JANUARY FEBRUARY 2009 Wellness.indd - Cancer Support ...

50
WELLNESS
January/February 2009
Cabbage and
brussels sprouts
kill cancer cells
By Jessica Fraser
Eating brussels sprouts and cabbage could help
kill cancer cells when combined with traditional
chemotherapy, according to new research by British
scientists.
A study conducted by University of Leicester
researchers and recently presented at the National
Cancer Research Conference in Britain found that
a naturally occurring compound in green leafy
vegetables such as brussels sprouts and cabbage
– indole-3-carbinol (I3C) – could be a powerful
cancer fighter when used in combination with
chemotherapy drugs.
I3C – which can be found in cruciferous vegetables
that belong to the mustard family, including
caulifl ower and broccoli – were found to make breast
cancer tumours more vulnerable to chemotherapy
drugs.
The researchers fed breast cancer cells 300 to 400 mg
of I3C – which equals roughly a shopping cart full of
cabbages – and found that after supplementation,
the cells were then more easily killed when exposed
to chemotherapy drugs.
Margaret Manson, the study’s lead author, told the
conference that although the trials were still in the
early stages, she hoped one day the I3C treatments
could be used to help improve conventional cancer
treatments. Manson said supplementing with I3C
could eventually result in breast cancer patients being
eff ectively treated with lower doses of chemotherapy
drugs. I3C could similarly aff ect colon cancer cells, the
researchers said.
Holistic nutritionist Mike Adams, author of “The
Seven Laws of Nutrition,” says simple foods frequently
off er the most powerful anti-cancer medicine in the
world.
“Breast cancer is easily prevented with the help of
the right foods: cruciferous vegetables, garlic and
onions, ginger, raw almonds and herbs like green
tea, licorice or rosemary,” said Adams, creator of
HealingFoodReference.com, a free online database
that allows users to search for natural foods that can
help treat specifi c health conditions.
“Women can also help prevent breast cancer by
avoiding all the foods that promote it: processed meat
products, dairy products from hormone-injected
cows, fried foods and anything with hydrogenated
oils,” Adams said. ✦
From: www.naturalnews.com
www.cancersupportwa.org.au
super summer
environment • wellness • healing
juices
Apple Pie Juice
You can have your apple pie and drink it, too! This juice is good for eyes, skin, hair,
ulcers, regularity, detoxification, colds and flu.
* First sprinkle ½ tsp of cinnamon and ½ tsp of nutmeg into your home juicing
machine.
* Then make apple juice with 4 large sweet apples and carrot juice with 1 large
carrot (saving the pulp for sauce).
* You’ll end up with 2 cups of delicious apple pie juice that you can serve over ice.
* Drink immediately.
Stomach Soothing Juice
Need a vegetable juicing recipe to ease a stomach ache? Try this:
* Juice ½ head of cabbage (save the pulp for cole slaw).
* Juice 1 beet with the greens and save the pulp for later use.
* Juice 2 large kiwis.
* Mix all juices together in your fruit and vegetable juicer and you’ll have 2 ½ cups
of delicious juice good for your heart, circulation, blood pressure, cancer prevention
and digestion.
Cabbage & Cherry Juice
This drink is good for your tummy and also general diet and nutrition. This fruit
and vegetable juicing yields 1/14 cups of soothing juice good for ulcers and cancer
prevention.
* Make carrot juice from 3 medium carrots.
* Combine ¼ head of cabbage (slice it to fit your home juicer) and 1 stalk of celery
(save the pulp for coleslaw).
* Juice 5 pitted cherries.
Green Juice
Great for diet and nutrition, this juice drink helps your hair, skin, bad breath, colds, flu,
digestion and gout. It´s great for weight loss, cancer prevention and general cleansing.
* Make apple juice from 2 green apples.
* Make fresh vegetable juices from 4 stalks of celery, 8 stalks of bok choy (Chinese
cabbage), ¼ pound of spinach and 1 bunch of parsley.
* You’ll have 2 cups of green juice in your fruit and vegetable juicer.
* Stir and enjoy.
Juice recipes from: www.lifetips.com – a website to make life better, easier and
more fun!