Not exact matches
Not to mention that walking more will
keep you out of your chair and help reduce back pain and your risk of heart
disease, diabetes, and
other chronic illness.
Given the fact that oxidative stress and
chronic inflammation are risks factors for cancer, the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory richness of cabbage in a healthy and balanced diet help to
keep you at a lower risk for cancer and
other chronic diseases.
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.
If you eat foods rich in antioxidants, you will help
keep your immune system strong, making you better able to ward off colds, flu, and
other infections as well as some
chronic diseases.
Keeping your blood sugar levels steady can not only help you prevent type 2 diabetes and
other chronic diseases, it can also help you have more even energy levels and feel more satiated between meals.
Not to mention that walking more will
keep you out of your chair and help reduce back pain and your risk of heart
disease, diabetes, and
other chronic illness.
And given the fact that oxidative stress and
chronic inflammation are risk factors for cancer, the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory richness of citrus fruits in a healthy and balanced diet help to
keep you at a lower risk for cancer and
other chronic diseases.
While we sleep, our body is hard at work performing repairs on the heart, blood vessels, brain and
other tissues that help
keep chronic disease at bay.
It should be
kept in mind that although high Dietary Fiber intake is associated with decreased risk or improvements in several
chronic diseases, a report of the National Academy of Sciences states â $ there is no conclusive evidence that it is dietary fiber rather than the
other components of vegetables, fruits, and cereal products that reduces the risk of those diseasesâ $ (NRC, 1989).