Fight Breast Cancer Caused by Birth Control
When it comes to smart dietary habits that can guard us against breast cancer, it can be difficult to sift through all the research out there. To eat soy or not to eat soy, to steer clear of dairy, to drink red wine, white wine, orno wine?! Ahhh! Overwhelming, right? But there’s one rule that never seems to change and only seems to get even more obvious: We have to eat our veggies.
Cruciferous ones (like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli) are always touted as fighting off cancerous cells, but a recent study published in the journal Hormones and Cancer gives props to two less likely heroes: Celery and parsley.
The researchers from the University of Missouri found that a substance found in both veggies called apigenin can slow the progression of breast cancer tumors associated with the synthetic hormone progestin. You know, the fake “Frankenhormone” paired with estrogen in menopausal hormone-replacement therapy — and also in birth control pills! — which has been known to increase the risk of breast cancer.
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