I received a fascinating email the other day claiming that asparagus enables you to cure cancer. I am a strong believer that our diets have an effect on our health and wellbeing and our bodies. Given the proper things our systems can combat many disorders and attacks. So the concept of asparagus treating cancer definitely piqued my curiosity.

Asparagus cures cancer is the claim made in an email that has been circulating on the web since 2006. It claims to draw its facts from an article titled “Asparagus for Cancer” printed in the Cancer News Journal in December 1979. A copy of that article hasn't been found. Neither has any information on that article’s authority, Richard R Vensal, D. D. S or the unnamed biochemist that wrote the e-mail ever been found.

The American Institute for Cancer Research claims“No such article has been published in peer-reviewed research journals and our Internet searches uncovered no information on the origin of the article or the doctor.” But states that “Asparagus can be a valuable part of a diet that reduces cancer risk.”

What we know about Asparagus is that it's high in glutathione, a cleansing compound that helps break down carcinogens along with other harmful compounds like free radicals. For this reason eating asparagus can help protect against and combat some types of cancer. Asparagus is full of antioxidants, which help to neutralize cell-damaging free radicals. It is a good way to obtain fiber, folate, vitamins A, C, E and K, along with chromium, a trace mineral that enhances the ability of insulin to move glucose from the bloodstream in to cells.

The Cancer Tutor Website that is closely associated with the Independent Cancer Research Foundation Inc (ICRF) includes using Asparagus (for those people not on blood thinners) included in their Ultimate Simple Protocol for Cancer Stage IV. The asparagus cure requires that you cook asparagus, puree it in a blender and eat four tablespoons twice each day. To preserve time, several days’ worth can be cooked and pureed at once. Daily portions can be frozen in each cube of the Acuisina King Sized Ice Trays that holds eight tablespoons (half a cup). Pureed asparagus could also be used as baby food.

Whether you eat your asparagus pureed, steamed, roasted or grilled, it is good for you. Nonetheless, Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO in his article “Will Asparagus Cure Cancer? ” on the blog from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), “Physicians Who Listen”, says “While there is little reason to think that asparagus will cure cancer, there is good reason to think that asparagus may make some cancers, in particular acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), worse.”

If you are healthy and do not have any health conditions or take any prescription drugs, eating asparagus frequently can be part of a well-balanced eating plan that helps decrease your risk associated with cancer. Nonetheless, if you've got cancer, are using any prescription drugs or have any health problems, it is usually advisable to check with your medical professional before implementing any alternative or supplemental kinds of treatment or making big changes in your diet.