Tomatoes Can Cut The Risk Of Cancer…

If you are interested in growing tomatoes for health reasons… such as prevention of cancer here’s some interesting information that will have you planting tomatoes in no time.

Did you know that eating 10 servings of tomato paste and tomato products per week can make you healthier, and maybe save your life?

Eating tomato sauce twice a week can cut down the risk of prostate cancer by 33 percent, according to the non-profit Prostate Cancer Foundation. They have a marvellous free booklet about nutrition online at prostatecancerfoundation.org.

Scientists have found that the red-pigmented antioxidant “lycopene” which is found in many fruits and vegetables in particular tomatoes, may play an important role in reducing risks of many diseases, including cancer.

Tomatoes have anticancer and heart-protective effects, in addition to having lycopene, which helps control high blood pressure as well.

One in every six men will cultivate prostate cancer at some point in their lives. The disease mostly strikes older men, but men can take steps at all ages to trim down their risk. It’s particularly important if prostate cancer runs in your family, although the cancer can strike even people who have no family history.

Now…I didn’t say go and open a jar of tomato past and dig in! Just that quite a lot of studies have related diets high in tomatoes with lower risks of certain cancers.

A Harvard study in the mid-1990s found that men who consumed at least 10 servings of tomato products per week had a 34 percent lower risk of prostate cancer than other men.

More up to date research suggests that lycopene benefits women, too.

Some of the best foods for shielding against prostate cancer are delicious, colourful ones that have other health benefits as well.

If you don’t know how to boost your tomato intake, just combine a few slices of tomato to your lunch time sandwich or crunch on cherry tomatoes rather than potato chips or pretzels. And don’t forget you can also drink tomato juice!

But just before you go saying “NOT FOR ME” take into account that there are really easy ways to add tomatoes into your diet. Current research suggests 30 milligrams daily is enough such as a simple smearing of ketchup on sandwich bread or drinking a cup of tomato juice.
So it shouldn’t be that hard.

Fresh tomatoes are delicious, but don’t anguish when winter comes, because canned and tomato sauces are even richer in lycopene than fresh tomatoes.

Be sure to eat your tomato sauce with a little bit of fat, whether you drizzle on a teaspoon of olive oil or pour the sauce over something that contains fat, such as cheese ravioli or chicken. That’s because lycopene dissolves best in fat, and it’s easier for your body to absorb it if you eat a little fat at the same meal.

Also don’t forget your veggies…

Broccoli and its cousins are particularly potent cancer fighters, so enjoying this family of vegetables can be especially beneficial.

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Cheers…

John Parker
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