
09/22/2025
🟤🟤🟤PECANS & CANCER
Chemotherapy causes a severe blow to the immune system, in addition to a general depletion of body nutrients. Harsh diseases, such as cancer, often drain the body of white blood cells and immune proteins.
Pecan nuts, as a storehouse for numerous essential nutrients, could serve as a helpful supplement for restoring essential vitamins and minerals, thus making the body better able to defend itself. Pecans nuts are rich in vitamin A, vitamin E, folic acid, manganese, selenium, calcium magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B complex, zinc, and more. Almost all of these antioxidants are known to specifically strengthen the immune system through enhancing white blood cell activity and giving an overall boost to the immune system. Furthermore, pecan antioxidants actively destroy free radicals found in the body, thus reducing the risk of cancer development.
A study conducted at Northwestern University of Chicago by Menendez and others describes the unique activity of a substance called Oleic acid, a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid. Oleic acid is commonly found in animal fats and vegetable oils, with large concentrations found in olives, avocados, and various nuts including pecans. It has been associated with various health benefits, such as reducing the risk of heart disease.
Researchers discovered that with regards to breast cancer, oleic acid inhibits cancerous cell activity, causing these cells to become virtually dormant. This is true for a specific breast cancer gene, called Her-2/neu, which is responsible for thirty percent of breast cancer cases. Patients who were treated with oleic acid in addition to standard cancer treatment protocol showed fifty percent less cancer cell activity in comparison to similar patients who did not receive oleic acid supplements.
Pecans are comprised of 65-70% oils, of this around 73% is oleic acid. In fact, a single serving (one ounce) of pecans has 25% more oleic acid than a tablespoon of olive oil. In order to optimize the body’s absorption of this substance, it is recommended to intersperse eating pecan nuts throughout the day, rather than a single dose.
🟤🟤HEALING PECAN DRESSING
A real fav of mine....because nutrients are available due to fresh veggies & raw pecans . The dressing is the star⭐️ so your salad is best kept to field of greens with radicchio......or romain and watercress...add hearts of palm .....and dress. Leave the garden salad approach for later and no avocado or fruits...digestion is the focus here💫I hope you like it.....
The dressing will keep 72 hours. Left over green juice is fine or water will do
Just enough to create the consistency...if you thin it out too much ..add a chunk of cucumber.
In Health Now & Always .
Chef Nelda MS Holistic Nutrition