Broccoli can really fight cancer! Three proven anti-inflammatory foods

Wu Qiyu (Academician of Academia Sinica, Honorary Research Fellow of National Institutes of Health, and internationally renowned authority on hematology) maintained a normal inflammatory state. The inflammatory reaction of healthy people is in a "rest" state when doing nothing, that is, in a "low inflammation" state. Once germs and viruses invade the body, they can start immune inflammatory reaction and resist microbial infection. After the infection was eliminated, the inflammation quickly disappeared and returned to the "rest" state. It is not easy to maintain a normal inflammatory state, because there are many external environmental factors that cause the inflammatory reaction of the body. Some factors are beyond people's control, but there are also many factors related to daily life habits. As mentioned above, adequate sleep, moderate exercise and stress relief can maintain healthy immunity, and these healthy living habits help maintain normal inflammation. Nutrition is also very important to inflammatory reaction, and the composition and proportion of daily diet are closely related to human inflammation. Recent studies have found that the western diet pays more attention to red meat (cattle, pigs and mutton), which is high in fat, salt and sugar. Compared with the "Mediterranean diet", it pays more attention to vegetables and nuts, eats less red meat and eats more fish, and is low in fat, salt and sugar, which is more likely to cause human inflammation. One of the physiological mechanisms that cause inflammation is to change the beneficial bacteria in the intestine. Intestinal beneficial bacteria reduce human inflammation with their metabolites. A diet with more red meat, less fruits and vegetables and less fiber will change the number and types of beneficial bacteria and reduce anti-inflammatory metabolites. To maintain normal inflammation and reduce chronic inflammation, we can pay attention to the food content in three meals a day: eat more fish, fruits and vegetables, nuts, and eat less red meat. In order to protect the heart and general health, it also reduces the intake of salt, sugar and fatty food. It is worth mentioning that some foods contain anti-inflammatory chemicals. Here, I choose to introduce some foods or spices, in which the chemicals have been separated and their anti-inflammatory effects are clear. Cranberries suddenly became popular in the United States decades ago, because cranberries contain a variety of polyphenol chemicals, which can resist oxidation groups and reduce oxidation in the body. In fact, Americans are already very familiar with cranberries, and cranberry sauce will definitely appear on the table every year when families get together for a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Cranberry sauce goes well with turkey, which is not accidental, but the accumulation of experience. Cranberries originated in North America (the United States and Canada), and the local aborigines have long been eating cranberries. When American Puritans arrived in Massachusetts by may flower, these new immigrants were unfamiliar with this place, and the weather was not good, so they couldn't find food. Fortunately, the natives of Massachusetts are quite friendly Indians, so they are advised to eat two kinds of food when interacting with immigrants. One is turkey, because there are many wild turkeys in the local area, which are easy to kill; The second kind is cranberries, which are wild everywhere. Indians can be said to have saved the lives of Puritans, so that these immigrants can settle and develop near Boston. Puritan immigrants thanked God and Indians for their kindness and designated the last Thursday of 1 1 month as Thanksgiving Day. Traditionally, turkey is the main course and cranberry sauce is the side dish. Thanksgiving Day has become a special traditional folk festival in America. On that day, family members came home from all over the world to enjoy a turkey dinner and express their gratitude. Cranberries spread from North America to Britain and continental Europe in the17th century, and were usually made into jam or juice. But in the past ten years, it has also spread all over the world as a fruit. Wu Qiyu (Academician of Academia Sinica, Honorary Research Fellow of National Institutes of Health, and internationally renowned authority on hematology) maintained a normal inflammatory state. The inflammatory reaction of healthy people is in a "rest" state when doing nothing, that is, in a "low inflammation" state. Once germs and viruses invade the body, they can start immune inflammatory reaction and resist microbial infection. After the infection was eliminated, the inflammation quickly disappeared and returned to the "rest" state. It is not easy to maintain a normal inflammatory state, because there are many external environmental factors that cause the inflammatory reaction of the body. Some factors are beyond people's control, but there are also many factors related to daily life habits. As mentioned above, adequate sleep, moderate exercise and stress relief can maintain healthy immunity, and these healthy living habits help maintain normal inflammation. Nutrition is also very important to inflammatory reaction, and the composition and proportion of daily diet are closely related to human inflammation. Recent studies have found that the western diet pays more attention to red meat (cattle, pigs and mutton), which is high in fat, salt and sugar. Compared with the "Mediterranean diet", it pays more attention to vegetables and nuts, eats less red meat and eats more fish, and is low in fat, salt and sugar, which is more likely to cause human inflammation. One of the physiological mechanisms that cause inflammation is to change the beneficial bacteria in the intestine. Intestinal beneficial bacteria reduce human inflammation with their metabolites. A diet with more red meat, less fruits and vegetables and less fiber will change the number and types of beneficial bacteria and reduce anti-inflammatory metabolites. To maintain normal inflammation and reduce chronic