THE POWER OF FOOD TO PREVENT HEALTH PROBLEMS

Apples, grapefruit and onions are among the foods considered leaders in the fight against cancer. In a study of more than a thousand people who had lung cancer the ones who ate the most of these three foods had half the risk of dying with lung cancer than those who ate the least amounts of these foods. These foods can all be found in pill form in health stores called quercetin but when taken with foods as nature has provided have the help of other enzymes making them more available for the digestive system. In this study the people who ate the most of these foods in their dietary regime had half the risk of lung cancer.

In another study in a Finland, researchers found that the men who consumed more quercetin were 60 per cent less likely to have cancer than men consuming lower quercetin intakes.

Basil Laboratory studies suggest that compounds in basil may help disrupt the dangerous chain of events that can lead to cancer. Basil’s ability to prevent cancerous changes was linked not to one particular compound in the herb but instead to several compounds working together, the researchers speculated. Basil is also a rich source of antioxidants. Per 100 g, it has more antioxidant content than dark chocolate, blackberries, strawberries or blueberries, according to the researchers. Of course a serving size of basil is tiny compared to the amount of berries that you would eat in one sitting. Helping ourselves to this extra dose is a great benefit against an environment that has pollution, ultra violet light, radiation and car exhaust that vastly increases free radical production.