Benzaldehyde, Coumarins and Lupeol: Food Chemicals in Figs fit for an Anti-Cancer Diet

The fig fruit is also one the healthy things to eat. As a member of the mulberry tree family, it is believed that every part of the fig fruit is beneficial to human health. Some of the non anti-cancer benefits of the fig fruit includes the

1.       Treatment of sexual weakness

2.       Treatment of constipation and indigestion

3.       Treatment of Pile

4.       Treatment of diabetes

5.       Treatment of cough, bronchitis and asthma

6.       It can also be helpful in weight gain after illness

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Capsaicin: Anti-Cancer Food Chemical in Chili Pepper Diet

This may come as a shock to many individuals but it’s the truth anyways. The chili pepper (Capsicum annum) is certainly one of the many healthy things to eat as a food. The capsicum fruits which include bell pepper, wax, cayenne, jalapenos and chiltepin are consumed worldwide as food additives but little is known of its healthy anti-cancer properties. It is believed that eating lots of chili pepper may be able to reduce blood pressure (although the daily requirement for that is not certain). But as a food supplement which is another member of our anti-cancer diet, chili pepper is linked with the prevention of both stomach and prostate cancer.

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Acetogenin: Healthy Food Chemical in Paw Paw Fruit found in an Anti-Cancer Diet

The Paw-Paw fruit (Asimina triloba), also known as Papaw or Papaya is an edible fruit associated with the custard-apple family. It is also a cousin of Graviola, Guanabana, Sweetsop and Soursop fruit. The Paw-Paw fruit is yet another food that has been added to our anti-cancer diet. As one of the healthy things to eat, the Paw-Paw fruit is known to have beneficial medicinal effect on the human body. This fruit is one of the few anti-cancer foods used for alternative cancer treatment because it contains food chemicals that can pass through the blood-brain barrier. In fact, this food chemical form the Paw-Paw fruit, and the tree as well have shown anti-cancer activity against a wide range of cancers especially adeno-carcinoma, colon and prostate cancer.

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