1 Peter 2:19 The Eden Prescription 17 hrs · Newly Discovered Zucchini Compound Kills Leukemia and Melanoma Cells in Vitro: In this study, researchers discovered three new compounds in the seeds of the common vegetable zucchini. One of those compounds turned out to be cytotoxic towards human leukemia cells (killing over 50%), and also to mouse melanoma cells (killing up to 67%) in vitro. Even more interesting is that researchers also recently discovered similar compounds in pumpkin seeds, also cytotoxic to both leukemia and melanoma cells. Pumpkin and zucchini both belong to the squash (Cucurbita) family of vegetables, as do cucumbers, watermelon, cantaloupe and other melons. These all contain cucurbitacins—unique and powerful natural compounds which have been shown in lab studies to suppress many different types of cancer including ovarian, colon, lung, mouth, pancreatic and bladder cancer, as well as glioma. No human studies have yet been done on zucchinis, but past research has shown that men eating 163 grams of watermelon daily had 35% less prostate cancer, and women eating a diet rich in watermelon, cantaloupe and papaya had 38% less breast cancer. Bottom line: if you want to reduce your risk for cancer, consider adding squash family vegetables year-round to your diet. Zucchini in particular is easy to prepare and can be eaten raw in salads or cooked in stews and soups, or as zucchini bread. #Zucchini #Leukemia #Melanoma ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23803716 Source: https://facebook/TheEdenPrescription?fref=photo
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:44:02 +0000
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