Nutritions Daily – Wellness Living

Hundreds of studies on diet, physical activity and weight made by the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research reveals benefits of healthy eating, based in particular on products of plant origin. Fruits and vegetables low in fat and calories and rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants help the body fight cancer.

The importance of antioxidants and phytochemicals
Antioxidants such as vitamin C, lycopene, beta carotene found in many fruits and vegetables,if you eat regularly, protects against cancer. “Phytochemicals in plant protects from harmful substances in the environment and prevent mutations,” said Jed W. Fahey of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

For cancer prevention requires the adoption of a balanced diet, not necessarily exclusively vegetarian. Therefore, do not have to eat only fruits and vegetables, but also foods like lean meat, fish, whole grains. You also need to pay attention to weight gained. Obesity favors the appearance of the most feared disease. “We know that overweight and obesity are risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It was also agreed that is a major factor in causing breast cancer, endometrial and colon cancer,” said Arthur Schatzkin from the National Cancer Institute.

Researches show that nearly a third of adults age above 20 years old commonly suffer from a condition known as metabolic syndrome .  The ration is much alarming among elderly, probably approaching nearly 50% among them. It is also found out that this syndrome also occurs in those who are not obese but had recently put on a lot of weight, and children who are overweight .

Main contributing factor to this syndrome is probably caused by a fundamental malfunctioning in the body’s system that works on storing and burning energy. Other factors could also be genetics, unhealthy lifestyle , in-appropriate diet especially those high in refined carbohydrates and low in fiber, smoking, high intake on saturated fats, and progressive weight gain.

Many people today are suffering from having excessive body fat. This condition usually called Obesity. People with obesity usually trying to reduce their excessive fat by doing a weight loss diet. However, not all of them working successfully. You could see them getting frustrated or even feeling depressed simply because the weight loss diet they tried simply not working for them.

Do you know there are almost a hundred million American people going to a weight loss diet every year? Yes, almost a hundred million of them. It works, though. About ninety-five percent of them lose weight AND regain it in the next five years. Basically, they lose it now, and get back to their old body five years later. What makes it worse is that a third of them will gain more weight than before.

Researchers worldwide, including from World Health Organization, the American Ministry of Agriculture, as well as other international health institutes , has indicate that if people were to include in their daily dietary of at least 5 portions of either vegetables and/or fruit, it may helps  in reducing approximate of 20% in cancer risks. Several fruits, like orange, apple, grape, grapefruit, strawberry, honeydew, watermelon, lemon, pineapple, kiwi fruit and so on, may even have important roles in reducing cancer risk effectively.  These fruits may have some special substances that are hardly found in other foods sources, of which could possibly helps in preventing the development of breast cancer, prostate gland cancer, colon cancer.

Vitamin C , always thought to be the magical healing nutrients by many of us. It is indeed, as many studies has shown that Vitamin C does play important role in preventing a variety of diseases, including protection against cancer. Some of cancers are thought to be caused by the harmful free radical, which damage our body healthy cells and tissues. As an antioxidant, Vitamin C helps to neutralize these free radical, thus minimizing the damages.

This vitamin could even help in delaying or preventing cataract formation. This is because ultraviolet light  and oxidative stress are believed to be the main causes of cataract formation. And Vitamin C can helps in preventing the damages caused by oxidative stress !

The next time you crunch on those almonds, sunflower seeds, apart from being delicious, they do also provide healthy sourcve of nutrient that could help in fighting against cancer, and that’s Vitamin E ! Various studies has show that Vitamin E can help in protecting cells from damages that could lead to cancer. Majority shows the benefit of Vitamin E in the prevention and even treatment of cancer.

Little to your awareness, everything that goes into your month do play important role when it comes to cancer, whether it’s positively or bringing negative effects. Well, some of you may think of Vitamin and Minerals, but it’s just part of the picture, really. Nutritional experts advise some additional dietary plan in helping to reduce your cancer risk :-

Fish – the Omega 3

Already, there are much studies that suggest omega-3 fatty acid from fish ( such as salmon, sardines ) could help in lowering some cancer risks. In some studies, men who ate moderate to large amount of fish are reported to having lower risk level of prostate cancer, compare to men who didn’t eat fish !

Technically term as lentigines, age spots are due to the excessive pigments piling up in the skin after years of exposures under the sun. Whether it’s called age spots, or sun spots, most of us don’t really like getting those spots, especially when we look into the mirror !

Though the majority of age spots are just harmless blemishes, there are still potential of getting into early stage of skin cancer . That said, if you do notice any of the spot enlarge, getting thickens, change in color, bleeds, feeling itchy and so on, it is strongly advisable to consult doctor.

Protection with Vitamin C

Although there is no magical ingredient that could just fade those annoying age spots, there are few that can help in boosting up your skin healthy level. For one, Vitamin C is one of the most well-known sunblock vitamin. In general, Vitamin C is important in keeping the skin younger and vibrant. A daily intake of Vitamin C of about 300~500 mg ( milligrams ) would certainly help in maintaining skin youthfulness.