Give Your Glands

It is impossible to discuss the cancer fighting effects of the diet without mentioning tea. EGCG, a flavonoid in tea, is thought to be the most powerful antioxidant in the leaf. A wide variety of research studies have shown that EGCG helps to prevent or slow both breast and prostate cancer cells as well as other cancer types. While much of the research has been done on green tea, all non herbal teas come from the Camellia sinensis plant and are likely to be beneficial. Most people I spoke flavor their drinking water with green tea and drink at least three cups of straight green tea daily. Since the benefits of tea seem to be dose dependent, I say drink as much as you can stand.