Which Foods Help Prevent Cancer? | Dr. Neal Barnard Q&A

Discover how to cut your risk of cancer in half by unleashing the power of nutrition.

What are the best cancer-fighting foods and nutrients? Dr. Neal Barnard reveals five when he joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE.

Research shows that for women more than 40% of cancer cases and nearly 60% of deaths are preventable. And for men an astonishing 63% of cases and preventable along with 70% of deaths.

Dr. Barnard will show how to put the power of prevention into your hands.
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[@Scor-ah]

I ride 20 -60 miles a day on my bike, walk my dogs 40 mins to an hour everyday, I have followed a plant based diet for 5 yrs and still have osteopenia...staying healthy is a full time job after 60.

[@leonieduplessis4467]

Eat 6-8 prunes a day, astronauts use it because their bone density get low when out in Space

[@RiDankulous]

There are so many other benefits to all that exercise, also My Dad rides but that much distance. He does at least 2 a week @ 25 miles and is 80 years old. His quadricep muscles are very muscular, much like an athlete in their early 20s.

[@mimi1o8]

IKR, I thought would be easier.

[@lambertland11]

Eeeeeeeeiiiii

[@Grero]

Eat some meat for your bones. 🤷‍♂

[@margaretyang710]

I am Chinese girl and hot pot is my favorite food! My favorite hot pot combo is a tomato broth, and a sauce made with Chinese black vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and a little bit of cilantro. I LOVE to cook rice cakes, puffed gluten, and sweet potato vermicelli noodles in the tomato broth. It's so yum!

[@k.h.6991]

For me, losing weight meant having more energy to exercise.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Isn't it so nice not to crave rich food anymore? The fat withdrawal was worth it!

[@debbiehonsey4591]

Love your shows Dr. Barnard! One request: on many of the videos Chuck’s volume is so much higher than yours. Thanks! Please keep up the great work!

[@bettyglick2679]

You guys are the best thank you for everything you do!

[@markjohnson543]

Great conversation. So much good advice and clarity of explanation.

[@dorihungerbuhler7885]

Great information, as always.

[@crystal5195]

love these two guys! such excellent information and advice.

[@MichaelToub]

Great Video!!

[@nanacheryl1]

Hibiscus tea is a excellent antioxidant tea to drink

[@5thdimensionliving727]

Dr. Barnard is my doctor of choice ✅ very informative, helpful and reassuring…🙏🙏

[@toni4729]

I can't help wondering how old this video is.

[@cliffbarrett9997]

Great content, thx! FYI your audio leads the video in this podcast.

[@carlo6912]

LOL, heroic constipation. This is truly amazing content, thank you...

[@chazlon5061]

Was that typed by a seven year old?

[@RiDankulous]

Thanks for the great Q&A. I am impressed by the PCRM research which gives sick people a way to reduce their pain or discomfort such as eating soybeans to prevent hot flashes. Over 6 years now as WFPB on the Starch Solution and my health is superb. I started to lower my serum cholesterol from 210 mg/dl (high being over 199) to 120. Last I checked it was 131 and I stopped getting blood tests. I follow Mcdougall's advice and some of his personal choices about visiting doctors less rather than more. My weight is 10 lb higher than I want and I take a little extra care for a few months. It always quickly gets back to where I want using a whole food-plant based diet. It was far different when dieted on the standard American foods: I as terribly hungry much of the time, and of course it was the addictive foods that did it to me. No more of that!

[@sgailgooldy7936]

I can’t seem to catch you live. I love the the show. Are you ever going to have one of your meetings in the Phoenix, Az area? I would love to come.

[@sunnyshealthcoaching]

I like your new intro! Thank you for all the amazing podcasts! 🌞

[@beanburrito8903]

Neal Barnards words are music 🎵🎶 to my ears 👂👂👂. He makes so much sense. I wish he was president. I know some people rather have stupid Trump 😅.

