Reduce your cancer risk with fruits and vegetables

So if you've read any of my previous blogs, than you know that fruits and vegetables are important to eat. However, did you know that you can reduce your risk of getting cancer just by eating more of them? And did you know that if you've had cancer you can reduce your risk of it coming back? The Canadian Breast Cancer society has a new poster filled with fruits and vegetables aimed at prevention. Many doctors are also switching to prevention of Cancer instead of focusing on finding a cure. If we can prevent ourselves from getting cancer in the first place then why would we need to cure it?

Roughly 11 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer and nearly eight million people die from cancer each year. However, cancer is mostly preventable."

Healthier living could prevent about a third of the most common cancers in rich countries and about a quarter in poorer ones, claim researchers. Better diets, more exercise and controlling weight could also prevent more than 40 percent of colon and breast cancer cases in some countries, according to the study which urged governments and individuals to do more to cut the number of global cancer deaths each year.

Researchers recommended -- in line with what health experts, including governments and the U.N. World Health Organization, have long been advising -- that people follow diets based on fruits, vegetables and whole grains and go easy on red meats, dairy products and fats. On a global level every year, there are millions of cancer cases that could have been prevented and this is why we need to act now before the situation gets even worse.

If you've had cancer before then you don't just want to eat a few fruits and vegetables, but eat LOTS. According to a U.S. study released on Monday December 15th, 2008, certain breast cancer survivors who LOAD up on fruits and vegetables, eating far more than current U.S. guidelines, can slash their risk the tumors will come back by nearly a third. the women in this study were told to eat at least 10 servings of fresh fruit and vegetables per day.

One specific fruit that has been linked with killing leukemia is grape seeds. An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extract.

Further tests will need to be done on this specific extract, but as far as simply eating more fruits and vegetables to prevent cancer: The verdict is in: Just do it! And if you need some help in getting more fruits and vegetables in your diet, consider the whole food supplement juice plus, which is made from 17 fruits, vegetables, and grains. Studies done on juice plus have shown that it can reduce your risk of cancer. For more information see www.morellojuiceplus.com