inflammation, we can pay attention to the food content in three meals a day: eat more fish, fruits and vegetables, nuts, and eat less red meat. In order to protect the heart and general health, it also reduces the intake of salt, sugar and fatty food. It is worth mentioning that some foods contain anti-inflammatory chemicals. Here, I choose to introduce some foods or spices, in which the chemicals have been separated and their anti-inflammatory effects are clear. Cranberries suddenly became popular in the United States decades ago, because cranberries contain a variety of polyphenol chemicals, which can resist oxidation groups and reduce oxidation in the body. In fact, Americans are already very familiar with cranberries, and cranberry sauce will definitely appear on the table every year when families get together for a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Cranberry sauce goes well with turkey, which is not accidental, but the accumulation of experience. Cranberries originated in North America (the United States and Canada), and the local aborigines have long been eating cranberries. When American Puritans arrived in Massachusetts by may flower, these new immigrants were unfamiliar with this place, and the weather was not good, so they couldn't find food. Fortunately, the natives of Massachusetts are quite friendly Indians, so they are advised to eat two kinds of food when interacting with immigrants. One is turkey, because there are many wild turkeys in the local area, which are easy to kill; The second kind is cranberries, which are wild everywhere. Indians can be said to have saved the lives of Puritans, so that these immigrants can settle and develop near Boston. Puritan immigrants thanked God and Indians for their kindness and designated the last Thursday of 1 1 month as Thanksgiving Day. Traditionally, turkey is the main course and cranberry sauce is the side dish. Thanksgiving Day has become a special traditional folk festival in America. On that day, family members came home from all over the world to enjoy a turkey dinner and express their gratitude. Cranberries spread from North America to Britain and continental Europe in the17th century, and were usually made into jam or juice. But in the past ten years, it has also spread all over the world as a fruit. Cranberries are rich in nutrients, such as vitamin E and essential metal elements (manganese, iron and calcium). But the reason that attracts people to eat cranberry is that it contains a lot of polyphenols and has antioxidant effect, so it can protect cells and tissues. Oxidative groups are interferents that lead to cell degeneration. High activity, fast action and strong destructive power. If cells are invaded by oxidizing groups for a long time, it will cause serious inflammation, cell death and tissue damage. Oxidative groups can also transform cells into cancer cells, leading to cell aging. Although there are antioxidant enzymes in the body, they are still not enough to inhibit a large number of oxidative groups, so some antioxidant supplements abroad are very important. Many fruits and vegetables have antioxidant effects, cranberries are one of them. Broccoli and spinach were once considered as the king of nutrition in fruits and vegetables. Parents always try their best to induce their children to eat spinach, and even have special cartoon programs to praise the power of spinach. Once upon a time, there was another nutritional treasure in vegetables, namely broccoli. Broccoli contains a lot of nutrients, rich in vitamins, tryptamine (one of amino acids) and a lot of dietary fiber needed by human body to help digestion. Italians have always been interested in the value of broccoli. Broccoli was widely eaten in Beihai, China thousands of years ago and was the main food in Roman times. In the 18th century, Italians immigrated to America and brought broccoli with them. However, not everyone can like broccoli right away. An American president hated broccoli, which became an anecdote. Recently, broccoli has become very popular, not only because it contains vitamins and fiber, but also because it has anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and anti-cardiovascular effects. Several components isolated from broccoli have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory functions, and it is also reported that they have anticancer effects. When this research report was published in medical journals, it was widely reported by The New York Times. Later, some experiments published that it can prevent many different cancers, among which prostate cancer is the most effective. These dazzling reports really put broccoli on the throne. Eating broccoli every day is definitely good for your health. Tomatoes Tomatoes are human's favorite fruits and vegetables (some people think they are fruits, others think they are vegetables, so fruits and vegetables are appropriate words). Two or three thousand years ago, the indigenous people in Central and South America began to use it as food. Spain brought tomatoes to Europe when it occupied Central and South America. Italians wisely use tomatoes in various dishes, such as pizza and spaghetti. We often eat tomatoes as fruit. For example, a special sauce was invented in the south of Taiwan Province Province, which is really memorable. Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C and vitamin A, and there is a special ingredient called lycopene. In cooked tomatoes, the content of lycopene will increase. Lycopene has a strong antioxidant capacity. Research reports show that it can effectively resist prostate cancer, and it is also reported that it can prevent skin diseases caused by ultraviolet rays. In recent ten years, there is another view that tomatoes and broccoli may be used to prevent prostate cancer. Since it is not difficult to do, I might as well have a try. This article is taken from The Power of Immunity: Immunity is the best doctor! Immunotherapy for Allergy, Inflammation and Cancer/Wu Zhuoyu (Academician of Academia Sinica, Honorary Fellow of National Institutes of Health, internationally renowned authority on hematology)/Liu Yuan.