The autumn and winter seasons are high-incidence periods for liver cancer, making daily prevention of liver cancer and nourishing the liver very important. This is not only because the immunity of liver cancer patients is low during this period, but also because the dry air and lower temperatures can easily trigger other diseases. To prevent liver cancer in autumn, you can eat more of the following foods.
1. Bamboo Shoots: Promotes bowel movements and detoxification
Bamboo shoots can be used in dietary therapy to achieve the effect of promoting bowel movements. The Escherichia coli in the intestines can synthesize the cellulose of bamboo shoots into vitamins needed by the human body. It can also combine with cholic acid, a metabolite of cholesterol in the intestines, to form non-absorbable complex waste and excrete it from the body.
Dietary Therapy Recommendation:
Use 60 grams each of oyster mushrooms and lion's mane mushrooms, 200 grams each of lean pork or black-bone chicken, and 600 grams of bamboo shoots, sliced. Stir-fry with vegetable oil or simmer over low heat until cooked. Regular consumption can prevent gastrointestinal tumors and liver cancer. Individuals with severe gastric bleeding or esophageal varices should consume bamboo shoots with caution.
2. Lettuce: Increases appetite and prevents anemia
Lettuce leaves are rich in calcium, carotene, and vitamin C. Lettucin can promote the secretion of gastric juice, digestive enzymes, and bile, which helps hepatitis B and C virus carriers and patients with chronic liver diseases to increase their appetite. For patients with cirrhosis complicated by anemia, eating lettuce regularly can promote the secretion of organic acids and enzymes, increase iron absorption, help platelets rise and recover, and prevent the condition from worsening.
Dietary Therapy Recommendation:
Peel the lettuce, slice it, and stir-fry it for a crisp and refreshing taste.
3. Asparagus: Reduces fatigue
The nucleic acids, folic acid, glutathione, choline, arginine, mannose, peptidase, and rutin found in asparagus can effectively inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Asparagus can also be used as a nutritional food for liver cancer patients in dietary therapy, which can reduce fatigue and increase appetite.
Dietary Therapy Recommendation:
Boil fresh asparagus and eat it cold as a salad. Consume it once in the morning and once before bed. Alternatively, use 5-10 grams of asparagus roots daily to make a tea decoction. This course of treatment lasts for 3 months and should not be interrupted midway.