In the late eighties Dr. Brad Nelson his doctorate in molecular and cellular biology at the University of California, Berkeley when his mother -in -law was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
“Seeing what she was going to go on with that disease was really motivating for me,” he says. It opened his eyes for a need for better diagnostics and treatment, and motivated him to turn his career into cancer immunotherapy.
Nelson works as an immunologist and director of the Deeley Research Center at BC Cancer in Victoria. As a leading researcher in immunotherapy, Nelson studies cancer treatments that use the body’s own immune system to combat cancer cells.
In his own life, his calling has manifested itself as a lifestyle that promotes his well -being. Nelson shared some of those perspectives with students during a recent lecture at the University of Victoria. This included a suggestion for people to consume 10 portions of fruit and vegetables per day. His recommendations, he said, could help prevent at least 50 percent of the cancers.
How taxing 10 portions of fruit and vegetables sounds, Nelson told The Globe and Mail that his advice is just as simple as ‘an apple a day’.
According to the Canadian Cancer Society, eating a variety of fruit and vegetables can help protect against 14 types of cancer. A portion, state, state, is a cup of leafy raw vegetables or salad, a piece of fruit (such as a medium-sized apple, orange or banana), or half a cup of fresh, frozen or canned vegetables or fruit or 100 percent fruit juice. Whether it is about the fiber content or vitamin connections, Nelson says that it is still not proven why fruit and vegetables have such a positive effect on preventing certain types of cancer, but it has been proven that they do work.
In his own kitchen, the 62-year-old includes portions of fruit and vegetables in his meals in his meals during the day. For breakfast he eats a piece of fruit, such as an apple, together with oatmeal.
A mainstay of his diet are his snacks, including baby roots, celery, cherry tomatoes and snaps, which he packs in a large container to eat raw all day. ThatGives him about six to seven portions of vegetables for the day.
“If you put this next to you and grab you about it, it is surprising how quickly it disappears,” says Nelson.
When shopping for him and his partner, he starts with vegetables and vegetables and usually buys the same things every time.
For others, Nelson recommends that people gradually absorb fruit and vegetables in their diet, or where they can. Instead of completely cutting fries, he orders, for example, to order fries and order a salad with your hamburger during lunch.
‘I don’t feel that I failed if I don’t hit 10 [servings]. Each of these helps. “
How to save money on groceries: I save by eating a fairly simple diet from whole foods with one ingredient.
How to do out of groceries: I spend on organic fruit and vegetables. I do not think that organic food is necessarily better for me, but it is better for the planet.
The most difficult store cupboard to keep track of: I switched to a vegetarian diet of about 90 per cent since my doctor recently told me that my LDL cholesterol level (low density) is high (lipoprotein) high and brought me into a risky zone.
How I recently changed my eating habits: I watch my saturated fat intake. I love cheese, and I would often spend on chic European cheeses, but they are a lot of saturated fat, so I now trade that with cottage cheese. I perform a 12-week diet experiment, that is when I will have my levels pulled again. When it comes to lowering your cholesterol, not everyone responds to changes in the diet, but I would like to avoid medicines.
Five items always in my shopping cart:
Oatmeal – quaker oats – $ 4.47: I enjoy oatmeal for breakfast, which is good, because the fiber can help absorb cholesterol.
Corn Tortillas – Bonita House – $ 3.97: A simple dinner for me is a burrito garnished with black beans (which I make all the way again), lime juice, coriander, salsa and coleslaw. I eat about one90 percent vegetarian diet, so the beans are fun for some bulk.
Appels – $ 3.79 per pound: I usually cut an apple and cover my oatmeal with it, which is an easy way to start my day with a portion of fruit.
Coleslaw Mix – Choice from President – $ 3.50: This Coleslaw mix has red and green cabbage and julienned carrots, so it is an easy way to get a few vegetables in it. I eat it without sauce, usually on my burrito, or I just add it to dishes.
Oat Milk – Earth’s Own – $ 2.99: I am a big fan of oat milk, which is good because it contains less saturated fat than full milk. I put it in my tea, on my oatmeal, or eat it with granola for a snack.
