13 foods and spices that fight cancer
Here are 13 cancer fighting foods and spices and the funny thing is, I crave almost all of the things on this list…is my body telling me something?
1. Avocados: Slice, drizzle with balsamic cream…devour!
2. Cruciferous vegetables – broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage: All of these things I’ve been eating a lot of lately, especially cauliflower (roasted, with lemon & garlic) and kale (in soups, as chips, in salads)
3. Carrots: Always a favorite snack, raw, of course. Even the dogs love carrots!
4. Figs: I am late to the fig/date loving party, but I’m making up for lost time!
5. Flax: Been making a type of ‘oatmeal’ of ground flax, banana, vanilla and almond milk…also adding ground flax to the buttermilk bread I’ve been baking lately.
6. Grapefruit, oranges & lemons: These 3 fruits remind me of bright, sunny days, and I can’t get enough!
7. Licorice Root: It’s the main ingredient in my favorite Tea by Aveda
8. Mushrooms: ADDICTED!!! Dave sautes them for me at least once a week.
9. Nuts: Could eat nuts and peanut butter til it comes out my ears. In fact, I can’t control myself around them, so I have to be careful to dole out portions and not keep the rest in sight.
10. Raspberries: As if I need another reason to eat these delicious berries!
11. Rosemary: My favorite spice, by far. I’m growing a pot of it on my kitchen table. Nothing like fresh!
12. Seaweed: Been eating sushi at least once a week lately…fish & seaweed, good and healthy!
13. Tomatoes: Is there anything better than a fresh tomato off the vine? During the rest of the year, I’ll use tomatoes in my cooking, usually canned or frozen because fresh just doesn’t taste the same if it’s not summertime.
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February 2nd, 2012 at 8:49 am
Great list! Sometimes I make seaweed tea (seaweed + hot water). Ginger tea (ginger root in hot water) is also yummy and healthful. Love that you are growing rosemary.
Best wishes for health and happiness.
February 2nd, 2012 at 10:21 am
You know what is great on Avacodaos Sweet Vadalia Onion Dressing drizzled lightly over it! YUM!
February 2nd, 2012 at 12:35 pm
You can relax. I crave all these, too, and my family runs to heart disease, not cancer. Except the licorice. I could do without the licorice root.
February 2nd, 2012 at 3:48 pm
I wonder if Kale counts as seaweed. I do love Kale in my green juice. Carrots, Figs and Flax would be the lowest on my list but still I don’t avoid them.
February 2nd, 2012 at 4:27 pm
I can’t get Chris to eat much right now, but I’ve been throwing these foods in when ever I can. Part of me thinks that if I eat them too, it will cure him.
Hugs right back to ya.
February 2nd, 2012 at 5:46 pm
I love everything on this list too and I just got turned onto figs. They alkalize the body better than nexium and the like.
February 2nd, 2012 at 8:24 pm
What a fabulous list! You know me well enough to know I’m all over most of them… dates are probably the only thing on the list I actively avoid, but I’ll have double the figs to make up for it, definitely!
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:04 am
I’m with you on everything but the licorice root!
February 3rd, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Oh boy am I in trouble! I like carrots and dates though. Oh and nuts and rosemary
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Yum, yum, yum!! Especially avocados.