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The Living Food Answer Raw Fruits & Vegetables and the Risk of Cancer

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More than many other diseases, breast cancer touches nearly all of us; women or men, old or young.

Yet it is becoming clear that cancer is preventable with healthier diet and lifestyle choices.

A report by the United States Academy of Sciences on the relationship between diet and cancer recommended greater emphasis on raw fruits and vegetables.

Vitamins A, C and E, which are found in all fresh green leafy vegetables and fruit

have been shown to prevent cancer.

~ Eating right, staying physically active and maintaining a health weight, can cut cancer risk by 30% to 40% ~ ~ Recommended dietary choices coupled with not smoking can reduce cancer risk by 60% to 70% ~

~ Eating five servings of fruits and vegetables each day, could by itself reduce cancer rates more than 20% ~ In a recent study, the consumption of more than 5 servings per day of vegetables was associated with a

~ 54% reduction in the breast cancer rate. ~

As many as 375,000 cases of cancer, at current cancer rates, could be prevented each year in this nation through healthy dietary choices alone.

Raw, uncooked fruits and vegetables are the best source of the ingredients known to reduce cancer risk. In fact, studies have shown that cooking destroys some of the nutrients known to help in cancer prevention.

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The consumption of fruits and vegetables may strengthen the immune system which is the body's defense against disease and cancer. Enhanced immune function has also been strongly correlated

to enzyme function, and of course, raw food is the only source of living enzymes.

It is clear that raw, uncooked, whole, living fruits and vegetable are the best choices for cancer prevention.

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How do the natural chemicals found in fruits and vegetables help reduce the risk of breast cancer and other cancers?

Stimulate cell differentiation and stop cell division. The term differentiation refers to the process by which a cell in the body becomes mature and gains all of the features that it needs to work properly. Cancer cells divide, ignoring all signals to stop, and they do not differentiate properly. A compound in fruits and vegetables, such as carotenoid-derived vitamin A, that encourages a cell to differentiate will interfere with the process of uncontrolled abnormal division typical of cancer cells.

Act as antioxidants. Free molecules of oxygen within cells, also known as free radicals, can cause damage to cells. Free radicals are produced by the cell as natural by-products of normal cell activities, or in response to harmful contact with something in its environment. Antioxidants, such as vitamin E, are compounds that absorb free radicals.

Increase activity of detoxifying enzymes. Sometimes cells are exposed to cancer-causing compounds called carcinogens. The body uses enzymes to make these chemicals harmless (detoxify them). An enzyme is a protein produced by living cells that begins or speeds-up a chemical reaction in the body without being permanently changed itself. Some chemicals in fruits and vegetables, such as dithiolthiones in broccoli, have been shown to increase the activity of detoxifying enzymes in the body.

Enhance immune function. The consumption of fruits and vegetables may strengthen the immune system which is the body's defense against disease and cancer. This has also been strongly correlated to enzyme function, and of course, raw whole food is the only source of living enzymes.

Alter estrogen levels. Estrogen is a hormone that is necessary for childbearing, and bone and heart health in women, but the lifetime exposure to estrogen may influence breast cancer risk. Estrogen is normally broken down into different forms in the body. Some parts of fruits and vegetables, such as glucosinolates in broccoli, cause the break-down of estrogen to weaker forms of the hormone. Women who do not have breast cancer seem to have higher levels of the weaker forms of estrogen than do women with breast cancer.

Supplements and Your Health

Researchers have reported that the intake of specific vitamin or multivitamin supplements had no influence on the risk of breast cancer. It is possible that currently unidentified components of fruits and vegetables

are responsible for their influence on breast cancer or that the effect of fruits and vegetables may require the natural “whole” combination of nutrients and other chemicals found in these foods.

It is becoming apparent that the foods we choose play an overwhelming role in fighting cancer.

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The Organic Question…

Although researchers are still debating whether or not pesticide residues on foods pose a risk to consumers, most experts agree that the benefits of eating more fruits and

vegetables outweigh any risks from possible pesticide residues. And since the chemicals used on vegetables and fruits are water soluble, the digestive system of a

someone eating mainly raw foods can easily eliminate the majority of such residues.

Food for Thought

The strongest evidence that cancer can be prevented with proper diet has been found for foods high in Carotenoids; pigments in red and orange fruits and vegetables. Some of the foods with the highest levels of

Carotenoids are carrots, other yellow-orange vegetables such as squash and sweet

potatoes, and dark green vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, kale, spinach, parsley,

mustard greens, and tomatoes.