Remember when you were little and mom piled your plate full of fruits and vegetables telling you that if you eat them you will grow big and strong?
It is sometimes taken for granted the importance of healthy foods in our everyday diet. Studies have shown a link between lower risks for lung, oral, esophageal, stomach, breast and colon cancer. It is believed that the antioxidants and phytochemicals found in plants have healing effects. The body uses certain antioxidants to protect against damage to tissues caused by normal metabolism. Damage to these cells is thought to increase cancer risk. Antioxidants include vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and many other phytochemicals (beneficial plant compounds). Here are some cancer fighting foods that you can introduce in your diet: beans, berries, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, leafy vegetables such as mustard greens and lettuce, flaxseed, garlic, grapes, green tea, tomatoes, and whole grains.
Hey everyone—if you can’t tell from the lack of blog posts this week, we’re in full gear for breast cancer awareness month and busy as can be. Check out a nice plug of the things to do around The Woodlands this weekend: 
Today kicks of breast cancer awareness month and what better time to wear your pink ribbons as we promote the importance of prevention and education on breast cancer.
Edamame is such a great source of protein and fiber and tastes great added to any salad. You can normally find it in your frozen vegetable section in the new ‘steam bags’—-for salads (like this one) find the pre-shelled edamame…you don’t want to have to go to all the work. But otherwise, regular shelled edamame makes a great snack heated up in the afternoon!
Wonderful to see more and more evidence coming out about what we believe in every day.
Hello again blog-land—if you can’t tell, the staff at BCCA has been swamped in the past month (why we’re falling behind on our posts). But do not fear—with new staff and exciting things happening at the organization, our blog is going to be back around the clock!
