Every one of us has been touched by this horrible disease in some way. There are so many preventive measures and with so much of it beginning with what
we choose to put into our bodies. Yes, science is proving more than ever that we have more control than one would think. There is what has been reported as
groundbreaking news in this
fight against cancer. The theory is that we can actually
starve cancer cells by
eating the right foods. Dr. William Li is the President and Medical Director of the
Angiogenesis Foundation and he wants to change the way we think about food. He says that "
Food is a medicine we take 3 times per day" (sound familiar??) and that we have the ability to "
Starve cancer by what we eat." Li claims that you can
stop cancer from growing by starving it, which is the premise behind
Anti-Angiogenesis. Dr. Li says that we all have micro cancer cells that exist in our bodies. As a matter of fact, a recent study of
women in their 40s indicated that 40% of them had microscopic breast cancer. Furthermore, almost
100% of people in their 70s will have microscopic cancer in their thyroid glands! Normally, these cancer cells stay small enough and simply co-exist in our bodies. However, it's when they are
fed and increase in size through Angiogenesis, that they become dangerous. Angiogenesis is a body system for
creating new blood vessels. Cancer cells can interrupt this system which can cause the
massive multiplication of cancer cells by creating an uninterrupted flow of blood that
stimulates growth. However,
eating the right foods can actually cut off the blood supply that fuels the rapid growth of the cancer cells. Check out
Dr. Oz's interview with Dr. William Li. Keep in mind that
eating Anti Angiogenic foods may also help
stave off scores of other diseases as well as cancer, which should come to
no surprise to my regular readers. I would also like to stress that while we may be able to starve cancer
by eating the right foods, we may also be able to starve cancer by
not eating the wrong foods such as
sugar and processed foods. In February, 2010, a study by University of Minnesota researchers concluded that
sugar fuels tumor growth. Yes, we know that these cancer cells are like
little Pac-Men with their mouths wide open
waiting to be fed yummy sugar so they grow big and strong.
Cut them off and then starve them further with the good food in the list below and you've got a much higher fighting chance.
Eat to LIVE. Don't live to EAT. 
