2011/05/07

Improve Diets Can Prevent Cancer

Cancer prevention efforts more attention. Conduct of life is of the main causes of cancer, beyond heredity, surroundings, & health service utilization. Living behavioral factors that chiefly involves the every day diet. Dr. Elvina Naidoo, M.Sc., a dietician, invites us to understand that a lovely diet that can prevent definite cancers.
Specialists later identified that 80-90% of various forms of cancer is closely related to the every day food they consume.
Breast & prostate cancer allegedly due to eating much overweight. Alcohol was also cited as a culprit emerge breast cancer.
A lot of epidemiological studies show, the emergence of cancers of the digestive tract are closely related to various exposures of definite types of food. Meanwhile, throat cancer (esophagus) associated with high consumption of alcohol & could even be due to smoking habits. Stomach cancer is also associated with higher consumption of food preservatives that high salinity. While cancer of the colon (gigantic intestine) & rectum caused by high consumption of overweight & alcoholic drinks ( beer).
Liver cancer is thought to be due percemaran food by aflatoxin & high alcohol consumption. Some specialists argue, hepatitis B virus infection is & a cause of liver cancer. Meanwhile, lung cancer & bladder cancer primarily caused by exposure to tobacco (cigarettes) as well as some contaminant chemicals from various industries.
In addition to harmful substances in the nutrient content of definite foods, there's nutrients known as antikarsinogen substances, ie substances that are protective (defending someone who consume them from the onset of cancer). This class includes chiefly vegetables & fruits that contain plenty of vitamin A, beta-carotene, vitamin C & vitamin E. Other nutrients are also currently known potential to prevent cancer such as selenium (Se), folic acid, niacin (vitamin B3), vitamin D, zinc (zinc), calcium (Ca) & magnesium (Mg).
Fibers that are part of the vegetable food that can not be digested by the body also plays an important role in maintaining a healthy body & can prevent colon cancer. The function of fiber is important because it can draw water out of the blood vessels so that soften the chair & encourage the efficient expenditure through the intestine. Food sources containing fiber are grains, leather & meat, fruits & vegetables such as celery, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, etc..
Antioxidants stimulate immune
Beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, & selenium are known as antioxidants which can stimulate the body's immune method to fight free radicals that form carcinogens (substances that may cause cancer). The mechanism of antioxidants in inhibiting the occurrence of this cancer includes stopping the formation of carcinogens & mengalangi destroy to normal cells.
In experiments on animals proved, the antioxidants inhibit chromosome destroy, stage of tumor promotion, cell transformation & cancer formation stimulation by chemical or radiation.
Much beta-carotene present in yellow vegetables such as carrots, while vitamin C is widely present in plenty of kinds of citrus fruits, guava, etc.. Vitamin E present in plenty of cereals, vegetable oil, corn, green leafy vegetables, & fruits. Selenium is present in meat, shellfish, cereals, & dairy products.
According to some studies, ladies with cervical cancer (cervix) of folic acid levels in the blood decreases. This does not necessarily mean that low levels of folic acid that trigger or cause cancer. With folic acid supplementation, abnormal changes in cells of the cervix (cervical dysplasia) that can create in to cervical cancer, can be prevented. Folic acid is widely present in green vegetables (broccoli, spinach, asparagus), seeds, liver, peas, beans.
Supplementation of vitamin B3 or niacin is reported also to prevent cancer. This vitamin is usually given also in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy, to reduce the poisonous effects (poisoning) of the chemotherapy itself. Popov research even states, providing a combination of niacin & aspirin in patients with bladder cancer was lower recurrence rate & improve the extension of time living with cancer. Niacin is a lot contained in beef, chicken, beans, fish, lean meat, eggs, & avocado.
While studies of other specialists, Garland et al. & Colston et al. show, supplementation of vitamin D in its active form (one,25 - dihydroxy) can inhibit the multiplication (doubling) of cancer cells. The higher vitamin D in the blood (in the type of 25-hydroxy vitamin D), the lower the risk of colon cancer. This vitamin is often present in butter, milk, egg yolks, liver, rice, & fish.
