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Skin cancer rates are rising in the young adult demographic.
Wear sunscreen and hats, people!
“People who ate an extra three daily servings of whole grains were 17% less likely to develop colorectal cancer.”
Not to mention they have high amounts of fiber which aids weight loss.
Source: Tufts University Health and Nutrition Newsletter
- Blueberries have been shown to shrink cancerous tumors and prevent the development and growth of cancer.
- Researchers have shown that blueberries reverse memory loss, and also improve physical coordination and balance.
- Blueberries reduce cholesterol levels.
- Urinary tract infections can be prevented by blueberries.
- Blueberries are low in calories, high in fiber, vitamin C and antioxidants.
This is What Hope Looks Like
Thank you for sharing. Your stories help remind the people currently battling cancer (or have lost someone to cancer) that they are not alone.
My grandma, who was in her 60s passed away in 2005 from lung cancer. She was diagnosed in Nov of 2002. She was terminal, only with a few more months to live (if that.) My oldest cousin was pregnant with, what was my grandma’s first great grandchild. My little cousin was born Jan 2003, and my grandma lived for 2 years to see her great grandchild grow up. This is what hope looks like. My grandma was most definitely a fighter.
childhooddaydream My friends mother passed away last April after battling breast cancer for almost 10 years. She was the kind of woman that while laying in the hospital she would ask what she could do to help someone else because she felt “useless”. She was an angel even on her worst days. She organized a Race for the Cure within our neighborhood while she was battling cancer and felt too sick to go downtown that year. It began small and the most recent one had more then 400 people in attendance. The day of her funeral a Facebook event was made inviting people to hang pink balloons in her memory. Balloons were hung al through the neighborhood, all 50 states, and many, many countries. There wasn’t a stop sign in our neighborhood left without a balloon or a few. Rest in paradise and peace Linda. We will never stop loving you.
ladolcevitaaaa My only memories of my mother were when she had Breast cancer. She was always getting treatments, losing her hair, and getting sick from all of her radiation. When I was 8 years old, she passed away. I miss her so much it hurts. It’ll be exactly 8 years ago in December.
sandys-lullaby I lost my mom after a 6 year battle with breast cancer and she is my hero just for her bravery and the way she took on life. She inspired me and when I read that I knew that there were people out there like me who had watched someone close battle cancer(s) and lose.
Thank you. Thank you for sharing this.
These stories are inspiring beyond words.
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Specifically, its the Resveratrol found in red grapes and red wine that make it a good cancer fighting food.
“Resveratrol has been shown to reduce tumor incidence in animals by affecting one or more stages of cancer development. It has been shown to inhibit growth of many types of cancer cells in culture. Evidence also exists that it can reduce inflammation.”
Also:
Research studies published in the International Journal of Cancer show that drinking a glass of red wine a day may cut a man’s risk of prostate cancer in half and that the protective effect appears to be strongest against the most aggressive forms of the disease. It was also seen that men who consumed four or more 4-ounce glasses of red wine per week have a 60 percent lower incidence of the more aggressive types of prostate cancer.
