Guide To The Foods That Aid In Breast Cancer Recovery

Blueberries

Breast cancer survivors may want to consider adding blueberries to their diet. Blueberries contain a very important phytochemical called pterostilbene. This phytochemical reverses the mutation of cells by stopping cancer cells from growing. This eventually kills the cancer cell.

Blueberries also help breast cancer survivors because they destroy free radicals in the body. A free radical is oxygen in the body that has split into a single atom without having an electron. As electrons are generally in pairs, these atoms will look for electrons to bind to in the body. When this happens, and they combine with a new electron, it can cause significant damage to our cells and is responsible for the cause of many diseases in the body, including cancer. Thus, adding this fruit to one's diet offers up a strong layer of defense against the return of breast cancer.