You may consider yourself happy when that which is your food is also your medicine. Even when we get ill, our physicians may suggest changes in our diet to promote healing. Some food can even help reduce cancer. In Antioxidants Help combat carcinogens by zapping free radicals, which can damage cell DNA and lead to tumor growth . Several scientific studies have shown that beta-carotene may protect against lung and colon cancers.
Shows hope in protecting against cancers of the stomach, esophagus and bladder.
Provitimin A, primarily in the form of beta-carotene, appears in yellow and orange fruits and vegetables such as cantaloupe and carrots. Vitamin C can be found in citrus fruits, pineapple and strawberries Phytonutrients Substances that give plants their identifying color and flavor. Any given plant may contain 50 or more. While research regarding these substances is in its infancy, several have shown promise as cancer protectors. Citrus fruits, strawberries, blackberries and grapes Tomatoes and red grapefruit contain lycopene which the Department of Agriculture studies state may reduce the risk of bladder, cervical, prostate and digestive tract cancers.