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Complete list of Healing Cancer Naturally articles on the nutritional healing of cancer Epidemiological studies on brassica vegetables & cancer risk On the cancer-preventive effect of brassica vegetables, including cabbage, kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower: The protective effect of brassicas against cancer may be due to their relatively high content of glucosinolates. Certain hydrolysis products of glucosinolates have shown anticarcinogenic properties. 7 cohort studies and 87 case-control studies on the association between brassica consumption and cancer risk were analyzed. The cohort studies showed inverse associations between the consumption of cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli and risk of lung cancer; between the consumption of brassicas and risk of stomach cancer; between broccoli consumption and risk of all cancers taken together; and between brassica consumption and the occurrence of second primary cancers. Of the case-control studies, 67% showed an inverse association between consumption of total brassica vegetables and risk of cancer at various sites. For cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, these percentages were 70, 56, 67, and 29%, respectively. Although the measured effects might have been distorted by various types of bias, it is concluded that a high consumption of brassica vegetables is associated with a decreased risk of cancer. This association appears to be most consistent for lung, stomach, colon, and rectal cancer and least consistent for prostatic, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. It is not yet possible to resolve whether associations are to be attributed to brassica vegetables per se or to vegetables in general. Further epidemiological research should separate the anticarcinogenic effect of brassica vegetables from the effect of vegetables in general. www.eatsprouts.com has the following to add: ”In 1997 researchers at Johns Hopkins University reported that 3-day-old broccoli sprouts have up to 50 times more of the
anti-cancer chemical sulforaphane than mature broccoli has. Previously a 1994 study had shown that sulforaphane reduces cancer development by 60-80%. Well! At last the scientists catch up with the late Dr. Ann Wigmore, who used
sprouts to heal cancer way back in the 1960s.”
Summary: Further evidence that eating vegetables protects against cancer was unveiled by Professor Ian Johnson, of the Institute of Food Research. He said millions of people put themselves at increased risk of cancer because they do not appreciate the benefits of eating fruit and vegetables. His research shows that certain chemicals in brassicas kill colon cancer cells in the same way as anti-cancer drugs. Lab tests showed that a chemical called allyl-isothiocyanate (AITC), which is released when the food is chopped, cooked or chewed and gives these vegetables their bitter flavour, stops the uncontrolled division of cancer cells that allows tumours to grow. (Daily Mail; The Sun; Daily Telegraph) [www.organicfood.co.uk] Scientists think they are unravelling the secret of just why greens are good for you in the fight against cancer. Chemicals in some brassica vegetables, such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and brussels sprouts, sabotage colon cancer cells in a similar way to that employed by some cancer drugs. Two to three portions a week of such foods might offer protection against colon cancer, [Professor] Ian Johnson, leader of a research team at Institute of Food Research told a press conference in London yesterday. Eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day is one of the key government health messages because of the protective anti-cancer effects but the evidence for this is largely based on studying cancer rates between different populations with different diets. Low consumption of fruit and veg is thought to double an individual's risk of developing colon cancer, which kills around 16,200 patients annually. But now researchers at the Norwich-based institute believe they are beginning to understand the mechanism by which the brassica family prevents pre-cancerous cells turning into potentially deadly cancer cells. Brassica is also thought to offer protection against lung and prostate cancers. It is known that the breakdown of sinigrin, a compound found in brassica, seems to kill
cancer cells. But the active agent from that breakdown appears to be a chemical (allyl-isothiocyanate, or AITC) created when the vegetables are chopped, chewed and digested. AITC seems to prevent cancer cells becoming
"immortal", the property that makes them different from healthy cells which "commit suicide" instead of dividing infinitely. On macrobiotics & cancer healing Many, many people have had miraculous recoveries from cancer from the macrobiotic diet. Other people have reportedly died from it. More Keeping our bodies in balance nutritionally Never eat any food which your body does not agree with.
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