Cancer Fighting Herbs
Cancer cases is now dramatically climbing. And the best way to combat these menace is by prevention and the best place to start is in our kitchen. By using selected herbs with cancer-fighting properties and reducing the intake of fatty foods and preserved foods is found to be very helpful in preventing and combating cancer.
Several commonly used culinary herbs have been identified by the National Cancer Institute as possessing compounds that protect us against cancer. These defensive herbs include those belonging to the onion, ginger, mint, and parsley families, as well as flax. Use them regularly to flavor soups, stews, sauces, dips, salad dressings, entrees, vegetables, and stir-fry dishes.
They contain a diversity of active phytochemicals such as flavonoids, terpenoids, phthalides, and sulfur compounds that can produce a serious punch, combating the proliferation of cancer cells. Read the rest of this entry »
