5 Amazing Foods You Shouldn't Miss: Even Against Cancer
Discover 5 foods, both popular and less known, that provide significant health benefits.
Teff flour – extremely tasty and gluten-free. Excellent for celiac patients.
Teff flour is a grain native to Africa and known as an Ethiopian food. Teff seeds are gluten-free, rich in vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Due to their high content of calcium, iron, and proteins, they are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Teff flour can be used as a substitute for regular flour. Teff seeds can also be eaten with yogurt, added to a shake or porridge, or sprinkled over fruits or granola.
(Photo: shutterstock)2. Legumes – excellent for diabetics.
Legumes are a true nutritional treasure. Recent studies show that including legumes in the diet is associated with reducing the risk of obesity, heart diseases, certain types of cancer, and diabetes.
Legumes offer numerous nutritional benefits: they are a source of plant-based protein (especially when combined with grains), a source of complex carbohydrates. Legumes are low in fat and rich in soluble dietary fibers that aid heart and digestive health, balance diabetes, and are beneficial for weight-loss diets. They contain a wealth of minerals and vitamins and, having a low glycemic index, are suitable for diabetics.
3. Maca root – helps with depression and stomach cancer.
According to studies, maca is an adaptogenic superfood that boosts energy and endurance, stimulates oxygen movement in the blood, increases physical strength, accelerates the production of neurotransmitters, improves mood, and supports healthy and regular hormone production.
Maca helps overcome anemia, depression, weak memory, discomfort and disturbances related to the menstrual cycle, infertility and infertility in both humans and animals, stress, and stomach cancer.
Maca can be found in health food stores. It is recommended to buy maca from a quality and reliable source to obtain maximum benefits.
Maca can be consumed by mixing a heaping teaspoon of maca powder in half a cup of lukewarm water and drinking once or twice a day.
4. Grapes – reduce the risk of lung cancer.
Grapes, beloved and popular, are very healthy. A diet rich in grapes reduces the risk of lung cancer. It is interesting to note that grapes closely resemble alveoli in the lungs in their appearance.
5. Avocado - reduces the risk of cervical cancer.
Avocado is one of the most beloved vegetables among Israelis. Avocado is very rich in dietary fibers. Dietary fibers help reduce cholesterol absorption from food, thus lowering the risk of heart and vascular diseases. Moreover, dietary fibers help in the slow release of blood glucose, nourish gut bacteria, and generally improve the function of the digestive system. Studies have found that avocados balance hormones and prevent cervical cancer.
