgery and follow his nutritional advice.
Amram explained to me the difference betwen a "healing diet" and a "maintenance diet." He drew a circle for me and explained what I was to eat every day, dividing my meals into grains, cooked vegetables and lentils.
I was so desperate for relief, I followed Amram's advice religiously.
Sure enough, after several weeks the hemorroids receeded and I was back to my old self. Once I felt better, I transitioned to the maintenance diet.
This experience had a profound impact upon me. It convinced me of the healing power of foods.
I learned from Amram which foods were harmful and which were healing; which were cleansing and which were nourishing.
Thus began my journey towards eating a whole foods diet.
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For further information about Dr. Joel Fuhrman and the Eat to Live program, please visit our related websites:
http://www.squidoo.com/eat-to-live
http://www.squidoo.com/eat-to-live
http://www.squidoo.com/eat-to-live
http://www.squidoo.com/Joel-Fuhrman
http://www.squidoo.com/Dr-Joel-Fuhrman
For additional resources for a healthier lifestyle visit Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Fitness Shop
To see Dr. Fuhrman's complete range of products including books, DVD's, natural foods and more, click here: Store Home Page
The blog includes articles on health, nutrition, diet and exercise, as well as video clips featuring Dr. Joel Fuhrman.
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Confessions of a Junk Food Veggie - How I Got Started on the Road to Healthy Eating
At the age of 21 I decided, for ethical reasons, to become a vegetarian. As my knowledge of nutrition was sorely lacking, my diet consisted primarily of my four favorite food groups. These were, pizza, fries, ice cream and coke.
Needless to say, a few years later I developed hemorrhoids.
The problem persisted for many years as I searched in vain for a solution.
I tried a number of different over the counter medications and creams, but nothing helped long term.
For those familiar with the different hemorroid healing modalities, I even underwent rubberband therapy. But the decrease in pain was short lived.
One doctor told me that some people are born with blue eyes, others with big noses and some with an inclination for hemorroids.
I felt there was nothing I could do. Diet certainly didn't play a role.
Eventually the pain became so unbearable I decided to undergo surgery.
Fortunately for me, shortly before I underwent an operation, I met Amram Abuhasera, a dietician and natural healer.
When I told Amram of my intention to operate, he was furious.
He slammed the palm of his hand on the table and shouted at me "don't you dare operate!"
Amram explained to me how an operation would only provide temporary relief from the hemorroids. Surgery dealt with the symptoms of the problem and not the cause. This meant the pain was sure to recur.
Amram said he would put me on a diet. If I stuck to his dietary recommendations my body would heal itself, he assured me.
I was so taken by Amram's passion and sincerity, I decided on the spot, to cancel my surgery and follow his nutritional advice.
Amram explained to me the difference betwen a "healing diet" and a "maintenance diet." He drew a circle for me and explained what I was to eat every day, dividing my meals into grains, cooked vegetables and lentils.
I was so desperate for relief, I followed Amram's advice religiously.
Sure enough, after several weeks the hemorroids receeded and I was back to my old self. Once I felt better, I transitioned to the maintenance diet.
This experience had a profound impact upon me. It convinced me of the healing power of foods.
I learned from Amram which foods were harmful and which were healing; which were cleansing and which were nourishing.
Thus began my journey towards eating a whole foods diet.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
For further information about Dr. Joel Fuhrman and the Eat to Live program, please visit our related websites:
http://www.squidoo.com/eat-to-live
http://www.squidoo.com/eat-to-live
http://www.squidoo.com/eat-to-live
http://www.squidoo.com/Joel-Fuhrman
http://www.squidoo.com/Dr-Joel-Fuhrman
For additional resources for a healthier lifestyle visit Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Fitness Shop
To see Dr. Fuhrman's complete range of products including books, DVD's, natural foods and more, click here: Store Home Page
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