Your mom had always nagged you to go outdoors to play and catch some vitamin D. She had been right! A laboratory-population based research confirms that Vitamin D actually reduces the risk of developing prostate cancer. Here’s more, of the good news, it was also found that Vitamin D suppresses the growth and spread of cancer cells. Is not the first time I spoke about vitamin D and cancer but here there is some new research I found interesting to share.

Cancer research results

Research reveals that men born in the sunnier portions of the USA have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer as compared to men in areas with lesser sunshine. Moreover, men who live in the northern latitude who are therefore more exposed to sunshine than those in the Southern latitude have lesser risk. This all goes to prove that sun exposure correlate with the importance of Vitamin D with the risk of prostate cancer development. more…

I recently landed on a Cancer and Diet website which lists most of the functional foods and related study on cancer . The interesting fact here is most of the conclusions from those studies present no evidence for the fact that eating vegetables and fruits will reduce the risk of cancer. This is the perfect example of using one type of information in a wrong way. This is against my views and position and here is why:
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The cancer patients take alternative medicine

for one simple reason: Fear.

All your life you were in a safe place with rules. But cancer changes all that and you start to doubt your principles. This is especially true if your child gets cancer. You are in a very vulnerable state of mind and crook and charlatan will sell you anything expensive to replace that void created by cancer. The Federal trade commission is starting to look at these marketers and sue them for our own protection. Besides the pricey item, they are charging with the dream of a quick cure, however those little magic pills or potions can be quite harmful. more…

Many cancer survivors had shared experiences on how they have battled cancer. Some have written books, web pages and even started foundations to share their triumphs. Majority focused on their diet apart from their medications as a strategy to fight the disease.

Utmost of their plans were plant based diets consisting of  a variety of vegetables and fruits a day. Dark Green and leafy vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, cabbage, Brussels sprout, eggplants, artichoke, asparagus, kale, basil, bitter melon, carrots and a host of other vegetables specially the deeply colored ones have more phytochemicals that retard the growth of cancer cells. Darkly colored fruits such as blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, grapes, pomegranate, tomatoes, and apples are rich in phytochemicals and flavonoids also inhibit the growth and spread of those deadly cancer cells. If your dietitian had a made a diet plan for you incorporating at least 5 or 10 fruits and vegetable a day by all means stick to it. At the best, your diet should be dense in vegetables and fruits.

Of course, it is understandable that a drastic change in your eating habits and food preferences is always difficult. You might find your diet boring. But little and gradual changes are beneficial.
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