A recent study indicates that a diet low in fat and very high in fruits and vegetables does not prevent breast cancer from returning (“Fruits, Veggies Don’t Stop Cancer Return”, “Extra fruits, veggies fail to prevent breast cancer’s return: study”, “Intensive Vegetable-Fruit Diet Shows No Effect on Breast Cancer Return”, “Low-fat, high-produce diet doesn’t cut breast cancer return”, “Good Diet May Not Help Breast Cancer”, “Fruits, Veggies Don’t Stop Cancer Return”, “No Cancer Shield Found in Fruit and Vegetable Diet”).

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, cancer is caused by a condition called “excessive dampness”. A diet appropriate for cancer patients would be high in foods that reduce dampness and very low in foods that increase it. Vegetables, especially leafy green vegetables, reduce dampness. So do sour fruits, but sweet fruits increase it and are best minimized.

But even beneficial foods can have a negative effect if overdone. Too much of a food with a desired effect causes the opposite effect. Excessive amounts of vegetables and sour fruits thus increase dampness, rather than reduce it. To find out exactly how much we need, we only have to learn to listen to our body. When we feel we’ve had enough of something, it’s time to stop.

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