Prevent Cancer With Natural Vitamins

Prevent Cancer With Natural Vitamins - Although cancer is one of the most dangerous and deadly disease, but cancer can be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle, such as exercising, eating healthy food and taking natural vitamins.

Here are some natural vitamins that can help us to avoid cancer:

Vitamin B6 and B9
Vitamin B6 and B9 could help boost the immune system and can protect the respiratory system from infection and pollution. Some nutritionists believe that these substances can help reduce the risk of cervical cancer. We can get vitamin B6 and B9 with eating carrots, bananas, apples, potatoes, eggs, meat, fish, greenvegetables, liver, tubers, shellfish, salmon and milk.

Vitamin C
As I wrote in my previous post, vitamin C is one type of water-soluble vitamins. This vitamin is included in the class ofantioxidant vitamins that can help counteract free radicals that can cause dangerous diseases. Some foods that contain vitamin C include oranges, strawberries, tomatoes, asparagus, cabbage, red peppers, guava, potato, milk, fish, and liver.

Vitamin E
Vitamin E is fat-soluble vitamin. As with vitamin C, this vitamin also can help the body fight free radicals. Some sources of vitamin E include nuts, lettuce, bananas, asparagus, soybean, soybean oil, sweet potatoes, green beans, broccoli and other green vegetables.

Beta-carotene
Beta-carotene is an antioxidant substance that is also known as provitamin A. This is because beta-carotene has an important rolein the formation of vitamin A. Beta-carotene is commonly found in fruits and vegetables that have a dark green color, red or orange.Some sources of beta-carotene include carrots, sweet potatoes,mangoes, pumpkin, spinach, broccoli, romaine lettuce, apricots,and green peppers. Several studies have shown that beta-carotene can help protect the lungs from toxins that can trigger cancer.

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Vitamin C: Sources and Health Benefits

Vitamin C is a vitamin that has many health benefits. Vitamin C (acrobat acid) is one type of vitamin that is soluble in water and has an important role to prevent various kinds of diseases. One of the characteristics of vitamin C is easily oxidized by heat, light and metal.

Benefits of Vitamin C
Vitamin C has many health benefits. Here are some benefits of vitamin C that you should know:

• Vitamin C is an antioxidant vitamin that can neutralize free radicals that can cause dangerous diseases, such as cancer.
• Vitamin C can help the body absorb iron, so the risk of anemia will be reduced.
• Vitamin C can keep maintaining the collagen structure in the body. What is collagen? Collagen is a protein that connects all fiber network, such as tendons, skin, cartilage and other tissues in the body. Collagen structure is good to heal bruises, fractures, minor bleeding, and minor injuries.
• Vitamin C can help increase good cholesterol in the body and reduce the bad cholesterol that can cause several types of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure.
• Vitamin C can help improve the body's cells are damaged. In addition, Vitamin C also may help regenerate cells in the body. By taking vitamin C in sufficient quantity, the skin will be spared of the symptoms of premature aging, such as dry skin and wrinkles.
• Vitamin C can strengthen the heart muscle, so its performance will be maintained.

Source of Vitamin C
The best vitamin for health is a natural vitamin. Here are some sources of natural vitamins (fruits and vegetables) that contain vitamin C:

• Broccoli: 600 mg/100 g
• Guava: 87 mg/100 g
• Red Paprika: 190 mg/100 g
• Orange: 27-49 mg/100 g
• Spinach: 59 mg/100 g
• Nuts: 19 mg/100 g
• Green Chili: 120 mg/100 g
• Tomatoes: 16-35 mg/100 g

Besides the few sources of vitamin C which is mentioned above, you also can get vitamin C from another fruits and vegetables, such as asparagus, cabbage, potatoes, kiwi, watermelon, papaya, pineapple, strawberry, etc..

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Sources Of Vitamin D

Vitamin D has a very important role for health. Not only helped shape the bones and teeth, vitamin D also helps prevent many chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and memory loss.