Zinc prevents cancer
Calcium plays a role in the method of proliferation (proliferation) of cells in the lining of the human colonic mucosa. Because it is a high calcium intake may reduce the risk of colon cancer. The study was conducted by a Russian researcher showed that calcium supplementation given to patients with bone tumors can improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment with radiation therapy. Calcium is widely available in milk, yoghurt, cheese, spinach, & broccoli.
The study ever conducted on experimental animals showed, lack of magnesium in the diet of animals can improve the development of throat cancer & cancer of the outer skin. It was found that a person suffering from throat cancer have low zinc levels in their blood. But this is still not known with certainty whether zinc deficiency is a cause or a consequence of this cancer.
According to Garafalo, another professional, in the act of surgical procedure for cancer is recommended to be cautious because it could irritate zinc deficiency, even to the extent that permanent. Moreover, when patients have low levels of zinc in serum before surgical procedure.
In the case of prostate cancer in men also found that low levels of zinc in the prostate gland & prostate gland secretion occurs itself. So the specialists also think zinc is a protection against prostate cancer. Everyday foods that contain plenty of zinc can be found for example in food of animal origin such as chicken, beef, eggs & also in grains, bread, milk & other dairy products.
Later known also some specific substances that are useful to prevent cancer as there is a lot alkilgliserol on shark liver oil, co-enzyme Q10, butyric acid, cartilage Antiangiogenesis factor (the shark) that serves to prevent the formation of new blood in the spread of cancer cells. Also, omega-3 from fish oil, omega-6 as well as some plant extracts such as bromelain from pineapple trees, garlic (Allium sativum), onions (Allium cepa) & substance lentinan from shiitake mushrooms from Japan.
Bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus, also often called the normal bacteria in human colon & function normalizes the activity of enzymes produced by other bacteria.
High levels of overweight & low in fiber are basically found on the Western diet can affect enzyme activity in the type of feces in the colon that can increase the risk of colon cancer.
Carcinogen in foods
Substances contained in foods (dietary factors) may cause the promoters to generate malignancies that do not directly cause a tumor. These substances classified as carcinogens. In addition there's also prokarsinogen carcinogens that are changing the chemical substance that is a trigger cancer.
Carcinogens in foods can be found for example in the processing that causes plosiklik hydrocarbon carcinogen due to fumigation method food, nitrosamines chemicals, physical substances due to nuclear radiation, or biological substances that exist in nature such as the toxins in tobacco.
These poisonous substances will destroy the integrity of cell structure & its core becomes malignant that is mutagenic (normal cells following poisonous or contaminated environmental pollution in to malignant cells that proliferate without control). In addition, carcinogenic substances can arise from improper food processing. For example, the heating is long & high temperatures (causing substances trans-fatty acids), how to fry an excessive & preservation by salting.
Food contaminated by the fungus Aspergillus flatus that produce toxins such as aflatoxin in peanuts rotten & expired cheese is & a carcinogen. The use of oil (cooking), which has been repeatedly contains free radicals such as peroxide, epioksida, & others who are also carcinogenic & mutagenic that turns normal cells become malignant. In experiments on animals, consumption of foods rich in these peroxide groups can lead to colon cancer.
Artificial sweeteners such as cyclamate & saccharin, which is widely used in snack foods according to an epidemiological study could also lead to bladder tumors. Food preservatives such as formaldehyde as a preservative meatballs or know, the use of textile dyes (not for food) as methanyl yellow on crackers, tofu, etc.. & rhodamine, red color in the syrup according to research can also induce liver cancer.
Given that plenty of food substances around us that can induce cancer, as far as feasible they ought to keep away from foods that are less neat, through the expiration date or improperly processed. Although in every day life difficult to keep away from, at least they try to stay away.

