What veggies REALLY do to cancer cells (STUNNER!)
If you or a loved one has been hit with a CANCER diagnosis, you have no choice but to face the disease head on and ATTACK it with everything in modern medicine’s arsenal!
But taking the fight back doesn’t necessarily mean more CHEMO… more RADIATION… or more SURGERY.
Because there are options straight from Mother Nature’s playground.
And today, we’re showcasing the secret behind the healing powers of VEGGIES that not only FIGHTS cancer…
But even gives traditional cancer treatments a much-needed BOOST.
Every time you eat cruciferous vegetables… like cauliflower or broccoli… you consume a substance known as indole-3-carbinol.
Your body breaks it down into another substance…
It’s called 3,3’-diindolylmethane—or DIM for short.
As a standalone, studies around DIM and cancer have found that it can help:
- INDUCE cancer cell suicide (a.k.a. apoptosis)
- SABOTAGE cancer cell reproduction
- BLOCK the spreading of cancer cells, and
- STOP on tumor growth by preventing the formation of new blood vessels in the tumor (a process called angiogenesis)
That’s all pretty darn good. But DIM does so much more…
Studies found DIM can help AMPLIFY the anti-cancer effects of certain chemo drugs!
In a 2009 animal study, DIM was shown to ENHANCE the activity of the cancer drug docetaxel against lung cancer.
Another study found that it made breast cancer cells MORE SENSITIVE to docetaxel.
There’s even some evidence that DIM might help tamoxifen work better for breast cancer patients, too!
And check out this ringing endorsement…
Researchers out of the Lombardi Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. found that DIM helps SHIELD normal tissue from the harmful effects of radiation.
So, even if you’re on conventional cancer treatments, DIM can help them work BETTER… FASTER… and help you get off these cancer drugs SOONER!
That’s a WIN-WIN-WIN in my book!
Not all cancer treatments are created equal… and specific cancers sometimes mean different treatment plans.
But if you’re going through cancer treatments (or someone you love) talk to your doctor or oncologist about DIM.
To beating cancer,
Cory Templeman
Senior Editor, eAlert
Sources:
WebMD. “Health Benefits of DIM.” https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/health-benefits-dim
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “Diindolylmethane.” https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/diindolylmethane
Cancer Research. “Abstract 841: Protection of normal tissues by DIM (3,3′-Diindolylmethane) during radiation therapy.” https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/78/13_Supplement/841/630768/Abstract-841-Protection-of-normal-tissues-by-DIM-3
Lanza-Jacoby, Susan. “3,3′-Diindolylmethane enhances apoptosis in docetaxel-treated breast cancer cells by generation of reactive oxygen species.” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13880209.2018.1495747
Clinical Cancer Research. “Enhancement of Docetaxel Anticancer Activity by a Novel Diindolylmethane Compound in Human Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer.” https://aacrjournals.org/clincancerres/article/15/2/543/73884/Enhancement-of-Docetaxel-Anticancer-Activity-by-a
