Breast cancer has been a prominent and vicious disease plaguing humanity, consuming the lives of countless women. Throughout the years medical advances have only resulted in a healthier human population, and made significant progress advancing toward a cure for this seemingly difficult disease. Many studies have surfaced with the use of Beta Carotene as a viable method to combat many cancer types, more specifically, breast cancer. Beta Carotene is a carotenoid found in many fruits and vegetables and is an essential precursor to Vitamin A, an antioxidant, essential with the destruction of cancer causing free radicals. Beta Carotene has been thought of as a promising approach to preventing breast cancer. However, we’ve found that it does not
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Rather unsurprisingly, the name derives from the fact that they were first discovered in carrots. Carotenoids are rich in bright colored peppers, apricots, carrots, greens, kale, spinach, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and a wide variety of other fruits and vegetables. Eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily provides 6-8 mg of beta-carotene. It not only nourishes the body, it has also been found to decrease asthma symptoms caused by exercise, prevent certain cancers, heart disease, aid depression, AIDS, epilepsy, alcoholism, heartburn, etc. Incorporating more fruits and vegetables in one’s diet will not only result in a healthier lifestyle, it will reduce the risk of several diseases. Beta-carotene is known as a “super-antioxidant” as it has many positive benefits to one’s health. It serves as an immune system booster, it helps to prevent and treat several diseases, it can convert to Vitamin A, and is a proven anti-cancer agent. Not only does this antioxidant have an obscene amount of inner health benefits, it also aids in skin treatment. Some people have a lot of problems when it comes to sun exposure, such as burns, itching, swelling of the skin, rash formation, and pain. Beta-carotene supplementation helps alleviate these symptoms through cell
Rather unsurprisingly, the name derives from the fact that they were first discovered in carrots. Carotenoids are rich in bright colored peppers, apricots, carrots, greens, kale, spinach, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and a wide variety of other fruits and vegetables. Eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily provides 6-8 mg of beta-carotene. It not only nourishes the body, it has also been found to decrease asthma symptoms caused by exercise, prevent certain cancers, heart disease, aid depression, AIDS, epilepsy, alcoholism, heartburn, etc. Incorporating more fruits and vegetables in one’s diet will not only result in a healthier lifestyle, it will reduce the risk of several diseases. Beta-carotene is known as a “super-antioxidant” as it has many positive benefits to one’s health. It serves as an immune system booster, it helps to prevent and treat several diseases, it can convert to Vitamin A, and is a proven anti-cancer agent. Not only does this antioxidant have an obscene amount of inner health benefits, it also aids in skin treatment. Some people have a lot of problems when it comes to sun exposure, such as burns, itching, swelling of the skin, rash formation, and pain. Beta-carotene supplementation helps alleviate these symptoms through cell