September 29th, 2009 - Barbara Feiner
Cabbage is a versatile vegetable that can be served hot or cold. Hundreds of varieties exist, from the common green and red cabbages to bok choy and Napa cabbage.
Available year-round, cabbage is one of the most inexpensive, yet nutrient-packed, produce choices. A half-cup serving of raw cabbage contains only 10 calories and provides 30% of your daily vitamin C requirement. A half cup of cooked cabbage contains 15 calories and provides 25% of your daily vitamin C requirement.
As with cauliflower, cabbage is a member of the Brassicaceae family, which also includes broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts and collard greens. Research reveals these veggies have cancer-fighting properties.
When shopping for organic cabbage, choose a head that’s heavy for its size. Don’t buy heads that have discolored veins or worm damage. Stems should appear healthy and closely trimmed; avoid choosing a cabbage whose stem is dry or split.
When you arrive home, place cabbage in a plastic bag, and store it in your refrigerator’s vegetable bin. This helps protect its vitamin C content.
Don’t wash cabbage until you’re ready to use it. Once you cut into the head, store leftovers in a plastic bag, and use them within 48 hours.
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- Mildly Spicy Red Cabbage
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Tags: Brassicaceae, cabbage, cancer prevention, Organic Food, recipes, vegetables
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September 26th, 2009 - Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
No worries, I’ll skip all the lame “ancient Chinese secret” jokes.
Green tea, which originated in China, but has spread to all over the world, may help curb stomach cancer in women.
A new study found women drinking 5 or more cups of green tea each day were less likely to develop gastric cancer.
Regularly drinking green tea cut risk by 20% among the women studied.
Writing in the journal Gut, scientists say they aren’t exactly sure why green tea works, but they think green tea may contain compounds that fight bacteria associated with stomach cancer.
Oddly, the study didn’t find a link between increased tea drinking and lower risk of stomach cancer risk in men.
I guess we’re stuck with beer and Pepto-Bismol guys.
Via Reuters.
Image credit: miss karen
Tags: cancer, cancer fighting properties, cancer prevention
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September 28th, 2006 - Barbara Feiner
The next time you shop for organic food, consider adding fatty fish—salmon, herring, sardines, mackerel—to your cart.
Preliminary research from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, suggests that women who eat fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids have a lower risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a common form of kidney cancer. The study was published in the Sept. 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
RCC involving the renal parenchyma (the functional tissue of the kidney) accounts for more than 80% of all kidney cancers, and the rate has increased, especially among black women and men.
“We found that women who consumed one or more servings of fatty fish per week had a statistically significant 44% decreased risk of RCC compared with women who did not consume any fish,” the authors write. “Women who reported consistent long-term consumption of fatty fish…had a statistically significant 74% lower risk.”
The researchers believe an increased intake of fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D contributes to the lower cancer risk, but emphasize that additional studies are required to draw a firm conclusion. Fatty fish has 20 to 30 times more omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids than lean fish like cod, tuna, sweet water fish and seafood (shrimp, lobster, crayfish), as well as three to five times more vitamin D.
Please see our feature article, Which Fish Is Fit to Eat?, for information of making environmentally sound fish choices.
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Tags: cancer prevention, fatty fish, fish, kidney health
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