Weird Red Fruit Slashes Cancer Risk 64%?!

Could an odd red fruit hold the secret to killing cancer cells by the MILLIONS?

The science is proving it’s true…

You see, when most people think about protecting themselves from cancer…

They think about mammograms, PSA tests, or colonoscopies.

But all they do is find cancer after you already have it…

What if there were natural compounds capable of fighting cancer cells before they spread… and turn into tumors?

Researchers believe they’ve found these compounds, hiding in a simple fruit… and they could hold the key to slashing your cancer risk by 64%.

The only problem?

This fruit hasn’t really caught on in America – and you’re probably not eating it.

The fruit I’m talking about is red guava.

It grows throughout Central America and northern South America – and has been used for eons by indigenous people to treat digestive issues.

Now, laboratory studies show this fruit can work against a wide range of cancers, including:

• Lung cancer
• Colorectal cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Gastric cancer
• Breast cancer
• Leukemia
• Multiple myeloma

You see, red guava contains an impressive arsenal of anti-cancer compounds. These include:

• Lycopene (the same cancer-fighting antioxidant found in tomatoes)
• Flavonoids
• Triterpenoids
• Phenolic compounds
• Vitamin C

Together, these natural compounds appear to attack cancer from multiple angles.

In one laboratory study, researchers investigated how red guava fruit extract affects an aggressive type of breast cancer called triple-negative breast cancer—one of the hardest cancers to treat because it doesn’t respond well to hormone therapies.

What they saw was remarkable.

The guava compounds dramatically reduced the survival of cancer cells while leaving healthy breast cells largely unharmed.

Even more intriguing…the fruit extract activated a cellular “self-destruct” program known as apoptosis.

In simple terms, the cancer cells were triggered to commit suicide.

But there’s another reason scientists are excited about red guava.

Because one of its most powerful compounds—lycopene—has already been studied in thousands of people. And the results are striking.

In a large human study involving 2,970 men between the ages of 55 and 80, researchers wanted to see whether lycopene intake affected cancer risk.

At the beginning of the study, none of the men had prostate cancer.

Researchers carefully recorded how much lycopene they consumed by analyzing their diets using detailed food questionnaires.

Then they followed the men for nearly 6 years.

Men who consumed around 4.9 milligrams of lycopene per day—an amount easily obtained from lycopene-rich fruits like red guava—experienced up to a 64% reduction in prostate cancer risk.

Most people assume tomatoes are the best source of lycopene.

But red guava actually contains extremely high concentrations of this compound, 2X more than tomatoes depending on the variety.

Which means eating this vibrant fruit could deliver a powerful dose of one of the most studied natural anti-cancer compounds in the human diet.

While red guava fruit isn’t super popular in America, you can still find it in many grocery stores and international markets.

You can also find guava powder online. Or you can directly supplement with lycopene.

To vibrant health,

Ray Thatcher
Research Director, Health Sciences Institute

Sources:

• Liu, H. C., Chiang, C. C., Lin, C. H., Chen, C. S., Wei, C. W., Lin, S. Y., Yiang, G. T., & Yu, Y. L. (2020). Anti-cancer therapeutic benefit of red guava extracts as a potential therapy in combination with doxorubicin or targeted therapy for triple-negative breast cancer cells. International journal of medical sciences, 17(8), 1015–1022. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.40131
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