Do you know the sources of vitamin D? Here are some of them:

1. Sunlight
Actually there is no vitamin D in sunlight, but sunlight contains ultraviolet B (UVB) that can help transform provitamin D in the body into vitamin D. The recommended time to bask in the sun is in the morning.

2. Milk
Milk is one source of vitamin D. Most dairy products have been enriched by vitamin D. By consuming milk, you not only get the benefits of calcium, but you will also get the benefits of vitamin D that is contained therein.

3. Fish oil
Besides rich in omega-3, fish oil also contains vitamin D which can nourish the body.

4. Salmon
Salmon including the type of fish rich in omega-3. In addition, salmon also contain vitamin D.

5. Eggs
Eggs have a content of about 21 IU of vitamin D contained in egg yolk and purified protein in egg white. Eggs are a nutritious food that must be consumed.

6. Tuna
Just as salmon, tuna is also a marine fish species which are also rich in vitamin D and omega-3.

7. Shrimp
Shrimp is a source of omega-3 with a high protein content but low in fat and calories. There are 129 IU of vitamin D in 85 grams of shrimp.

8. Cereals
Most products are ready to eat cereals on the market are fortified with vitamin D. Combine your cereal with milk that has a high content of vitamin D as part of a healthy menu every day.

Apart from a few sources of vitamin D that have been mentioned above, we can also get vitamin D from strawberries, oranges, tomatoes, broccoli and other green vegetables.

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Important Role of Calcium For Healthy

Important Role of Calcium For Healthy - What is Calcium? Calcium is a mineral which has an important role for human health. Besides useful for maintaining healthy bones and teeth, calcium is also useful for the work of the heart, the body's metabolism, a liaison between the nerve, and muscle movement. 99% of calcium inside the human body is in bones and teeth and 1% of calcium present in blood and other body cells.

Health benefits of calcium:

• Prevent osteoporosis
• Enabling nerve
• Smooth circulatory
• Flex Muscle
• Normalize blood pressure
• Balancing the levels of blood acidity
• Maintain body fluid balance
• Prevent osteoporosis
• Prevent heart disease
• Reducing the risk of colon cancer
• Overcoming cramps, back pain, hemorrhoids, and rheumatic
• Addressing complaints during menstruation and menopause
• Minimizes shrinkage of bone during pregnancy and lactation
• Assist in the tooth mineralization and prevent bleeding tooth root
• Overcoming dry and cracked skin on the feet and hands
• Restoring a decreased sex drive
• Overcoming diabetes

The content of calcium in the human body will continue to decrease with age. After 20 years old, the content of calcium in the body will be reduced 1% each year. At 50 years old, the content of calcium in the body will be reduced by 30%. Reduction of content of calcium in the body will continue to reach 50% at 70 years old.

Calcium needs of each person is different, that is based on the factor of age, sex, and also in certain circumstances such as in pregnant and lactating women.

• 400 mg for children aged 0-6 months
• 600 mg for children aged 7-12 months
• 800-1200 mg for children aged 6-10 years old
• 1200-1500 mg for adolescents and adults aged 11-24 years old
• 1200-1500 mg for pregnant and lactating women

The human body needs calcium every day. If the calcium requirement is not met, the body will take calcium from bones. If this happened in a long time, the bone density will be reduced and the bones will become brittle.

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Foods That Contain Fiber

Fiber has an important role for our bodies. Nutritionists believe that by eating foods that contain fiber to help nourish the digestive organs, cancer prevention, overcoming constipation and also can lose weight if taken in sufficient quantities every day.

Do you know the food sources that contain fiber? Here are some of them:

• Tomato and vegetable juice
• Nuts, and a variety of legumes
• Grains
• uncooked carrots, broccoli, lettuce, potatoes and asparagus are cooked
• Wheat, brown rice, corn, cereals and oatmeal
• Apples, bananas, pears, berries and dried fruit

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