Turnips help with cancer! When I first heard that vegetables helped reduce and heal the risks and damages of cancer I almost didn’t believe it. Really? Vegetables? Well, it’s true. And turnips play a great part in the decrease of risk in colon cancer. This old, long lasting and much undervalued plant is in fact responsible for lowering chances of developing tumors in your colon.

You’re probably wondering how on earth does it work. Well, turnips, especially the green leafy part, are full of antioxidants. All the good vitamins are in there, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and beta-carotene. These three powerhouses, if you didn’t know, reduce the free radicals that are running around in your body. That’s a great health boost right there.

Studies indicate that the people who take vegetables high in the Vitamin E have the risk of developing tumors in their colon greatly reduced compared to their counterparts who don’t eat this marvelous antioxidant.

The same goes for beta-carotene, which if you know resides in the turnip quite a lot. This miracle is taken by the body and created into Vitamin A. Combine this with the fiber in the turnip, not only is it going to protect you from colon cancer, but a whole bunch of other cancers as well.

It has been found that one third of cancer related deaths were because the patients never ate right. So don’t make that mistake, give yourself and your loved ones a chance and get healthy today!

The author is a nutritionist and is currently working for a non-profit health care corporation. For more information about the topic, visit the following link: Turnip Recipes

Help Combat Diabetes with Broccoli

To the twenty four million Americans who are currently suffering from diabetes, please be informed that broccoli protects you from the damage which is caused by diabetes. Other than stealing your sugar intake, diabetes is also capable of causing a lot of damage to the patient’s health. In fact, diabetes can also lead to kidney failure, stroke, heart attack as well as other vascular malfunctions.

However, the latest research has brought new hope to the diabetics. It is said that diabetes can defend blood vessels. This is to reduce the risk of heart diseases and neutralize the levels of free radicals in the body, which is not uncommon to patients with high blood pressure.

The keyword here is sulforaphane. This is the substance which enables broccoli to combat diabetes. Also, this substance is an indirect antioxidant, which really can only be identified in majority of cruciferous vegetables.

Sulforaphane was directed to blood vessels saturated with sugar in the studies. The condition is compared to diabetes. The production of molecules, which has the potential of damaging blood vessels, was able to be reduced by the antioxidant.

Besides, the production of free radicals in the body can in fact be lowered by approximately 73 percent by the sulforaphane substance. This is due to the reason that a biochemical chain reaction, which is capable of activating detoxification, is triggered by the sulforaphane. The body is, thus, protected from oxidative stress.

Diabetes can surely be conquered by eating broccoli, paired with healthy a lifestyle as well as proper medication and also sugar control.

The author is a nutritionist and is currently working for a non-profit health care corporation. For more information about the topic, visit the following link: Broccoli Recipes

Broccoli – The Guardian of the Heart

Growing up whenever parents asked you to eat your vegetables, we instantly fall into an uncontrollable pit of disgust, as the grabbing taste of the vegetables return to haunt us.

When it comes to reference to bad taste, the first vegetable which crosses our minds, is the infamous Broccoli. For generations, the Broccoli has managed to remain as one of the worst tasting vegetables in the market, but recent research has found that Broccoli has an added effect which may interest us to consume it. It is the capability to protect and strengthen the heart.

Tests conducted on rats showed that, rats which consumed Broccoli, had a smoother blood flows and less muscle damage to their hearts, when deprived of oxygen. Besides that, the rats also displayed additional antioxidant defense as well as a decrease in heart and kidney inflammation.

Apart from Thioredoxin, which prevents heart attacks, Broccoli also carries Selenium and Sulforaphane, both of which are considered to be anti cancer agents. In addition to that, Broccoli also has the ability to activate an active protein known as Nrf2 to provide a through protection for arteries.

Assuming that Broccoli provides the same benefits to humans as it does to rats. We should be consuming a daily ration of Broccoli, to gain some valuable benefits.

The author is a nutritionist and is currently working for a non-profit health care corporation. For more information about the topic, visit the following link: Broccoli Recipes