Vegetables have been an indispensable part of people's diet since ancient times. There are many anti-cancer substances in nature, among which vegetables are the easiest to choose. Scientists have confirmed that scientifically selecting vegetables to eat plays an important role in preventing the occurrence of cancer.
Braised Eggplant with Fish Flavor
1. Eggplant
It has a sweet and cool nature, with effects of dispelling blood stasis and relieving pain, promoting urination, and detoxification. It mainly contains solanine, with higher content in purple-skinned eggplants. Animal experiments have proven that this substance can inhibit digestive system cancers.
2. Chinese Cabbage
It has a sweet and neutral nature, with effects of relieving heat and irritability, and smoothing the gastrointestinal tract. Scientists believe that the crude fiber it contains stimulates gastrointestinal peristalsis and promotes bowel movements, which can help expel carcinogens from pollution or decomposition as soon as possible, thereby reducing intestinal absorption and local stimulation to the intestinal wall. It also contains a relatively high amount of the trace element molybdenum, which can block the synthesis of carcinogenic nitrosamines. It contains selenium, which helps in the production of glutathione in the human body, reducing the incidence of cancer. It is rich in vitamins A, B, and C. When eaten with meat, it can not only enhance the deliciousness of the meat but also reduce the production of carcinogenic nitrosamines in the meat, achieving the best of both worlds.
3. Carrot
Carrots contain plant fiber with strong water absorption capacity, which easily expands in volume in the intestines, acting as a "bulking agent" in the gut. It can enhance intestinal peristalsis, thus benefiting the diaphragm, relaxing the intestines, promoting bowel movements, and preventing cancer.
4. Lima Bean
It has effects of strengthening the spleen to remove dampness, eliminating summer heat, and detoxifying. This product is only suitable for gastrointestinal tumors caused by weak spleen qi and internal obstruction of damp turbidity. Lima beans can stimulate the transformation of lymphocytes in the body into tumor-killing cells and can stimulate the immune system to improve digestive and absorption functions.
5. Cabbage
It has a sweet and neutral nature, with effects of nourishing the bone marrow, benefiting the joints, strengthening the sinews and bones, benefiting the organs, and clearing heat and relieving pain. It is currently known that the components it contains, indole-3-carboxaldehyde and flavonoid compounds, can induce a 54-fold increase in the activity of aryl hydroxylase in the liver and a 30-fold increase in the activity of this enzyme in the small intestinal mucosa, indicating a significant enhancement of anti-cancer ability; some studies have found that this product can reduce the incidence of stomach cancer, colon cancer, and rectal cancer.
Garlic-scented Carrots
6. Radish
It has effects of clearing heat, promoting urination, reducing inflammation, and resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Radishes contain the anti-cancer substance indole, and experiments show it can reduce the growth of animal tumors. Old Chinese medicine doctors especially recommend radishes, hoping that people will eat more radishes and drink less alcohol. When eating meat, radish must be added, which can not only prevent and cure diseases but also has the effect of preventing and treating cancer. In recent years, it has been found that the element zinc has strong anti-cancer activity, and radishes contain a relatively high amount of zinc.
7. Garlic
It has a pungent and warm nature with a strong pungent odor. It contains volatile oil, the main component of which is allicin, a kind of phytoncide. It contains sulfur, selenium, and germanium. Selenium has the effect of inhibiting cancer, and germanium can prevent stomach cancer. Organic germanium can promote blood circulation, induce interferon in the body, and transform macrophages into anti-cancer macrophages, enhancing the resistance of patients' diseased cells. Allicin can inhibit the growth of bacteria that produce nitrosamines in the human stomach, thereby reducing the synthesis of nitrosamines and the incidence of stomach cancer. Therefore, garlic is often used as a food for preventing and treating cancer.
8. Asparagus
It is hailed abroad as the most ideal health food and is listed as one of the top ten famous dishes in the world. This product contains asparagine, aspartic acid, and various sterols, and has a certain therapeutic effect on hypertension, heart disease, tachycardia, fatigue, edema, cystitis, and difficulty urinating. The United States has found that it has the function of preventing the spread of cancer cells and has special effects on lymphoid granuloma, bladder cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, and kidney stones. Biologists believe that the secret of its anti-cancer effect is that it is rich in asparaginase in tissue protein, a substance that "normalizes cell growth" and can effectively control the growth of cancer cells. In addition, it is also rich in nucleic acids, which has a "flattening" effect on cancer. It must be cooked before consumption, 3 times a day, 3-4 tablespoons each time. It is best to eat it before meals.
9. Mushroom
Includes shiitake mushrooms, winter mushrooms, flat mushrooms, and monkey head mushrooms, mainly containing polysaccharide components. Scientific experiments have proven that these polysaccharides can regulate the "anti-cancer system" immune function of the human body, thereby inhibiting cancer growth and alleviating the symptoms of cancer patients.
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