[@reneeubry9065]

I need to share with you about what happened to me. I have Hoshie and I was having a very hard time taking my meds when I was on vacation so by the time I got home I was crashing. They had to check me every 6 weeks and keep updating my dosage one step at a time. The diagnosis was that my Thyroid was dying. Some where I started making celery and carrot juice and my ratio was 2.5 lbs of carrots to 1 juicy bundle of celery. I was buying a big bag of carrots at Costco and I think it was a 5 lb bag so I was using 2 bundles of celery per big bag. It started healing my thyroid so much that every 4 weeks the dosage was way too much and was driving me crazy. Yes my thyroid was healing! I hadn’t figured out that what dairy I was still getting was causing inflammation ( haven’t used milk in years since it was homogenized ) but I was still using some cheese, buttermilk and dairy yogurt. The ENDO Dr was getting mad since he was having to have to back off my meds every 4 weeks but it should have been sooner. My primary care doctor told me to keep doing what I was doing! I found I was difficult dealing with all the left over pulp and that became a hassle so I am not juicing but I am eating lots of fresh food. My thyroid would probably heal all the way if I just didn’t back off but it is pretty stable. I just was able to bet a 40 lb bag of beets from Mexico and I am eating the as well as canning them i pints. I need to boost my Nitroxide level so my heat will do better. Anything that helps my blood vessels also makes it easier on my heart and is the best I can do to make the LAD stay open . I need to let the Adventist Health study know what has happened to me since Dec 2019. I have been studying lots of Dr and Nurse level maternal on UTube and taking care of my own health but one of these days I likely will take another stress test or do a recheck in the CATH lab. I don’t look like I have any issues so I carry my pictures from the CATH lab. I also trained a dog to detect that I am getting ready to have a heart attack and that I helping me a lot since I was getting silent attacks ( yes, the lab tests see the enzymes) . I was going to be the one who was going to drop dead from a heart attack as the 1st symptom since I am a type A person. I slow way down so my heart is getting enough blood since they were only able to open that artery to 50 % from 90% blocked when they thought it was only 70% blocked. I am doing all I can to keep it open and open up the other ones that they didn’t touch. I saw what Dr Crows pictures looked like so I can read lot more blockages and I have nailed the cause down to inflammation. I know that even if the had been able to put n a stent it will not stay open unless you find and fix what is plugging up your arteries to begin with. I have been telling my youngest son to change his diet but now that he has had 2 known heart attacks the Dr read him the diet act. My little service dog alerted on him and prevented a 3rd attack but I was not expecting her to alert across people. He was just setting down when she alerted and he didn’t understand what she did but as soon as he told me I told him how she is trained. She is so good about her job you have a 2-3 hour warning from her. I know that because I had one that wasn’t stopped by the meds and that was how long it was after I took meds. None of the tests show the attack even when it is happening. I was having a heart attack in the Dr office and they couldn’t tell since the EKG was normal and I didn’t have pain. I had another attack before I had tough my service dog how to alert and we were in the Drs office and she was worried so much so that they could see it and said something.. I am the one that said something was wrong and even after the stress test they though I was fine until they compared the blood flow tests. Then we had Covid and except for my wellness exams I am my own best Dr and I am better now but I have done a lot of extra studying to get better. There is so much more I could say but this is enough. No, I should tell you what set me off that there was a problem! My arms were burning one the soft side from the elbow to the armpit and the left side of my neck. Cant use heartburn with me, or shortness of breath and that is just normal for me but the burn was just wrong. I don’t remember chest pressure or tightness so I was almost totally symptom less. If I move to fast now I get a numb tingle down the outside of my right little finger, this is my canery in the coal mine and I slow down .

[@jgrysiak6566]

Sounds like u have a dead or sluggish thyroid. Take Iodoral 12.5 tabs & wake up your thyroid , only avail online!

[@chongseitmooi2593]

Dr Bernard is very open minded on globalized food❤

[@zhenyan]

I just had Hotpot in Hong Kong for lunch with winter melon based soup and we ordered tons of vegetables and tofu!! I love how Dr Barnard described it’s a PARTY ! 🤩

[@lorilaroo9936]

Chinese Hot Pot is a great idea but in my area, my whole family could eat elsewhere for the price they charge for just one person, and if I'm only really eating veggies, well, no thanks. Sounds like it would be fun to make at home though. As always, I love your podcasts, watch all the time on KZbin.

[@Fit4KingdomLiving]

oh wow there's a Hot Pot in Va Beach VA. yay!!!! can't wait to try it 🤟

[@Fit4KingdomLiving]

We tried it for Father’s Day and we liked and so did the other two couples. It was an unique eating experience.😋🤟🏾

[@ritapang8963]

True

[@lanelson6875]

So watching an older video--I am just post 6 months low carb (eating meat) IF. My metabolic indicators are now all amazing, A1C down from 5.8 to 5.3, LDL way down to optimal, as is everything for the first time ever. fBG meh, 90s mostly. But I worried about long term and immediately returned to veganism after listening to some folks, including you. Oh, brown basmati; Beans!! I am thrilled to have them back. Early in that journey, but I have one peach ripening in anticipation. I am concerned though, as I have eaten whole foods forever, vegan for years. wTF? I admit, however, great love of EVOO. Did it push me over the edge? Question of gestational diabetes at 17 (now 70) but ??? Is it just worn out genes? Old age? I am fairly active for a single old chick ...

