| Every woman is aware of the danger when | | | | work regardless of which type of cauliflower they |
| diagnosed with breast cancer. Plenty of reminders | | | | used. There are many varieties of the vegetable and |
| about this disease are found in doctors' waiting | | | | every one is suitable as a cancer risk reducing agent. |
| rooms, hospitals and health journals. The best advice | | | | News of these scientific rests has meant drug |
| of course is to have a regular check up and | | | | manufacturers have become busy in developing an |
| particularly so if you have a family history with breast | | | | extract which they claim contains the cauliflower |
| cancer. | | | | chemical compounds. Women should know that |
| But many women would like to know if there is | | | | natural treatments are always superior to synthetic |
| something they can do to reduce their risk of being | | | | treatments. That is not to say that supplements do |
| diagnosed. And the answer is there are many things | | | | not have value but eating fresh fruit and vegetables, |
| every woman can do involving the usual things of | | | | and in this case fresh cauliflower, is definitely the |
| maintaining a healthy weight, eating well and avoiding | | | | preferred method of reducing the risk of breast |
| a stressful lifestyle. But in simple terms, recent | | | | cancer. |
| studies have shown that a specific vegetable can | | | | The other important factor to mention is the amount |
| play an important role in reducing a woman's risk of | | | | and timing of your fresh vegetables consumption. |
| developing breast cancer. The answer is the humble | | | | Regular serves are the best way to maintain a risk |
| cauliflower. | | | | reduction strategy. The nutrition experts recommend |
| The cauliflower comes from the cabbage family and | | | | two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables |
| its 'cousins' include brussels sprouts and broccoli. | | | | every day. That's a minimum recommendation. And |
| University studies have discovered that this popular | | | | now that the scientists have come with their |
| vegetable has compounds which can help reduce the | | | | cauliflower results, women [and men too of course] |
| risk of breast cancer. Women diagnosed with breast | | | | should make sure that this humble vegetable is a part |
| cancer may well receive drugs as in chemotherapy. | | | | of their regular diet. The studies showed that the |
| The aim is to kill cancerous cells. The cauliflower | | | | greater the concentration of cauliflower compounds, |
| studies have shown that the chemical compounds | | | | the greater the inhibition of cell growth and the |
| found in the vegetable can themselves act as an | | | | greater the death of cells. In this case, more is |
| inhibitor of cell development. This means that | | | | better. |
| dangerous cells are slowed in their growth and even | | | | Being able to take some positive steps in protecting |
| killed when sufficient amounts of the cauliflower | | | | your health is so important. When reliable scientific |
| compounds have been used. | | | | studies point to definite results from the compounds |
| This could be good news on two fronts. One, if the | | | | found in all varieties of the cauliflower, it's a natural |
| studies are correct then women can take action | | | | and easy step to make sure this vegetable and its |
| themselves to help reduce their breast cancer risk. | | | | 'cousins' are a regular part of your diet. Your family |
| And two, the 'medicine' is freely available and cheap. | | | | will benefit as well so it's a definite win win situation. |
| Better still the scientists found that the compounds | | | | |