How Garlic Against Cancer?

In modern society garlic (Allium sativum) is believed to prevent heart assaults, blood clots, lower cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, reduce gastric ulcer, detoxifying, kill the bacteria / fungus / parasite, binding free radicals, and far more another. Is it true flavor of everyday dishes can also cure cancer?

Various studies did show the ability of garlic in stopping and treating cancer, primarily caused by harmful chemicals, such as prostate cancer, stomach, colorectal (colon and rectum), breast, liver, skin, and lungs.


Garlic Against Cancer

Active substances in garlic, including vitamin A, B, C, calcium, potassium, iron, carotene, and selenium. The most dominant in the fight against cancer is allyl sulfur parts such as diallyl sulfide, diallyl disulfide, diallyl trisulfide, S-allyl cysteine, S-allylmercaptocysteine, allicin, and ajoene. These substances prevent the formation and activation of nitrosamines in the body, also blocked aflatoxin, azoxymethane, benzo (a) pyrene, etc., all of which are carcinogenic (cancer-triggering).
In the next phase of these parts may prevent mutation of the gene, inhibiting the proliferation (growth / division) of cancer cells, repair damaged DNA structures, even stimulate cancer cells to commit suicide (apoptosis).


How to Eat

On the other side of garlic also acts as an antioxidant, removing toxins from the body, and kill the bacteria Helicobacter pylori that can trigger various kinds of stomach cancer.

But be aware that garlic processing power to turn off the work that anticancer substances. minute it is processed in the microwave, there goes the anticancer properties of garlic. So also when heated in another cooking process. So what? Ought to it be swallowed garlic raw?

Of coursework the active substances of garlic that depends on plenty of things, such as garlic ground where it grows (effect on the levels of active substances garlic), the composition of other nutrients consumed along with it, also how to prepare and consume onion white itself. Combination with selenium, sure fatty acids (eg linoleic acid), and vitamin A, can enhance the ability of garlic to inhibit proliferation and increase apoptosis.

Apparently simple. Mash garlic (digeprak, thinly sliced, or diuleg) and then leave for 15 minutes before cooking (used as a spice in cooking). Within 15 minutes of it happening chemical reactions that activate the anticancer substances allyl sulfur in the upper class, which is not damaged even if cooked. But if destroyed immediately after cooking, the chemical reaction that did not happen, automatic anticancer properties disappear.

In case you require, garlic even be consumed raw. But still, ought to be destroyed five times and left for 15 minutes. So what if garlic will be introduced intact, such as in pickles? Basically peel and cut some corners. Not bad, still have anticancer properties, though not as nice as if destroyed.

Not at all simple, using the garlic for the prevention and treatment of cancer? The cost is cheap and basically available as well. Be warned, however, does not mean that garlic may be consumed carelessly. Do not think that the more consuming garlic the better the result.


Potential Hazards

The recommended dose for the consumption of garlic is fresh garlic 4-5 grams / day (about 1-2 cloves). If much, besides causing the odor on the breath and skin, and sometimes cause allergies, digestive disorders (vomiting, diarrhea, irritability, excessive gas production), bronchial asthma, dermatitis, reduces the levels of protein and calcium in the blood, also reducing the production of sperm.

 much garlic increases the risk of bleeding because of its ability to prevent blood clotting. Therefore, in patients who require or have recently undergone surgical procedure, garlic consumption ought to be limited.

Garlic also improves the working of enzymes in the liver to remove toxins from the body. In healthy people this ability is very useful, but be cautious, they can also throw the drugs that you swallow and chemotherapeutic drugs. Your treatment to be futile, right? Therefore, in case you require to increase the consumption of garlic supplements or use products, consult your doctor.

2011/05/06

Tripang mortal enemy of tumors

That is the result of research Sugeng Juwono of the Centre for Surroundings Studies (PSLH) University of Gadjah Mada. His research found as much as one.43% from 3213 Grujugan Village, Banyumas, Central Java, suffering from tumors. Taking randomized 9 patients showed two people diagnosed with lipoma, two people fibrodenoma, and three kistaovaria. Allegedly originators: excess fat, heredity, the use of mosquito coils in the long term, and also food berpengawet.

Often eat fatty foods and berpengawet, while smoking? If it becomes a lifestyle, you are invited tumor. Habits that make the body difficult to unravel and control compounds in berpengawet food and cigarettes. The impact of compounds in to free radicals, damaging the body.

Lipoma in the back of the knee struck Eva Yulinda, ladies who like to eat food bersantan. West Sumatra bloody woman did not know the origin and the time comes a bump. 'All of a sudden had a round of chicken eggs,' said Eva. Initially, the tumor under the skin that do not interfere at all. However, when he squatted down, the pain memerih.