[@rb8748]

Would this apply to cancer caused by hpv 16?

[@betzib8021]

I wish someone would ask a question about blood cancers...what is best to est for mgus or myeloma or leukemia or amyloidosis?

[@justinhale5693]

IBS-D tricks that seem to work for me beyond a blue-zone diet: intermittent fasting - evening meals are the worst to include and breakfast is the beast to include 1 tsp homemade sauerkraut 3 times daily reduce or eliminate beta-glucan from yeast, bread, mushrooms etc reduce or eliminate some high-histamine foods (except sauerkraut) like vinegar, aged meats, etc added inulin - 1/4 tsp daily worked up to tbsps a day limited salt reduce or eliminate fructose supplemental or foods with a great amount of: beta carotene, zinc, vitamin D, and potassium are particularly helpful

[@sequoiasaunders1206]

Omggg hot pot is near me in Toronto ‘!😮

[@user-xz9tk4fy5s]

Out the topic. I know coconut oil not good. But putting in our hair or skin daily. Do that makes a difference in our body?

[@jenniferfinelli]

Rice is sprayed with glyphosate and has so much phytic acid

[@lf7065]

​@@workhardplayharderx2 That doesn't remove either!

[@jeannine-tf1nx]

I would imagine that the Chinese menu would be written in Chinese. Haven't learned how to read Chinese yet. 😅

[@nanacheryl1]

Add bay leaf to brown rice keeps it fresh longer

[@leonieduplessis4467]

Dry or fresh bay leaf

[@lynnettemurphy8243]

@@leonieduplessis4467 I use dried bay leaves and haven't ever had problems. I put 2 bay leaves in with 1kg (2.2lbs) rice.

[@beanburrito8903]

Wow I need to go to these hot pots 🙀🙀🙀 restaurants 🤯🤯🤯

[@happycook6737]

Do hot pot at home. Easy, festive, and cheap

[@beanburrito8903]

@@happycook6737 oh wow 🤯 even better

[@pamelagaley-coleman3892]

What are your thoughts that rice contains large amounts of arsenic? If eaten too frequently, this heavy metal can cause damage to our organs.

[@keilana6]

I have heard that rice from the Orient does not contain arsenic as does US rice.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Just don't buy rice grown in Louisiana, Arkansas or Texas! This is where they used arsenic fertilizer to fight boll veevils on cotton crops!

[@beanburrito8903]

❤❤❤

[@rossmazer6980]

Great hot pot, and Korean BBq (unfortunately) restaurant in suburban Albany Called Mosu. My daughter works there. Amazing hot pot choices. Do not miss a thing. No discount for vegans yet, but who knows.

[@k.h.6991]

Do you have enough for a restaurant video?

[@lauriegauthier4445]

What about children and babies that get cancer?

[@jeffwatson151]

rice rice baby!

[@orig66Super]

Yes, ‘Heroic’ is not the correct term for constipation. Maybe ‘Epic’? or Tremendous. Legendary. The Stuff of Which Tales Are Made. Historic. Or perhaps Mythological. The opposite of Heroic. Brutish. Beastly. Cruel. Diabolic.

[@janeschade7875]

I’m confused now about white rice , brown rice is it true that it’s considered a carcinogen?

[@suzannebanks8999]

There is arsenic in rice, but it varies. I tend to avoid it altogether, but you can boil it and drain off water to reduce arsenic. There is much more arsenic in chicken, and it depends on where the rice is grown--California rice is the best, SE US rice is the worst. Most Asian rice is good, except for Thailand

[@jgrysiak6566]

​@suzannebanks8999 , just don't eat rice grown in Arkansas, Louisiana or Texas!

[@annoyedaussie3942]

If he's agreeable invite Dr McDougall to the NY thing. Maybe you don't agree with everything but he can contribute.

[@montaneermontealto5364]

They commented when together that they agree 95% on their views. Greger is also part the agreement but he favors nuts unlike Barnard. McDougall is radical in thowing away meds unlike Barnard that sugests a geadual approach. But I look at the similarities rather than differences.

[@livrad7008]

merci . merci . ,💐💐💐💐

[@mariaedwards8750]

Good afternoon, please could you mention if cheese is healthy to eat in moderation, as a source of calcium. Thank you.

