Yesterday I was working in London, and as I waited for the bus I saw a sign that said
“One man in Britain dies from Prostate Cancer every hour.” As my dad,
grandfather and great grandfather have all had Prostate cancer, it is of particular
interest to me.
Combine these two Super Foods for Super Power
I am pleased to know that there is a very simple recipe for preventing this form of
cancer... eating broccoli and tomatoes together on a daily basis. Both of these have
cancer-fighting properties individually, but their super foods super power for fighting
prostate cancer in men dramatically increases when consumed together.
“When tomatoes and broccoli are eaten together, we see an additive effect. We think
it’s because different bioactive compounds in each food work on different anti-cancer
pathways,” said University of Illinois food science and human nutrition professor
John Erdman who led the study.
Researchers implanted prostate cells into laboratory rats. Some of the rats were fed a
diet of 10 percent tomato powder and 10 percent broccoli powder. These rats did better
than the other rats that were fed just tomato powder, just broccoli powder, or just
lycopene, which is the red pigment in tomatoes believed to have potent health benefits.
Another set of rats was fed finasteride, a prostate drug, whereas a last set of rats were
castrated.
The rats fed the super foods combination of broccoli and tomato shrunk the prostate tumors
much more effectively than any of the other rats (bless them!)
For the average man to get the same benefit, they need to eat approximately 1.4 cups of
raw broccoli and 2.5 cups of fresh tomato to create the anti-cancer super foods combo.
Recently I wrote an article on why eating a variety of super foods with vibrant colors is
so essential. This further shows how different foods bring out the best in each other.
Just before writing this, I made lunch for my husband and myself. It consisted of mashed
sweet potatoes, with a super foods salad of finely chopped raw broccoli, tomatoes (our two
key ingredients) Brussels sprouts, cucumber, and olive oil. Considering we have a similar
salad nearly everyday, I am fairly certain my husband, unlike the other men in my life,
will not have to endure prostate cancer. (Sheryl Walters (see all articles by this author)
http://www.naturalnews.com/023125.html