As noted on The Science of Eating, recent medical research concluded that there are seven specific foods and drinks that are highly beneficial in the fight against cancer due to having powerful cancer-suppressing characteristics. They are also considered to be more potent than chemotherapy; what’s more, they are among the top favorite beverages and drinks of all times! These are green tea, red wine, dark chocolate, turmeric, raspberries, tomatoes, and blueberries. They have anti-angiogenesis characteristics which suppress the blood flow to the cancer cells.

The Role of Angiogenesis

The process of blood vessel creation is known as angiogenesis and it is more active in some periods of life, for example, in newborns. Later on in life, this process lowers and it is the activators and inhibitor molecules are in charge of the regulation of this process. Activators of angiogenesis enhance the growth of the vascular cells for the creation of new blood cells. Once they are entirely developed, cancer cells release the activators due to the need for additional blood vessels for nutrition.

Hence, there are pharmaceutical drugs known as Inhibitors of Angiogenesis and they are different from chemo because they do not fight off cancerous cells but instead avert the supply of blood to the cancerous cells.