[@mariaedwards8750]

Thank you. I will read your recommendation.

[@Cdnl4927]

@@mariaedwards8750 yes I am sure his long time study is available to read because I watched some testimonials from regular people of the plant based diet, and some mentioned reading that study to see for themselves. We should always question things and understand for ourselves.

[@Cdnl4927]

@@mariaedwards8750 see if library has the China study book

[@andanssas]

If you don't have time to read Maria: dietary calcium is not absorbed when it reaches our intestines and is the cause of bone diseases (e.g. osteoporosis mentioned at 15:30). Green leafy vegetables, after the intestine microbiome transforms them, provide calcium.

[@mariaedwards8750]

@@andanssas thank you for sending me the information above. I appreciate your response. I am a follower of looking into research and reading up all useful evidence. I will look to find out if a plant based diet includes nuts, bread and fish.

[@pacoceja4659]

❤️🌱🌱🌱

[@wendykuster8412]

I hope I'm not too late to ask a question. Is yogurt OK, or does it cause inflamation? Is it bad for cancer?

[@happycook6737]

I was told animal milk dairy yogurt is inflammatory but soy or nut based yogurt is ok for occasional use. My oncologist said this. Her reason is because there are animal growth hormones in animal milk which encourage the baby animals' growth. Not sure if all docs agree with her or not.

[@keilana6]

I drink organic milk & use it make yogurt. Brings comfort & great taste. Don't know if it's harming me.

[@leonieduplessis4467]

So how do you killed H Pylori

[@lcorvette]

What does Dr. Bernard think about smoking marijuana? Asking for a friend :)

[@beautiful20106]

I walk almost one hour a day with my small dog 20 minutes a day is nothing

[@keilana6]

When hips are stiff 20 minutes is a great accomplshment. Looking foward to increased time.

[@toni4729]

How many times are you going to run this program? Pretending you're actually here.

[@lispendens]

this might sound kinda weird but i love beans. I get 70-80% of my calories from different types of beans, and the rest of my calories from starch, fruit, and vegetables. My question is: is 160+ g of fibre per day unhealthy? I’m 119 lbs and 170 cm

[@keilana6]

I have fallen in love w/beans. Hardly had any other than pork & beans growing up.

[@lispendens]

@@keilana6 My favorite meal is pressure cook 1 cup dry weight black beans and 1 cup dry weight of great northern beans, once read add bbq sauce, nutritional yeast, and some chopped green onions. Stir, and eat with baby carrots. SO filling, so satisfying

[@jgrysiak6566]

As long as u don't have kidney disease & can handle the massive gas, go for it! Glad I don't work in an office anymore.

[@lispendens]

@@jgrysiak6566 You actually don’t get gas from beans once your body builds the gut microbiomes

[@jgrysiak6566]

@lispendens2518 , I still get gas from eating all plant based starches, been doing this almost 7 yrs!

[@keilana6]

How do lower income people afford organic food. I buy a little but certainly not the majority of my purchases. No on ever gives suggestions o how people can manage to buy healthy food. Not eligible for SNAP & not a generous budget for good food.

[@jgrysiak6566]

They just cut $220 mo in my pandemic SNAP. Buying less & less now! Grapes are now $3.99 lb & potatoes have now jacked up in price again.

[@lynnettemurphy8243]

Just do the best you can with what you've got. Try to buy as local and in season as possible.

[@veganlifestyleloveanimals1744]

We did not "evolve" we were created by God. We were put into a garden and were designed by God to eat a wholefood plant-based diet.

[@jean-chritophedesjarlais8435]

He created us through evolution and the forbidden fruit is a metaphor teaching us that moderate abstinence is a prerequisite for happiness.

[@Scor-ah]

@@jean-chritophedesjarlais8435 Why do we always need to bring religion into everything? LOL

[@jean-chritophedesjarlais8435]

@@Scor-ah "we can't get to the truth without the help of dogma" -Venerable Seneca

[@jgrysiak6566]

Until Eve ate the apple! Lol

[@veganlifestyleloveanimals1744]

@@jgrysiak6566 until after the flood......

[@toni4729]

Clearly you know nothing about the ketogenic diet. For one thing It's not a diet, it's a good healthy way of life. Two: Keto is meat, fish, and plenty of green vegetables. I think you'll find fibre in them. Not too sure, but if you are a vegan, you should know that, shouldn't you? Oh, yes keto people also consume some dairy where required and eggs of course. Nuts and a few fruits as well. The ones that contain the most "FIBRE" I know you Americans don't spell it quite that way, but I'm not from yank land.