'Fatty foods have an effect on the buildup of carcinogenic compounds,' said the Gods Generous, Specialists in the illness, Bintaro International Hospital, Tangerang. Fat-rich foods such as meat, trigger prolactin, a hormone that stimulates tumor growth. The higher the fat in the body, increased hormone secretion and tumors growing increasingly aroused.
Below the knee

 tumor that grows due to excess fat is a lipoma. Tumors in the kind of an abnormal lump that includes benign and filled with fatty tissue. The shape is oval. When held, can be soft, chewy, or hard. Although benign ought to not be allowed to grow. Therefore, size can reach ten pounds and hanging from a leather-like fruit. The amount could be dozens. This tumor type affects more ladies on the arms, torso, neck and back.

Doctor's diagnosis was benign lumps in the kind of fatty deposits called lipomas diffosa. To get rid of fat suction, or surgical procedure performed removal of the tumor.

When preparing for surgical procedure, a mate suggested massage therapy helped herbal consumption. Eva's advice is followed. Because, her mate believes, is not necessarily surgical operations to remove all the tumor cells that spread. It also strengthened the healing of friends the same illness. Every weeks for two months, Eva undergoing treatment, but nevertheless did not lead to recovery.

Sea cucumbers

'I massaged the body. I am afraid if the lump is also suppressed even bigger, 'said the sister of two children. After that, Eva moved to massage therapy and consumption of other herbs. This technique also ends the same. Although a year had passed, the tumor remained enlarged.

The dose was also coupled with spirulina two grains a day. After three months of regular consumption, the bulge is gone. 'Not consciously, suddenly gone and lost the pain,' said the woman was born February 22, 1959.

Alternative medicine again tried. This time a colleague gave sea cucumber extract. Eva necessary to spend three 350 ml bottles for lump deflate. To show his word that Eva started eating jelly gamat-term sea cucumbers in Malaysia, with a dose of one tablespoon one time every day.

According to Revelation Suprapto, a doctor and herbalist in Malang, East Java, tumors of fat under the skin may even be breaking down a layer of herbs that have alias triterpene saponin compounds. Herbs that include crown god, bitter, ginger, and leaves of the gods. 'There are lots of herbs that can be shed from the skin tumor. However, the most important from the outset for tumor prevention is not settled, "said Wahyu. It can be obtained by away from fatty foods, exercise, and life without smoking a cigarette.

Sea cucumbers can tame tumors has antitumor thanks alias named philipnoside terpenes. It is proved by Tong Y of antitumor Pharmacology Division, Shanghai, China. After isolating the compound saponin sulfate from sea cucumber, Tong inseminating 2-10 microliters philinopside A on rat aorta. The compound was shown to prevent formation of new micro blood vessels. As a result, tumor cells do not receive a supply of nutrients so the cells fail to grow and finally die.

Super-Charge Tues Prevent Cancer

Neuroblastoma destroy the body by attacking the nervous technique. Although comparatively rare, this type of cancer is the reason for about three percent of cancer cases in children & 15 percent of non-adult cancer deaths. About two-thirds of cases of this type of cancer can not be diagnosed & often found already spread to several parts of the body organs.

As published online edition of the journal Nature Medicine, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to generate these immune cells by adding an artificial receptor (artificial) on T lymphocytes & enhance their ability to fight deadly kind of cancer called neuroblastoma.

Naturally, T lymphocytes are unable to survive as long as well as loss of molecules that function against cancer cells in tumors. To overcome these shortcomings, the research team led by Malcolm Brenner of Baylor College of Medicine in Illinois developed immune cells, called cell super-charge.

Tues tremendous was developed from the immune cells that are naturally stimulated or dirangang by a virus that is harmless called Epstein-Barr. Specialists modifying these cells to generate a key receptor type of protein present in human neuroblastoma cells.

"For the first time, they began to see the response to the tumor. They have seen the ideal remission in case, while the other stable disease for a year, "he said.

From the results of a study of 11 patients with neuroblastoma aged two to ten years, cells engineered kekabalan can survive up to 18 months. In cases, the tumor showed regression & sixth cases even healed.

For future research, Brenner & his team plan to add a receptor to other types of cancer cells to see if it also creates a similar effect in blocking cancer.

