6 Cancer-Fighting Culinary Herbs and Spices That You Should Know

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Eat enough healthy foods is the easiest and the least expensive way to prevent cancer, especially some healthy spices and herbs, when include them properly in your diet, you can see differences as their powerful cancer-preventive properties.

Of course, herbs can not cure cancers, but we have to believe that with the support of some healthy lifestyle habits, the body has ability to heal itself of any diseases.

Following are some common herbs and spices you should consider consuming more to fight cancer:

Mint

A phytochemical in mint leaves has been found to cut off the blood supply to cancer tumors, resulting in their untimely death.

Garlic

Don’t underestimate this common herb, in fact it is the No.1 anti-viral and anti-bacterial herb. People even killed the cancer by eating garlic alone, it’s recommended to eat 3-5 cloves of raw garlic daily if you have cancer.

Turmeric

The active compound curcumin in turmeric has remarkable anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, which protects against cancer development potentially.

Parsley

Apigenine in parsley has ability to prevent angiogenesis – the growth of blood vessels that supply cancerous tumors with nutrients.

Red Clover

Red clover is a popular herb for cancer treatment. It’s so common that grows like a weed in many places while it is a really powerful anti-cancer herb. Studies has been shown that it fights against oestrogen-driven cancers, from breast to prostate.

Chaparral

Chaparral is a good herb to remove the toxins from your liver, and it’s also a powerful anti-cancer herb. It also has anti-oxidant and anti-microbial properties, and appears to boost the immune system to prevent diseases including cancer.

Note: These are just some herbs that might help you fight against cancer, always make sure to ask an expert medical herbalist for clear instructions before using any of them for this purpose.

Sources:
http://www.naturalnews.com/046694_cancer_prevention_superfoods_healing_foods.html
http://www.canceractive.com/cancer-active-page-link.aspx?n=3054
http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/feeding-eating/family-nutrition/anticancer/12-dietary-changes-will-lower-your-cancer-risk

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