Nutritions Daily – Wellness Living

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.