| Many health-conscious readers already know | | | | carcinogens, according to some research. Many |
| there's a lot of evidence showing that carotenoids | | | | kinds of nuts and berries contain ellagic acid that |
| which are relatives of vitamin A, vitamin A itself, | | | | snoops out cancer-causing chemicals floating in the |
| vitamin E, the mineral selenium, omega-3 in fish oil, | | | | bloodstream and neutralizes them. |
| and dietary fiber seem to protect some people | | | | In tests on mouse and human lung tissue, the |
| from various kinds of cancers. | | | | nutty substance also seems to help keep normal |
| But there's more good news about some natural | | | | cells from becoming cancerous. But it only works |
| cancer fighters you may not have heard much | | | | when added to the system just before or during |
| about. | | | | the time the body is exposed to the carcinogens. |
| Getting more vitamin D may help people living in | | | | Supplements of pure ellagic acid don't work well |
| areas of high air pollution avoid cancers of the | | | | because the body has trouble absorbing the |
| breast and colon. Less sunshine means lower | | | | concentrated version. The natural stuff in nuts |
| levels of vitamin D in the bloodstream. Lower | | | | and berries is the most easily absorbed form. |
| levels of serum vitamin D are linked with a | | | | Cheese, milk and even some kinds of cooked |
| five-fold increased risk of colon cancer and | | | | meats including charboiled hamburgers contain a |
| doubled risk of breast cancer. | | | | substance that burrows into your body tissue and |
| After studying cancer rates in 35,000 men and | | | | sets up anticancer guard posts inside the ells |
| women in several cities, taking at least 400 IUs | | | | themselves. |
| (International Units) of vitamin each day. That's | | | | The anticancer substance is a form of linoleic acid, |
| the same as 10 micrograms of cholecalciferol, the | | | | a kind of fatty acid present in large |
| chemical name for vitamin D. Instead of taking it | | | | concentrations in cheese and grilled ground beef. |
| in a pill form, it is advisable to drink at least four | | | | Linoleic acid is one of three polyunsaturated fatty |
| glasses of vitamin D-enriched milk each day. | | | | acids that seem to be very efficient killers of |
| Of course, as always, check with your doctor | | | | cancer cells. |
| before taking any supplements or trying to | | | | But since this form linoleic acid comes buried in a |
| medicate yourself. Eating strawberries, grapes and | | | | food's fat including the saturated kind that can |
| Brazil nuts may help your body ward off cell | | | | load up your blood with high levels of cholesterol. |
| damage from cancer-causing chemicals known as | | | | |