- Cruciferous Vegetables: Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, bok choy and kale. These score high for containing many anti-cancer substances such as isothiocyanates.
- Globe artichoke for very high levels of salvestrols.
- Dark greens such as spinach and romaine lettuce, for their fiber, folate and wide range of cancer fighting carotenoids. Other dark colored veggies, too, such as beets and red cabbage.
- Grapes for their resveratrol.
- Legumes: beans, peas and lentils, for the saponins, protease inhibitors and more.
- Berries, particularly blueberries, for the ellagic acid and anthocyanosides.
- Flaxseed, especially if you grind it yourself and consume when fresh, for the essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid, lignans and other “good fats.”
- Garlic, onions, scallions, leeks and chives, for many anti-cancer substances including allicin.
- Green tea, for its anti-cancer catechins, a potent antioxidant.
- Tomatoes, for the famous flaveniod lycopene.
Of course, you should always check with your doctor before making any changes to your diet, but these are only a few of the foods that help aid in the prevention of cancer. And they also help you in ensuring you're leading a healthy lifestyle too. what sort of other lifestyle choices do you make to live healthy?
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