Ornish, who has done extensive research showing that nutritional and
other lifestyle changes may prevent and even reverse
chronic diseases, says that perhaps the most surprising element of this study was how swiftly the benefits
appeared.
Researchers find BCX — red pigment abundant in sweet red peppers, paprika, winter and butternut squash, oranges, and tangerines, among
other foods —
appears to counteract nicotine's ability to accelerate the growth of lung tumors.Photo credit: IngimageXiang - Dong Wang, a cancer researcher at Tufts University, has spent a long time trying to figure out why carotenoids, the main pigments providing colors that range from yellow and pink to deep orange and red in most fruits and vegetables, seem to keep
chronic diseases at bay.