Eating well is an important part of improving your health and reducing your cancer risk.
it’s important to realize that no dietary supplement can fully treat, cure, or prevent cancer. However, there are some supplements that can potentially help prevent cancer or assist in your cancer recovery. If you’re thinking about supplementing your diet with anti-cancer vitamins, always talk to your doctor first.
Most people use fish oil supplements to enhance the amount of omega-3’s in their diet. However, fish oil was shown in one study on mice to possibly reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy, and for that reason ground flax seed is a worthy alternative.
Ginger is suggested to play a beneficial role against cancer because of its anti-inflammatory and anti-nausea properties.
The Indian spice turmeric can be extremely helpful when it comes to fighting cancer. Studies show that the curcumin in turmeric may kill cancer cells and slow tumor growth.
REFERENCES
- https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/diet-physical-activity/diet-and-physical-activity.html
- By Christina Chun. Anti-Cancer Supplements. Health line, 2017.