Sentences with phrase «even help protect us against cancer»

Vegetables and fruits are filled with vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, phytonutrients, and even help protect us against cancer and stroke.

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I'm here to say that even though potatoes do have carbs, they are also a natural, low calorie, high fiber food that can help protect against heart disease and cancer.

If even half of all babies under 6 months of age were exclusively breastfed, we would save hundreds of thousands of lives and help protect against breast cancer, ovarian cancer and diabetes in mothers across the globe.

Studies have found evidence for various health benefits of drinking coffee in recent years, from helping to fend off diabetes, heart disease and stroke to protecting against depression and Alzheimer's disease — and even, ironically, liver cancer (SN: 10/3/15, p. 16).

Now, a new study shows that skin bacteria might even help protect against skin cancer.

When cooking cruciferous vegetables, to maximize levels of sulforaphane (which may protect our brain and eyesight, protect against free radicals, induce our detoxification enzymes, and help to prevent and even treat cancer), it is recommended to either pre-chop the vegetables at least 40 minutes ahead of cooking or add a pinch of mustard powder during the cooking process.

It is a crucial ingredient for overall health; protects against inflammation, lowers high blood pressure, helps muscles, improves brain function and may even protect against cancer.

As discussed below, childhood illnesses like measles and mumps can help to develop the immune system in ways that help to protect against things like asthma, autoimmune disease and even cancer.