Anti-Angiogenesis Foods – Agents That Fight Cancer Naturally
What is Anti-Angiogenesis? In laymen’s terms, Anti-Angiogenesis is a cancer therapy that consists of intake of drugs or natural foods that deprive cancerous tumors of blood supplies. In other words, Anti-Angiogenesis starve tumors to death by choking off blood supplies to them. Tumors rely heavily on uninterrupted blood supply and if there is a deprivation, cancerous cells do what they failed to do due to modifications to their genetic code – die. There are currently about a dozen conventional drugs inducing Anti-Angiogenesis available on the market. These drugs have shown the ability to turn off blood supply from the tumor. However as it is with many drugs (chemotherapy), their intake is often accompanied with unpleasant side effects and they are often expensive. That’s where natural foods come to play.
Ongoing research indicates that agents in a number of natural foods directly contribute to treatment of cancer through Anti-Angiogenesis. Following four foods have been known as powerful cancer killers thanks to their Anti-Angiogenesis effects for a while:
- Blueberries
- Garlic
- Soy
- Green Tea
The strong four listed above have been joined by new two as recently as February 2010. William Li, head of Angiogenesis Foundation presented their latest findings at a prestigious TED Conference on February 10, 2010. During his presentation, William Li said:
We are rating foods based on their cancer-fighting qualities. What we eat is really our chemotherapy three times a day. We discovered that Mother Nature laced a large number of foods and herbs with anti-angiogenesis features.
According to Angiogenesis Foundation’s research, men who ate cooked tomatoes a few times a week were 30% to 50% less likely to develop devastating and humiliating prostate cancer. But the biggest surprise was the discovery of potent cancer killing mechanisms found in two foods that are joining the big four:
- Dark Chocolate
- Red Wine
Both dark chocolate and red wine showed undisputed ability to starve tumors to death by choking off their blood supplies. Along with parsley and virtually all types of berries, the above mentioned six anti-angiogenesis foods proved to be “as effective or more potent in battling cancer” through anti-angiogenesis as approved drugs. Yet unlike conventional drugs, there are no side effects associated with consumption of natural foods and they are vastly more affordable bringing cancer treatment to people of all walks of life. Further into the research, Angiogenesis Foundation also discovered that natural anti-angiogenesis foods were even more effective when eaten together.
Cabernet Sauvignon - A Glass a Day Supports Cardiovascular System But Also Helps Fight Cancer, Photo: jgarber, Flickr
Dark Chocolate - Delicious, Enjoyable and Cancer Fighting, Photo: suavehouse113, Flickr
Aside from cutting tumors off from the blood supply, anti-angiogenesis foods could also assist with treatment of obesity. Like tumors, fat cells also rely heavily on blood flow to sustain themselves.
May 20th, 2010 at 6:16 am
Okay this is making a lot of sense. I am having difficulty with quantity such as, tomatoes several times a week = ketchup on my french fries? Red Wine, Whoo-hoo how many bottles a night and will it kill my liver? Dark Chocolate, are we talking Hershey’s, I hate Hershey’s…Mars makes a nice one under the “Dove” name, one ounce a day = a bag every nine days!
What about that garlic, I know guys which feel they should take a one millameter slice of a garlic clove each day, they pop it like a pill! Should i change from my morning coffee to Earl Gray tea? How many times a week should I suffer Tofu? mushrooms = Doglips, can I blend them into my tomato sauce or do I need to make a tea with these also.
WHERE IS THIS INFORMATION AND WHAT IS A GOOD SOURCE ON THE WEB?
Thanks
Terry
June 7th, 2010 at 6:47 am
I wondered if any of the foods mentioned have proven effect on lymphoma bcell which I am having treatment for.. to hopefully cure, although I was aware of some of these before being anitn oxident etc for cancer patients as wells as healhy eating..
July 2nd, 2010 at 8:20 pm
much of the information on angiogenesis and foods are encapsulated in Richard Beliveaus book, “Foods that Fight Cancer” including appropriate amounts i.e. 250ml of red wine per day, 2 squares of 70% cocoa dark chocolate per day, the best tomatoe sauce is one you make yourself.
July 27th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
What about Wine if you are Diabetic.
No Alcohol because it makes Sugar.
July 29th, 2010 at 9:43 am
My impression from the TED video is that anti-angiogenesis means preventing or stemming the growth of new blood vessels (the “genesis” of tumors), but not necessarily reducing the size of existing blood vessels/tumors. Is there any evidence that these foods actually reduce the size of existing tumors, as claimed in this article?
July 30th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
my understanding is that if you cut off the blood supply, the tumour canot grow and in effect will die or at the least be dormant. There is evidence that foods can inhibit the growth of tumours, Sloan Kettering did a small but not entirely conclusive study, on the use of pomegranate juice. Tumeric has been found effective on breast cancer cells when consumed with pepper, you can find this study at the U of Michigan.
August 9th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
One of my dogs has been getting thinner and thinner where his ribs were becoming more pronounced. My guess is he has some sort of cancer, but he hasn’t shown any discomfort. Recently, I started giving him crushed fresh turmeric root, dried lemon balm, chaga mushroon extract and vitamin D3 caps mixed into pumpkin seed oil, hemp seed oil and olive oil. He gets about 1/2 teaspoon twice a day with his food. His food portions have not change. He has gotten this for about two months and he has plumped back out a bit. I see a big difference. This is a regimen I wished I started for him a year ago. I think it has stalled what he has, but not cure it. Neverless, if it wasn’t for the info that I have read as of recent – info which falls under the definition of anti-angiogenesis, I would not have considered creating and giving him this concoction with each meal. Now I can put a name to the therapy.