Enjoy Your Food! Improve Your Diet…Reduce Your Risk
This Diet Toolkit supports the information and guidance you receive in the Diet Module of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program. The resources on this page will give you tools you can use to make informed (and delicious!) food choices.
Anticancer properties of turmeric
Many studies have confirmed turmeric’s anticancer, anti-tumor, and anti-inflammatory properties. Herbs and spices generally have many potent health benefits.
Cloves have anti-tumor activity
In a study by Liu et al, published in the journal Oncology Research, researchers found that extract of cloves displayed anti-tumor activity both in vitro (in a test tube) and in vivo (in mice).
Ginger induces natural cell death in ovarian cancer cells
In a study by Rhode et al, published in the Proceedings of the American Association of Cancer Research, ginger was found to induce apoptosis, or natural cell death, in ovarian cancer cells.
Anti-tumor benefits of cinnamon
In a study by Kwon et al, published in the journal BMC Cancer, cinnamon extract was found to induce tumor cell death.
Health benefits of allspice
This article provides a good overview of the many health benefits of allspice. Herbs and spices have many anti-inflammatory and anticancer benefits.
Herbs in general, and oregano in particular, have high antioxidant activity
USDA scientists, whose findings appeared in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, report that herbs have higher antioxidant activity than fruits, vegetables and some spices, including garlic…
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