Anti-cancer foods not only prevent the unwanted spreading of cancer but it also contains many extra nutrients that our body can benefit from. The food if inculcated in our daily life will help us lead a happy and joyful life.
The experts at Capitol Hospital, best healthcare in our region will discuss few such anti-cancer foods so that we can inculcate them in our daily routine and reduce cancer risk.
Few of anti-cancer foods are discussed below:-
TURMERIC
More popularly known as ‘haldi’, it is a very good cancer-fighting food. Remember the time our elders and grandparents used to encourage us to have ‘haldi vala doodh’ (Turmeric with milk).Well, they were absolutely correct in telling us that, as turmeric has many benefits. Fighting cancer is one of them. Research shows that turmeric diet helps reduce tumor size and hence stops the spreading of cancer in other parts of our body. Turmeric achieves this because of the presence of curcumin in it.
It also fights inflammation in our body, which in turn reduces the spread of cancer.
Turmeric can be used in almost all our food recipes. But it is more beneficial to have raw turmeric, like in some milk smoothie or some other innovative way you can think of.
TOMATOES
Fun fact, tomatoes often considered as a member of the vegetable family is actually a fruit. Surprise much!
The red juicy tomatoes along with being super yummy have enormous health benefits. You get a healthy skin, weight loss and it also helps fight cancer. In fact, a healthy dose of tomatoes can reduce the risk of your cancer. It contains lycopene and beta-carotene which helps fight cancer. It also helps manage blood pressure, diabetes and other heart diseases.
Tomatoes can be eaten raw as a salad with cucumber or can be used with onions in your curd. You can also make a go-to sandwich with all kinds of veggies like lettuce and a good serving of tomatoes and have a healthy snack.
BERRIES
The berries along with being tasty, juicy as they are, have another feather in their cap. They are an excellent cancer-fighting agent. They contain antioxidants which are awesome in stopping the process of creating free radicals that may damage your cells. It also has anti-inflammation properties which inhibits tumor growth.
Strawberries, blackberries- have your pick and keep yourself healthy.
NUTS
Walnuts (Akhroat), Almonds (Badam), Cashews, apricot seeds, pumpkin seeds are very beneficial for your health. Some researches show anti-cancer properties in nuts. They also have high fiber content in them. The nuts are also a good source of omega3 fatty acids, which is very beneficial for our brain and reduced cholesterol. Nuts should preferably be soaked in water before consumption. It has an outer coating which interferes in the digestion. Soaking removes the coating and allows you to have all benefits pertaining to them.
