I have a friend at work named Lindy who is going through a hardship in her life right now. She is in her early 40s. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and is currently taking chemotherapy. I've never been around someone this much while they went through cancer treatment. She cut her hair short but it still looks healthy. I asked her how things were going and she was optimistic. She said the treatments aren't too bad. I'm glad they now have medication to counteract the side affects such as nausea and tiredness. Lindy has probably missed about half of the time in a three week period of work. But she has a strenuous job. She has to lift and deliver parts to work areas. I told her I was praying for her and she smiled and thanked me.
Along time ago I was listening to a radio program where a man was being interviewed about a book he wrote. In it he talked about fighting cancer. He said there were the BBs and the CCs of vegetables. A good way to fight cancer is to focus on eating 4 raw vegetable which have a large amount of cancer fighting agents in them. They are broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower and cabbage. They are all apart of the cabbage family. When I did a search on Yahoo I would look at the website descriptions and found these help fight against many kinds of cancer such as bladder, lung, colon and breast cancer.
These four vegetable that most people consider boring are very beneficial. They are part of cruciferous vegetable group. They contain compounds which appear to stop enzymes from activating cancer-causing agents in the body, and they increase the activity of enzymes that disable and eliminate carcinogens.
I found more information about these vegetables on a website named the world's healthiest foods. This non-profit website listed healthy foods from A to Z. So I looked up our BBs and CCs there.
Broccoli--Unlike our first Pres. Bush I like broccoli. I have a fond memory of being pregnant and my sister-in-law who is a nurse recommended through a written letter that I eat a lot of broccoli because it was so packed full of vitamins. I love to put broccoli and carrots in my salads because they add flavor by giving it a nutty subtly sweet taste. This vegetable contains a bunch of vitamin A and C.
Brussel Sprouts--I've always considered brussel sprouts as a food for special occasions because Mom would make them for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. I once dated a guy who had never seen them before and called them baby cabbages. They contain a lots of vitamin K and vitamin A
Cabbage--I can remember Mom frying this for my dad in bacon grease. I know, that's really not the healthiest way to eat it. What you really need is a tried and trusted cole slaw recipe. I'm sure the bright color of purple cabbage gives it even more nutritional benefit. According to my experience, cabbage can be a very inexpensive vegetable. Sometimes I see it on sale for 10 cents a pound! Along with many other nutrients it contains a bunch of Vitamin C.
Cauliflower--In America, the most I've seen cauliflower used is on a veggies and dip tray. The dip usually has a bunch of fat and unhealthy chemicals in it. That's how I've eaten cauliflower the most. I know there is cauliflower soup but that wouldn't be as healthy as eating it raw. On the website they said cauliflower although it is white also gives benefits of chlorophyll which is present in green vegetables, because the florets are surrounded by green leaves. It contains a variety of vitamins just like the others. It's dominate vitamin is vitamin C.
Posted by Linda at April 01, 2005 03:22 PM