Top 5 Vitamins That Protect Against Cancer
The best way to beat cancer naturally is to adopt a lifestyle to prevent it.
Healthy, nutrient-rich food is an essential part of any anti-cancer plan. Here are
my picks for the top 5 vitamins that help protect against cancer.
1. Beta Carotene
This precursor of Vitamin A is found in most orange and green vegetables
such as carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, kale, and other leafy green
vegetables. An amazing nutrient, it has been shown in research to protect
the lungs against toxins that are linked to lung cancer.
Another study found that ex-smokers who ate green and yellow vegetables
high in beta carotene daily decreased their risk of stomach and lung cancer.
2. Vitamin B6
This B-Vitamin is essential to maintain a healthy immune system and helps
protect the respiratory tract from pollution and infection. In studies it has
helped protect against cervical cancer. Vitamin B-6 is primarily found in
carrots, apples, organ meats, bananas, leafy green vegetables, and sweet
potatoes.
3. Vitamin C
One of the most well-researched nutrients, Vitamin C has shown great
promise in the fight against cancer, both in prevention and disease-
management. Consider a recent study in which forty patients with cancer of
the breast, ovary, uterus, or cervix received large doses of ascorbic acid
(Vitamin C) and other vitamins.
Another sixty-one patients with other kinds of cancer followed the same
regime, while thirty-one patients received no vitamin supplements and
served as the control group. The control group lived an average of 5.7
months. Of the others, 80 percent of the patients with cancer of the breast,
ovary, uterus, or cervix had a mean survival time of 122 months; patients
with other forms of cancer lived an average of 72 months. That translates
into a length of life 13 to 21 times longer in those who used vitamin therapy.
4. Folic Acid
In studies, folic acid, also known as folate or vitamin B9, helps protect
against cervical cancer and is necessary for the proper formation of the
body’s own genetic material – DNA and RNA. It is found in beets, cabbage,
dark green leafy vegetables, eggs, citrus fruits, and most types of fish.
5. Vitamin E
In addition to protecting against bowel cancer, Vitamin E works as a powerful
antioxidant that reduces the damage caused by ozone and pollutants on the
cells. It is found in eggs, wheat germ, liver, unrefined vegetable oils, and
dark green vegetables.
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June 20th 1985.
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