2011/05/05

Sleep Deprivation Can Trigger Cancer

Regular exercise may reduce cancer risk in females. However, these benefits could be missed if the woman is sleeping little. Thus put forward a few U.S. researchers recently.

The study, involving 5968 females in Maryland confirms earlier findings, stating that individuals who perform regular physical activity face a lower risk for esophageal cancer.

Individuals who sleep less than five hours each night to face the risk of 47 percent for esophageal cancer than those who sleep more among females who are physically active. The researchers reported that a gathering of the American Association for Cancer Research.

But when the researchers looked at females aged 18 to 65 years of diligent exercise every week, they found that sleep seems to play an important role in cancer risk.

McClain, who led the study, said it was not clear how actual is little sleep may make people more susceptible to cancer. "Sleep has long been sufficiently related to health," said McClain.

"We thought it was fascinating and arouse curiosity. It is like the first time doing research. That is not something that has been studied extensively, "said James McClain from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, the government, in an interview.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called the shortage of sleep as a public health issue that is not thought about, and said the Americans getting less sleep. The CDC states the percentage of adults who document sleeping five hours or less per night increased from 1985 to 2006.

Specialists say lack of sleep on chronic sleep associated with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart and blood vessel disease, depression, smoking and drinking to excess.

Diabetes exacerbates

Sleep deprivation was obstructing the adrenal glands produce DHEA (dehydro-epiandrosteron), a compound that helps stimulate the sleep soundly. As a result, the body becomes more produce cortisol, a steroid trigger stress.

The low insulin response caused the decline of blood sugar (hypoglycemia), which can trigger a chain reaction. Because of the limited blood sugar levels, the brain continues to get orders for our body "stays on". This led to a sleep problem, which actually worsen diabetes.

These conditions disrupt the body's response to the hormone insulin, which is in charge of distribution of blood sugar throughout the body, either to be stored and reused. In the long run, the chaos of this insulin response stimulate the emergence of disturbances of type five diabetes signs are not dependent on insulin.

In diabetics, the sugar supply is limited due to various reasons ( late to eat, work hard, a strict diet) can trigger hypoglycemia. In case you experience hypoglycemia, patients become less sleep and interfere with healing the disease.

Body Odor Can Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Excessive body odor was touted as of the factors that can increase the risk of breast cancer. Although the results of scientific research Japan is still early, but this might be a signal for ladies to further maintain the cleanliness of himself.

Japanese scientists recently have discovered a gene variation associated with risk of breast cancer are also associated with body odor and ear wax.

Having a wet ear wax or excessive body odor does not mean a woman to get breast cancer, says Ishikawa. "To be clear, I must explicitly mention that the [discovery of the gene variation associated with body odor, wet ear wax, and the risk of breast cancer] is factor that can increase the risk of breast cancer," says Ishikawa. "It is also closely related to other factors, such as environmental factors and mutations of tumor killer genes such as BRCA1, BRCA2, p53, and so on."

The invention is not intended to generate worry among ladies, said Toshi Ishikawa, PhD, professor of Biomolecular Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Expertise. In lieu, they said, "we are hopeful that they will provide a new and better ways to foretell the risk of breast cancer" by using new methods developed by this team.

They study the ABCC11 gene, discovered in 2001. Variations of this gene have been associated with increased risk of breast cancer. These variations, called SNPs ("snips") or single nucleotide polymorphisms, which can only occur when a nucleus of a cell or molecular changes. Although lots of SNPs do not affect the workings of cells, specialists think that sometimes there's variations that may cause a person to sure diseases such as cancer or affect the person's response to treatment.

In this study, Ishikawa and his team extracted DNA from blood samples taken from 124 volunteers at Nagasaki University of Japan.

In this study, Ishikawa observe the activity of proteins made by the gene ABCC11, ABCC11 find the relationship between genes, body odor and ear wax. Then they found the mechanism that regulates cell ear wax, excessive body odor and breast cancer risk.

Ladies Do not Worry

Ladies do not must worry with these results, says Christy Russell, MD, professor of the University of Southern Los angeles, Los Angeles. "At this moment the research is still early and the ladies do not need to be concerned by the issue of body odor and dirt ears as a sign that they may have a higher risk of breast cancer."

