Anti-Angiogenic Foods: Prevent Cancer & Promote Weight Loss

Berries, garlic, soy, olive oil, pomegranate and other anti-
angiogenesis foods prevent cancer & promote weight loss

Angiogenesis is the term used to describe an important natural bodily process by which new blood vessels are formed. The body regulates this process by producing a balance of growth and inhibitory factors in healthy tissues. An imbalance of such factors can contribute to 'abnormal blood vessel growth'-either excessive or insufficient growth.

According to the Angiogenesis Foundation, Agiogenesis is a "common-denominator shared by diseases affecting more than one billion people worldwide," including all forms of cancers, skin diseases, age-related blindness, cardiovascular disease, and many others.

Anti-angiogenic foods such as berries, garlic, soy, green tea, parsley, red wine and dark chocolate may restore the balance of growth/inhibitory factors helping the body to stop undesirable Angiogenesis. Eating these foods on a daily basis is a natural therapy against conditions that rely on excessive blood vessel growth. Anti-angiogenesis agents assist the body's system controlling angiogenesis; in the case of excessive growth, anti-angiogenic foods help by starving abnormal growing tissue (tumors) of blood supply; hence, hindering its growth. Similarly, anti-angiogenic foods can help fight obesity by regulating abnormal growth of blood vessels which also promote "fat expansion by supplying fat cells with oxygen and nutrients." Laboratory studies have concluded that inhibiting angiogenesis in obese mice decreases their weight to normal levels.

Anti-Angiogenesis Smoothie Recipe:

4 Oz of filtered water & ice
4 Oz of Pomegranate Juice
1 Cup of any/mix of these berries: blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries and/orAcai berries
1 Teaspoon of Olive Oil
1 Lemon
1 Teaspoon of chopped garlic or 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder

The Angiogenesis Foundation's list of the top 32 antiangiogenic foods:

List of Anti-Angiogenesis Foods: Strawberries, Green Tea, Pineapple and more

References:
The Angiogenesis Foundation - http://www.angio.org/
Oprah: Prevent Cancer with the Right Diet of Antiangiogenic Foods - http://www.oprah.com/health/Prevent-Cancer-with-the-Right-Diet-of-Antiangiogenic-Foods
Seven anti-cancer miracle foods -  http://myeffortlessweightloss.blogspot.com/2010/09/seven-anti-cancer-miracle-foods.html

Eat to Defeat Cancer - http://www.eattodefeatcancer.org/