Black Raspberries versus Oral Cancer

DESCRIPTION: Black raspberries may cause complete clinical regression of precancerous oral lesions (oral intraepithelial neoplasia).

Image Credit: Bernie via Wikimedia; and Marisa | Food in Jars, Rob Ireton, and Chiot’s Run via Flickr.

[NeverBoredHawaii]

Berries: Another miraculous gift from Earth :)

[miiitymous]

My Grandfather grew this in his garden in Southern Idaho. Soooo good! My favorite berry!

[PeculiarPotato]

I love Berries are like little, beautifully, colored Ninja's!!!!

[cmccabe]

Fascinating research and much more to do. Picked some here in NJ today - even though it's past the end of the season, there were a few bushes that had some stragglers and i picked those up.

[sicilianprince]

Excellent Video! These berries are so easy to grow!

I just picked several pounds of Black Jewel Raspberries and BlackBerries today! I uploaded a video to show you how I grow them.

Thanks for posting this!

[bunnysnow]

I've been seeking out both fresh and frozen blackberries. I receive frozen from Vital Choice, which cost for 3 one pound bags $29. No sugar is added, but I swear that these are the sweetest black berries I've ever tested. Also available are blueberries, red raspberries and strawberries, all frozen. The shipping is free on orders of $99 or more.

Of course, local berries are often the best option, but that's not my option on a year around basis.

[veek.]

Thank you. Lovely professional video very easy to follow. I have some black raspberry plants and was looking in info about them- was trying to decide if want to sell them or grow them. This is promising information here! Am glad our understanding of natures pharmacy is increasing.

[chiyerano]

I would really like to know the answer to that. I mainly bother with organic foods to avoid a lot of the unnecessary chemicals in commonly used pesticides and such.

[emilynewman]

Very cool, seems like more and more berries are being shown to have strong anti-cancer properties.

[Probabalisticplane]

Just picked about a pound of Wild black berries, love the little things!

[YEAH]

I saw a study on TV that said the average supermarket fruits (freshly) FROZEN contain 55% the vitamin content compared to picked straight from the ground, whereas left to sit in the supermarket and storage areas a day or two or more (probably), the average FRESH fruits contained only 30% the original nutrient content of freshly picked fruits. This suggests it's better to eat frozen than fresh, if you're buying it from a supermarket.

Then again, I've also seen a TED talk where a woman is debunking the Paleo diet. I think she said our ancestors ate fruits and vegetables with something like only 30% of the nutrient content of the fruits and vegetables we eat today... So perhaps we'd be more suited to the content of vitamins in frozen vegetables and fruits. I can't remember the exact figures for the TED talk, but anyone interested could YouTube search it of course.

[chiyerano]

Well, that's a relief, especially about freeze-dried foods because I consume a fair amount of those.

[bunnysnow]

I agree. But that's not what this web site is about. This is about studies, and what we can do right now to choose healthier food sources.

[pixiemehra]

Hi I am a huge fan.Could you let me know which cream/ ointment was used to add the black raspberry powder and by which method it was added / mixed with the cream/ ointment. Thanks.

[higherpower]

I want to know if concentrates would also work. So far, all the research shows you need the pulp also

[AstralSorm]

Oh, so here's the answer to my question about cranberries from the previous issue. Freeze-drying does work very well.

[natureasintended]

Nice comments beautiful! I'm totally against GM foods and pesticides myself and avoid them where I can afford.
I quite like this comment from the FAQ at foodnsport, "To worry about pesticides while eating cooked food is like stepping in front of a moving train to avoid the sting of a bee".
And, "It may be better to eat non-organic raw vegetables than to eat cooked or steamed organic vegetables, but it is a difficult choice."

[lilyroza]

I eat a lot of strawberries, because I know a strawberry farmer. I didn't even like strawberries until I tasted his strawberries. The ones in the stores mostly look good but taste terrible.

[BlissBlessHappiness]

Well I did in fact answer your question, if you read between the lines :-). Observe the findings of independently funded studies, and you will find much evidence to support the dangers associated with GMO and pesticides. Polyphenols; flavonoids, flavnoes, isoflavones, etc. are associated with the healing mechanism of berries, wherefore any form of berry may be useful, provided the polyphenol content is sufficient, however you may foster other problems in the process of the "treatment".

[lilyroza]

People have a right to non-GMO and pesticide-free food. Corporations do not have a right to irreparably alter our food.