Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Is cabbage the ultimate anti-cancer food?

Men with early signs of developing prostate cancer were able to prevent tumor growth by eating broccoli four times a week, according to a British study covered on MSN (http://health.msn.com/health-topics/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100233884&imageindex=4). But broccoli is not the only cruciferous vegetable with anti-cancer properties.

Cabbage has a long history of use both as food and medicine, according to The George Mateljan Foundation for the World's Healthiest Foods. Manual laborers were fed salted cabbage with their rice, according to William Duffy's "Sugar Blues", to keep them strong and healthy during the building of the Great Wall of China (http://www.naturalpedia.com/cabbage.html). It was the only food they had besides their rice. Cabbage was also grown in Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations that held it in high regard as a general panacea capable of treating a host of health conditions. Read more...

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