I?ve been celebrating Celiac Awareness all month long, but there is another important celebration going on in May that is near and dear to my heart, and that is Skin Cancer Awareness Month.? I hope you will celebrate with me by trying some of my favorite antioxidant and phytonutrient rich recipes, that are not only delicious, but may also play a role in skin cancer prevention.
As a blue-eyed blonde {ahem?with a little help from my hairdresser these days}, with a history of tanning in my late teens/early 20?s, several dysplastic moles and one basal cell skin cancer in my not so distant past, skin cancer prevention is always on my mind.
With this said, I urge everyone to see your physician or dermatologist for an annual skin cancer check, since both basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are almost always curable with early detection, and even localized {non-spreading} melanoma, a more serious form of skin cancer, has a 98 % cure rate when treated early.
So, PLEASE, be sure and get your skin checked! And be sure to review The Skin Cancer Foundation website for more important information on risk factors, detection, and prevention of both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers.
While the research regarding nutrition, and skin cancer prevention is far from conclusive, there is some evidence that foods high in antioxidants and phytonutrients, including luetin, lycopene, carotenoids, epicatechin, quercetin, and Vitamin E, have shown promise as photoprotectants in clinical, animal and cell culture studies. In addition, two very interesting recent studies, one human and one animal, showed the potential for caffeine {or caffeine combined with exercise} to play a role in skin cancer prevention.? As a coffee and tea junkie lover, all I can say is more good news!
Foe more reading/research links:
And, now on to the recipes?
Foods that may help prevent skin cancer: A Full Day?s Worth of {Delicious} Cancer Fighting Recipes
Cilantro, Tomato, and Green Onion Baked Eggs {Breakfast}
Key nutrients: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, lutein, lycopene, quercetin, zeaxanthin
Key Nutrients: vitamin-C, vitamin-E, carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin
Key Nutrients: vitamin-A, vitamin-C, carotenoids, lutein, zeanthin
Key Nutrients: caffeine
Note:? If you are sensitive to caffeine later in the day {like me}, you?ll definitely want to consume the caffeinated version earlier in the day, as I don?t want to be held accountable for keeping you up all night
For more good information on nutrition and cancer research in general, please check out The American Institute for Cancer Research {AICR}.
Were you aware that May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month?? Do you know your risk factors for skin cancer? Do you eat a diet high in phytochemicals and antioxidants? Are you a coffee and tea lover like me???
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