7 Foods that Fight Cancer

By Ole & Shaina Olmanson | October 19th, 2011 at 10:16 pm

It’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and one of the ways that I practice breast cancer awareness and taking care of myself and the people around me is to be aware of the foods I’m putting into my body. Rather than thinking of your “diet” as something that only helps you lose weight, start thinking of it as the first step towards keeping your body healthy.

Keep reading for some of the best cancer-fighting foods.

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Broccoli

The glucoraphanin in broccoli is thought to be so beneficial in fighting cancer that researchers in the UK have started selling broccoli with extra glucoraphanin in it.
Grab the recipe for Lemon Pepper Tahini Broccoli

Sources:
Cancer Fighting Foods via Cancure.org
Super Broccoli via Yahoo! News
BreastCancer.about.com

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