5 Anti-Cancer Secrets from a Nutritionist

by Michelle Schoffro Cook
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Having been a nutritionist for 25 years, I can confidently say that most people already know the nutrition essentials, including: eating more fruits and vegetables, drinking green tea and plenty of water, and eating a good breakfast can give your health a boost. But there are some little-known dietary secrets to help protect yourself against cancer that I’d like to share with you.

Here are some of my top picks:

Boost the Heart-Healing and Anti-Cancer Powers of Tomatoes:

While you may be eating tomatoes to take advantage of the heart-healing and anti-cancer properties of the phytonutrient lycopene, you can easily ramp up your lycopene intake and absorption by using a few simple tricks: choose orange tomatoes over red and yellow since orange tomatoes actually have higher amounts of lycopene.

While cooking tomatoes improves the absorption of lycopene, you can also maximize the absorption of this nutritional powerhouse by drizzling a small amount of extra virgin olive oil over your tomatoes. The addition of a small amount of a healthy fat like olive oil significantly increases lycopene’s absorption.
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