Ovarian Cancer Diet

Of course as with any illness like cancer is there are no set rules as to why one person may get it and why one person may not. There are however some steps that you can take to reduce your risk of contracting this disease. This includes living a healthy active lifestyle – Non smokes for example are at a much lower risk of developing any type of cancer. Vitamin D is also very good for you and your fight against cancer. There are ways you can change your diet to improve your chances.

Many tests and trials show that a low fat diet can help reduce the risks of you developing ovarian cancer. Trials have shown that participants that upped their intake of fruit and vegetables to at least 5 portions a day decreased their chances of developing ovarian cancer. The types of fruit and vegetables also are important. Of course any fruit or vegetable is good for you but to introduce the most colorful diet you can is even better – Bright vegetables such as carrots and yellow gourd and colorful fruit such as blueberries, oranges and tomato’s can decrease your risk of developing ovarian cancer by up to 30%

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate is also shown to improve your chances of not developing this disease. I am sure you will not have heard of this; however it is present in green tea.

This powerful antioxidant known as EGCG has shown to stop the growth of ovarian cancer. It also helps sensitize them to certain anti cancer drugs.

Of course not everyone likes tea but there are other ways to introduce EGCG into your diet. For example the T bar (made by Tze Tze) has 130mg of EGCG in a bar. The cereal bar also has other nutrients and vitamins present.

For those amongst us with a sweet tooth, a company called Neuchatel produces Green Tea Chocolates which contacts EGCG.