Foods That Fight Cancer

Onece a rare disease, cancer is now widespread, affecting large numbers in all the nations. The rise in cancer has paralleled the rise infactory farming and use of processed foods containing vegtable oills, artificial preservatives and food additives. The best approach to cancer is prevntion. Bad foods can increase the risk of the cancer.Good foods can reduce the risk of cancer and even reverse the cancer process.

Traditional diets containing natural fresh farm products produced organically by nontoxic methods are rich in factors that protect against cancer.Consumption of generous quantities of seasonal fresh vegetables, fruits and whole grain foods would provide proteetion against cancer. When possible, prefer organically grown foods to commercally grown agricultural products that use pesticides, insecticides, antibiotics. ho rmones and chemical fertilizers.
it is probably unnecessary to focus the attention on individual micronutrents.A well-balanced natural diet containing seasonally available fresh fruits, vegatables, whole grains, dairy products, proteins and fats would help reduce cancer risk and promote general health, The diet should be light and easy to digest. In some cases high doses of vitamins and nutritional supplements might be necessary for a short period of time until a proper diet can be assimilated naturally. These supplements might be especilly helpful during the courses of radiotherapy. chemotherapy and convalescence. Please consult a physician for appropiate supplements and vitamins for you.
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You should include follwing health promoting items in your daily diet. This list not exclusive and there might be many more items helpful for good health.

A small quantity (10 to 20 gm) of dry fruits: Almonds, cashews,pistachio, walnuts, raisins, dates, figs, black raisins etc.
A small quantity of good quality fats, ghee, flxseeds
3.Daily intake of one or two fruits (between 50 to 100 gm ): apples, oranges, pineapple, papaya, guava and any other seasonal fruits.
Vegetables: fresh green leafy vegetables, cabbage, sweat potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, beet radish, pumpkin, cauliflower
Sprouted beans (moong, mutki), wheatgrass.
Fresh buttermilk promotes digestion, provides nutrients and acidophilus (friendly bacteria) for improvement in intestinal health. Some fermented foods also provide friendly bacteria.
If appetite and digestion are poor . take 1 teaspoon of freshly shredded ginger, honey and lemon juice in equal parts for a few days before mealtime and repeat when necessary.
Use spices like turmeric, cumin, coriander (dhania)/ cinnamon, cloves etc in cooking to make food tasty and to improve digestion.

It is advisable to avoid foods made from white refined flour, white sugar, bakery products made out of white flour. vanspati ghee, saturated fats, pop drinks, canned foods, foods containing artificial flavours and colours and foods containing chemical preservatives. Avoid deep fried foods. All these items are detrimental to the health . These items are hard to digest and could lead to toxic wastes in the body.