Apples

Apples are on everyone’s list of “wonder” foods. Especially Red Delicious apples. They contain a class of antioxident flavonoids, called polyphenols that recent research has shown provide more benefits than previously known. Read more

Apricots

In a study to test the ability of apricots to treat cancer, a concentrate from Japaneese appricots was tested against three types of colon cancer. The results showed that apricots cause apoptosis of mutated cells. Read more

Avocados

Like other fruits in the berry family, nutritional research involving the avocado’s ability to prevent or fight disease is relatively new, and very unfinished. However, because of their unusual and unexpected nutritional properties, researchers are intrigued. Read more

Blackberries

Like raspberries, blackberries are aggregate fruits. Think of them as a tiny cluster of fruit with a seed in each little bulb. They are members of the Rose family. Read more

Blueberries

I could only find a few cancer studies using blueberries. Mostly on animals or in vitro, which means they put cancerous cells in a petri dish and add chemicals to see if they die. Of course, it’s much more complex than that, but it doesn’t really tell us what blueberries do to cancer in people. Read more

Cherries

Cranberries

Cranberies are getting more and more attention as cancer fighters. In a 2001 study to determine what chemicals in cranberries inhibited the growth of cancer cells, Peter J. Ferguson and associates determined that the phytonutrients in Cranberries killed cancer cells in prostate, breast, skin, colon, lung, and brain cancers. Read more

Cruciferous Vegetables

Cruciferous vegetables are extremely good for us. They fight disease and provide a mega-array of nutrients. Their cardiovascular disease and cancer fighting properties are mostly due to their strong showing of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and phytonutrient content. Read more

Grapes

Grapes are berries. In fact, they are considered “true” berries. Red wine is made from black or purple grapes. Black grapes, not red, contain the most phytonutrients, including the flavonol resveratrol. Read more

Peaches, Nectarines, and Plumbs

A study at Texas A&M showed that peach and plum extracts were effective in killing even the most aggressive types of breast cancer cells. Read more

Raspberries

Actually, Raspberries aren’t berries. Along with blackberries, they are aggragate fruits. Think of them as a tiny cluster of fruit, with a seed in each little bulb. They are members of the Rose family. Read more

Spinach

Spinach is sometimes referred to as the most nutritious vegetable in the world. A single one-cup serving provides many times the recommended daily value of vitamin K, 100 percent of the daily value of vitamin A, about 80 percent of the recommended daily value of manganese, and significant amounts of foliate, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamins B2 and B6, vitamin C, and potassium. Read more

Strawberries

Strawberries rank fourth among fruits, behind only blackberries, raspberries, and cranberries in antioxidant content. In addition to their rich phytonutrient content, strawberries contain the highest levels of Vitamin C of any other of 66 fruits tested in a study in Iran. Read more

Tomatoes

Tomatoes have long suffered an identity crisis: are they fruits or vegetables? Depending on who you think has the most authority, the U.S. Supreme Court, or the scientific community, they are vegetables or fruits. Does that tell you anything? Read more