The 'Food vs Cancer' Battle

What do flaxseed, turmeric, seaweed, tomatoes, mushrooms and yogurt all have in common? They all play a critical role, along with just about every other food of plant origin, in protecting our bodies against cancer, say Drs Richard Beliveau and Denis Gingras. The Cancer Research Society funded their research, and one of the products of their work is a book called Cooking with Foods that Fight Cancer.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the coolest cookbook I have ever read, perused or applied in my kitchen.  I'm serious about this book, and yes, while I'm admittedly biased and therefore enthusiastic about cooking healthy foods for Charl, I'm not in the slightest prone to fad remedies, or quick-fix solutions to health issues. So rest assured this book isn't saying it's got the cure for cancer. However cynical one can get about claims that fad diets can 'fix' serious, persistent health problems, the refreshing thing about their focus is that it's based on common sense: eating fruits and veggies is not only good for you, it's just plain smart living if you have cancer. And well, if you don't have cancer too.

Another benefit to this book is that it's more like a science text book than a book full of recipes and pictures of food (although it has plenty of that). That may sound odd that a science text would enhance a cookbook... but giving a very clear background in the research on which foods are doing what good to our bodies, and how they are doing it, is in my opinion giving a further understanding that can enhance an interest in cooking healthy foods, which in this case help Charl, and me, beat this thing, this "enemy" as they call it.
I am not being paid to market this book. But you should get a copy.

"The high incidence of [...] cancers typical in industrialized societies is an example that is as tragic as it is eloquent; it speaks to the major part played by diet in the development of cancer, and underscores the extent to which the modification of diet, through the addition of foods capable of protecting us against cancer, represents an incontrovertible objective of any strategy in the fight against this disease." (p17)


Happy cooking and happy eating. May your food choices win their battles against this insidious, annoying enemy called cancer.

PS thanks again Victor :)