Many recent studies related to poor nutrition as a cause of cancer development. This acquires importance on quality, quantity and variety of food we consume in our diet to induce or not the development of some cancers.

In 2005, the EPIC study confirmed that the consumption of excessive red meat was linked to tumors in the colon and colorectal cancers.

Everyone knows that a diet rich in red meats, which contain saturated fat is unhealthy, and that the vegetables would be healthier to prevent tumor growth. Read the rest of this entry »

Broccoli is one of the 10 food protectors that we consume every day for their beneficial properties. As you know, is a vegetable rich substances that protect against cancer.

This broccoli soup is light and tasty paprika, for its components is an ideal option for the diet of cancer patients, of course I also can eat those healthy people. Read the rest of this entry »

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because the body has gone 8-10 hours without food and energy needed to start the day.

We have seen that a nutritionally complete breakfast is bread, tea, fruit, some fat and milk. Let us now see several menu options for breakfast is complete and healthy:

1. A cup of coffee with 1 teaspoon honey + 1 glass of fruit juice, toast + 2 + 1 teaspoon butter or jelly. Read the rest of this entry »

When we think of cancer treatment we forget the importance of diet in this disease, which is the most common sequel excessive weight loss patient.

Some of the eating disorders related to cancer patients are:

anorexia early

Rapid weight loss due to alterations in the digestive tract, either in the stomach, esophagus or intestines. Also alterations in taste and digestion much more slowly than common. These are causing this type of anorexia that alters the sensation of hunger the patient. Read the rest of this entry »

The food is fundamental in the treatment of cancer as we have seen, because it can help the patient get better, both physically and emotionally.

It also serves to prevent malnutrition and anorexia caused by the treatment with the drugs, but remember that you should always check before the diet that you will take with your doctor. Read the rest of this entry »

The word cancer is common among all, especially if we speak in relation to food, there are still many myths about the causes that cause it.

Each cancer patient is special, but look broadly common risk factors that recur in most cases:

Aging: While children, teens and adults can suffer, it is common that after 65 years of age becomes a risk factor. Read the rest of this entry »

Spirulina is a food rich in protein (60-70%), its protein content is more than meat, fish and eggs, containing all essential and nonessential amino acids required nutritionally. In addition, its proteins are easily digested and assimilated by the human body. In fact, enough 36 grams (4 heaping tablespoons) leg satisfy 100% of the daily requirements of essential amino acids of an average adult. Read the rest of this entry »

According to an article in the Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, CSIC researchers have succeeded in changing the bacteria Lactobacillus casei for chemicals commonly used in the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics from whey, a waste polluting and high organic load generated during the cheese making process. Thus, residues in processed cheese food additives.

Have genetically modified the bacterium Lactobacillus casei by genetic engineering techniques so that, from the lactose present in the serum, is capable of producing diacetyl and acetoin, chemicals commonly used in industry as aromatic additives. Read the rest of this entry »

It is necessary to talk about some of the most important foods in existence which, however, are not accommodated within the eating habits of some societies: algae. The reasons that led to a type of food so high nutritional value are not accepted, sometimes stubbornly and irony, by a large proportion of the population in some countries, are quite complex and try to analyze in an entry later. Today we focus on algae in general and tomorrow we will pursue the algae and its importance in the diet. Read the rest of this entry »

Focus today on one of those miracle foods that are standing out in the sectors involved in healthy eating or alternative: Goji berries.

Goji berries are red, fleshy fruit, the size of a raisin, the shrub Lycium barbarum, which belongs to the Solanaceae family. This species is a native of the Mediterranean region although the legend that Goji berries have become famous nowadays situated in the Himalayas. Read the rest of this entry »