After David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD was diagnosed with brain cancer 16 years ago he set out to find foods that would nourish his body in its fight against cancer. After meeting with researchers and experts and pouring himself over databases of medical journals he has come up with some foods he’s found to be great anti-cancer agents. Says Dr. Servan-Schreiber, “I’ve learned that the anticancer diet is the exact opposite of the typical American meal: mostly colorful vegetables and legumes, plus unsaturated fats (olive, canola, or flaxseed oils), garlic, herbs, and spices.” Among this list: ginger, turmeric, green tea, pomegranate, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, leeks, shallots, chives, soy, citrus fruits, strawberries, dark chocolate. However, didn’t we already know that eating fresh vegetables and fruits is healthy for our bodies? It seems that when it comes to food, it’s extremely difficult to change the way we eat.
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
October 27th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
interested in what foods are of value regarding your investigation
October 28th, 2008 at 6:44 am
As a Registered Dietitian, I completely agree about the benefits of eating foods to help prevent and fight disease. It’s not difficult and it is delicious. But it does require change.
We’ve got to make fast food not so attractive and cheap and subsidize vegetable growers so that vegetables are a commodity that all people can afford. It’s a good idea to get Americans on this bandwagon before they are sick or dying. Don’t you agree?
October 31st, 2008 at 3:38 pm
The other issue is that many of the foods – in their non-organic forms – are on the “most highly contaminated lists.” So, if it’s an anti-cancer food that is laced with cancer-causing materials, is it still anti-cancer? Just asking …