A JJ Virgin podcast episode asking "What foods can we eat to reduce our cancer risk?" featuring guest Dr. Diva Nagula. The episode mixes sponsor ad reads with an expert interview in which Dr. Nagula recommends whole foods (organic fruits and vegetables, grass-fed lean meats) and cites specific studies associating certain foods with reduced cancer risk: cooked tomato products (lycopene) linked to ~30% lower prostate cancer in a Harvard study of 50,000 men; broccoli/cruciferous vegetables linked to various reduced risks (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ~40%, lung cancer ~28%, prostate cancer ~59%, melanoma ~28%); apples and apple cider linked to reduced bladder, colon, lung cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; berries associated with reduced lung cancer risk (~22%). Episode includes multiple sponsor messages (Earth Breeze, Wayfair, Pacifico, Monarch, Dick's Sporting Goods) and a promo for another podcast.
Questions this episode answers
50,000 men.
Two to three cups of tomato sauce per week was associated with a 30% reduction in prostate cancer.
Eating one to two cups of broccoli or cruciferous vegetables per week; she highlights sulforaphane.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma reduced by 40%; lung cancer reduced by 28%; prostate cancer reduced by 59%; melanoma reduced by 28% (as stated).
Bladder cancer reduced by 10%; colon cancer reduced by 20%; lung cancer reduced by 18%.
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What foods can we eat to reduce our cancer risk? This is JJ Virgin, four time New York Times bestselling author, celebrity nutrition expert and fitness honest of famer. I've been on a lifelong quest for answers to the toughest health questions and now I'm sharing what I found with you. Welcome to Ask the Health Expert. William from Facebook asks, what foods can we eat to reduce our cancer risk? Hey, it's JJ and I've got Dr. Diva Nagula. He's a board certified physician specializing in interventional pain management and fellowship, trained in integrative medicine and a cancer survivor sideline. He's also totally passionate about golf and birdied the infamous number 12 hole at Augusta National. That's where the Masters are held, by the way. He'll be right back with the answer. Stay with me.
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In general, I prefer a diet that is consisting of whole foods, organic fruits and vegetables and grass fed lean meats. Specifically, I like tomatoes as they contain substances that are called lycopene which has shown to have a protective effect on prostate cancer. There was a study that was performed by Harvard that examined 50,000 men and showed that consuming two to three cups of tomato sauce per week was associated with a 30% reduction of prostate cancer. To optimize the lycopene in tomatoes, you really want to use the skin of the tomatoes and you also want to have the tomatoes cooked in something like olive oil to enhance the absorption of lycopene. I also enjoy cruciferous vegetables. Importantly, broccoli is an is a very powerful cruciferous vegetable that contains what's called sulforaphane. Eating one to two cups of broccoli or cruciferous vegetables a week has profound benefits. Studies from different institutions, Harvard, nih, University of Chicago all show that eating broccoli is associated with a reduction of non Hodgkin's lymphoma by 40%, a reduced risk of lung cancer by 28%, a reduced risk of prostate cancer by 59% and melanoma by 28%. Eating one to two apples per day was also found to reduce bladder cancer by 10%, colon cancer by 20% and lung cancer by 18%. The best apples were Granny Smith. Emeo Clinic studies showed that drinking two servings a month of apple cider also showed that there was a 35% reduced risk of non Hodgkin's lymphoma. People eating a fifth cup of any type of berries per day show a 22% reduction in developing lung cancer.
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