By Pure Matters Which nutrients help lower your risk for cancer?
The answer seems to change from day to day, as medical research
uncovers new compounds that may be cancer protective and at the
same time concludes that others haven't lived up to their cancer
reducing potential. Here's the latest on three that show lots of
promise for fighting cancer. Vitamin D: Defense Against Cancer
and Tumors Evidence has been mounting that vitamin D may protect
against (or increase survival rates if you have) breast cancer,
as well as cancers of the rectum, ovary, prostate, stomach,
bladder, esophagus, kidney, lung, pancreas, and uterus, as well
as non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Recently,
researchers uncovered one function of vitamin D that may help
explain its anti-tumor talents: In the presence of this vitamin,
tumor-suppressing compounds in cells that are normally shut off
when a cancer develops keep on functioning. Many experts
recommend supplements as the best source of vitamin D. Why? Very
few foods provid