Natural Health

A study published in the International Journal of Cancer suggests that ingesting fresh mushrooms and green tea may significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Why? Because mushrooms contain lentinian, a compound that stimulates the immune system and can slow tumor growth. Green tea contains polyphenols that may help to stop the spread and invasion of cancer cells into healthy tissues.

But green tea and mushrooms aren’t the only foods that can help keep you healthy.

While you should definitely include a couple cups of green tea in your daily routine, and should eat raw mushrooms when you can, there’s even more you can do to ward off cancer – along with many other diseases.

Eating 8 to 10 servigs of produce per dayloads you up with antioxidants and gives you vitamins and minerals your body needs for optimum health. Go for blue, purple, red, orange, yellow and green fruits and veggies.

Reduce your intake of fatty meats that have been raised with hormones, pesticides, and antibiotics – those toxins get “stuck” in the fatty tissues and transfer right into your body when you eat them.

Cut back on refined carbohydrates, especially sugar – and shy away from toxic artificial sweeteners.

Get your omega-3s from wild-caught fish, fish oil capsules, or flaxseed.

Learn to cook with turmeric, a spice that is widely used in India, where the cancer rate is far lower than in the U.S.