Todays food (July 6)

I should tell you what I ate today…

I woke up and added a little over a table spoon of cayenne pepper and half a squeezed lemon to 20 oz of water. 


Why?


My favorite is this:

13. Possible Anti-Cancer Agent

Studies done at the Loma Linda University in California found that cayenne pepper can prevent lung cancer in smokers. This may be again related to cayenne’s high quantity of capsaicin, a substance that can stop the formation of tobacco-induced lung tumors. Other studies have also shown a similar reaction in cayenne’s ability to inhibit liver tumors.

Remember I’m terrified of cancer?  I’m having a hell of a time quitting smoking fully.  Every time I’m out with smokers or I have even a sip of beer, I must have a smoke.  It’s odd that I can go months without having one, open a bottle of beer and then immediately light up.

http://health-tipz.blogspot.ca/2009/07/25-health-benefits-of-lemon.html
May favorite is this:

4. Lemon is found to be anti-carcinogenic which lower the rates of colon, prostate, and breast cancer.
They prevent faulty metabolism in the cell, which can predispose a cell to becoming carcinogenic.
Also blocks the formation of nitrosamines in the gut.

Obviously.

For lunch I had a salad.  I could live off my salads!!  Here’s what I put in it:

Kale
Tomato
cucumber
avocado
red pepper
celery
red onion
yellow pepper
orange pepper
kidney beans
sunflower seeds
pumpkin seeds
1 clove fresh pressed garlic (yep! Raw garlic)
broccoli
Cheese (good ol’ cheddar)
I also make my own salad dressing.  I’m not to happy with the preservatives that is found in food, so I cut out as much as I can.
Here’s what’s in my dressing:
Extra virgin olive oil
white vinegar
fresh cracked pepper
basil
oregano
paprika
rosemary
and 2 (yes 2) cloves of raw garlic
It’s amazing.


Why so much garlic?

My favorite is this:

Garlic and Cancer
Current research has shown that a number of readily available foods such as garlic and onions that make up a healthy diet, actually have a major impact on cancer prevention. The protective effect of garlic seems to be greater than that of onions, even though onion consumption has been shown to reduce the risk of stomach cancer. These cancer fighting foods seem to have the ability to interfere with the development of cancerous tumors.
The October 2000 issue of the American Journal of Nutrition had a summary of a number epidemiologic studies which showed that people who consumed cooked or raw garlic on a regular basis compared to those that ate little or none had about half the risk of stomach cancer and one-third less risk of colorectal cancer.
This remarkable little bulb now tops the American National Cancer Institute’s list of potential cancer-preventative foods. It contains multiple anticancer compounds and antioxidants, more than 30 at the last count, which such powerful compounds as quercetin, diallyl sulphide,allin and ajoene. These have the ability to block cancer causing agents such as nitrosamine and aflatoxin which have been specifically linked to stomach, lung and liver cancer. Garlic’s ajoene and allicin have also been shown to retard cancer cells as a type of natural chemotherapy.
The Iowa Women’s Health Study discovered that women who included garlic in their daily diet had lower risks for colon cancer.
Meat cooked at high temperatures (well done to burnt) can produce carcinogenic (cancer producing) chemicals and research has recently discovered that when meat is cooked with garlic this effect is limited.
The ten best groups of anti-cancer foods include: berries and citrus fruits, cruciferous vegetables, garlic and onions, green tea, omega 3 essential fatty acids, olive oil, tomatoes, soy products, red wine and dark chocolate.

Disabled World – Disability News for all the Family: http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/garlic-benefit.shtml#ixzz1zrz5JTVp

With my salad I’m having a can of ginger ale (No one’s perfect)

But, there is ginger in ginger ale so here's why I drink this instead of the coke I crave.

My favorite is this:

Ginger has been used as a natural remedy for many ailments for centuries. Now, science is catching up and researchers around the world are finding that ginger works wonders in the treatment of everything from cancer to migraines. Here are ten health benefits of this powerful herb.

Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Ginger may be powerful weapon in the treatment of ovarian cancer. A study conducted at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found that ginger powder induces cell death in all ovarian cancer cells to which it was applied.

Colon Cancer Prevention
A study at the University of Minnesota found that ginger may slow the growth of colorectal cancer cells.
But I’m sure you knew that.