| The conventional wisdom (?) of cancer researchers is | | | | So the question is, if there are cancer-causing |
| that there is absolutely no connection between | | | | ingredients in the foods that we eat, might there not |
| eating (or not eating) certain foods and taking (or | | | | also be cancer risk-reducing substances as well? The |
| not taking) dietary supplements. As a matter of fact, | | | | answer is a qualified "yes." The fact is that you can |
| Dr. Daniel W. Nixon, the president of the Institute for | | | | increase the intake of foods, vitamins, minerals, and |
| Cancer Prevention in New York, said, "Vitamins and | | | | herbs that are known to reduce the risk of cancer, |
| minerals are probably more or less worthless as far | | | | but if you don't eliminate or at least greatly reduce |
| as cancer prevention is concerned." Horse feathers! | | | | the intake of cancer-causing food additives and |
| There is not nearly enough information available | | | | preservatives, there will be no benefit gained. |
| about the cause of OR the prevention of cancer for | | | | Some foods that reduce the risk of cancer and even |
| anybody to make that kind of sweeping (and | | | | help to cure cancer include garlic, onions, broccoli, |
| dismissive) statement. | | | | cabbage, berries, cauliflower, any of the sprouts, |
| Most cancer researchers will tell you that cancer has | | | | green food concentrates like wheat grass, barley |
| everything to do with vitamins, minerals, foods, and | | | | grass, and others, cereal grasses, super foods like |
| nutrition, and they'll tell you that many of the cancers | | | | chlorella and spirulina, unsaturated oils, and many |
| we see today are caused by cancer-causing food | | | | medicinal herbs. These foods and supplements all fight |
| ingredients like sodium nitrate, hydrogenated oils, | | | | and even prevent cancer by supporting a healthy |
| MSG, artificial food colors, and all kinds of chemical | | | | functioning of our immune systems. |
| preservatives. | | | | |