Can cabbage stop tumour growth by 70%?
 Amanda Ross
Editor of Nutrition & Healing

If you've been reading Nutrition & Healing for a while, you might remember Dr. Wright previously mentioning BEC-5. This extract, taken from brinjals, has proven itself time and again as an all-natural treatment for two forms of skin cancer - basal cell and squamous cell. But as effective as BEC-5 is for these two forms of the disease, there's another, even more dangerous form that it can't treat, and that's melanoma. But some brand new research shows that there may be a natural treatment for this deadly form of skin cancer after all.

This one also has origins in the fresh produce aisle, but this time the cancer-fighting extracts don't come from eggplant, but from some other familiar vegetables. Namely, broccoli, cabbage and other Brassica vegetables, which Dr. Wright has touted for years for their ability to help fight hormone-related cancers.

Researchers used the same anti-cancer extracts Dr. Wright has mentioned numerous times in Nutrition & Healing, called isothiocyanates, and combined them with selenium, another natural cancer fighter. They then applied the combination to cases of melanoma in experimental animals and found that it could reduce tumour growth by a whopping 60%.

From there, they tested the selenium/isothiocyanate formula against human melanoma cells. Once again, it inhibited their growth by up to 70%.

Unfortunately, this specific combination of natural extracts isn't on the market yet, and it could take years of further testing before it does become available. But that doesn't mean you have to wait to get the melanoma-protection these nutrients have to offer. You just have to break down the formula into its individual parts - selenium and Brassica vegetables, both of which are widely available. While there's no guarantee that adding these two components to your daily regimen will have the same dramatic effects seen in the study, it certainly can't hurt.

Before you give your baby soy
 Dr Jonathan Wright
Nutrition & Healing

Q: My 10-month-old grandson was breast fed for seven months, but now is on soy formula and jarred baby food. But I've been reading about the dangers of people eating non-fermented soy products. How healthy is soy formula? What would you recommend as a good diet for a 10-month-old?

Dr Wright: The best possible nourishment for an infant and toddler is breast milk, and this is the best diet for him until the little one starts demanding to eat what everyone else is eating (as long as it's not junk food, of course!).

Breast milk is much higher in various fatty acids and phospholipids than any formula. These substances are critical to normal human brain growth and function.

So formula, whether it's made from cow milk, goat milk, soy or anything else should only be used if the mother simply isn't able to nurse. If that is the case, look for brands of formula that contain the fatty acids arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, not DHEA).

When the baby does start clamoring for "big people" food, use a blender, juicer, or food processor to grind all-natural, whole foods into a form he can swallow easily.

When it comes to a healthy diet, natural is always best - no matter how old you are.

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