"The issue with body odor and ear wax is common to everyone" they said.

The researchers are expected to know exactly the level of cellular mechanism that resulted in conditions above (body odor, ear wax and breast cancer), said Gerald Weissmann, MD, of The FASEB Journal and a professor of Biotechnology Study Middle at New York University.

This is a study that combines the science of genetics, human anthropology, and molecular and cell biology. Development of a quick process of SNP typing can be used to help predict the risk of serious diseases like cancer by analyzing the things that are thought about trivial, such as body odor and ear wax. "

2011/05/04

Savor Tomato for Cancer Prevention

Tomatoes Someone would know, but them know you when tomatoes were a variety of forms. First tomato fruit, red, thick fleshed, with juicy seeds and basically obtained in traditional Indonesian markets one time.

While smaller and usually orange-green and green when immature, known as sebagal tomato vegetable often used in cooking. In addition there's also small size of a marble called cherry tomatoes. This type of tomato is also used to make the sauce mixture in dish or salad.


Lower Cancer Risk

Tomatoes are not only delicious for cooking, but also nourishing for health. The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute confirm that consumption of tomatoes in sufficient quantities can lower cancer risk, although not all types of cancer. From 72 studies conducted, 57 states have relevance tomato consumption with a reduced risk of cancer, according to Dr. Edward Giovannucci of Harvard Medical School.

"The information linking the consumption of all tomatoes with prostate cancer, lung and digestive technique," said Giovannucci. His discovery also shows that consumption of tomatoes may reduce the risk of other cancers such as pancreatic, colon, breast and cervix.

"It's best to eat tomatoes as a healthy diet, like other fruit or vegetable consumption," said Dr. Moshe Shike director of the Cancer Prevention and Wellness Program, Cancer Middle, New York, colleagues Giovannuci.

Only, sometimes tomatoes mixed with fat and sugar that is not lovely for health if consumed much. such as fresh tomatoes consumed with cheese. High-fat sources that ought to be reduced.

Giovannucci own conduct research on tomatoes in any form, whether raw, sauce, pasta, soup or salad. Efficacy was present in all these preparations, the study also concluded that the compound benefits of tomatoes do not interfere with the cooking and processing.

But if compared from all types of tomato, which is best consumed is red tomatoes or tomato fruit. Red tomatoes contain vitamin C and vitamin A times over tomatoes. The more ripe tomatoes, the rich content of vitamins. Substances in tomatoes when cooked with other vegetables were not lost even destroy Free Radicals in cooking.


Best Red Tomato

Unlike other vegetables that are more useful if it is consumed fresh or raw bahka, it turns out better tomatoes mixed with food or destroyed before consumption. The researchers found lycopene in tomatoes was issued over if eaten directly without being processed first. Regrettably, although the content of lycopennya ample, tomato paste and tomato sauce sold in the market are laced with plenty of additives such as dyes or synthetic preservatives.

Besides vitamin C of red pigment in tomatoes also have more value. Increasingly red tomatoes contain lycopene, the name of antioxidants that can destroy free radicals in the body caused by smoking, pollution and ultraviolet rays. Lycopene content is what efficacious help prevent destroy to cells - trigger cervical cancer, prostate cancer, stomach cancer and pancreatic cancer.

Facts behind the tomato:

Highly recommended to make their own tomato sauce or paste tomatoes so that the content is useful not contaminated with hazardous substances that would trigger the destruction of body cells.

  one. Sour taste of tomatoes comes from malik acid and citric acid.
  one. Tomato fruit stimulates the release of digestive enzymes, those from the pancreas. To increase employment gastrointestinal tract, drinking tomato juice every day before meals.
  two. Tomato juice berkasiat tonic for individuals who are sick or in the healing phase.
  two. Traditional Chinese medicine proves, tomatoes have a fever suppressant properties (antiseptic) and detoxing (detoksikan).
  two. Processed as stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and pasta makes lycopene more basically absorbed so it is more efficacious for the prevention of cancer of the prostate and heart disease.
  6. Be alert for people sensitive to tomatoes, because allergies can arise in the gastrointestinal tract due to the content of saponin, solanine, and histamine.