Anti-Angiogenesis, Inflammation, Cancer, and Mast Cells

I’ve been researching the food and cancer connection and also the cancer and mast cell connection.  This is interesting stuff to say the least.  So back in March, I took a 23andme test and found out that I’m at high risk for several types of cancer.  I also have mast cell activation syndrome.  Mast cell issues are nasty in and of themselves and mast cell leukemia is a rare possibility for some.  Of course my results set me on the path of trying to find out how to control or prevent both of these devils and it appears that our diets are finding their way to the top of the list. 

I follow Yasmina Ykelenstam, Low Histamine Chef, and Robyn Openshaw, GreenSmoothieGirl, and they both speak a lot about high-nutrient diets and disease reduction.  Yasmina’s discussions indicate that some of her favorite foods may not be on the low histamine list however the nutrient content is beneficial enough to make them a staple food basically because they are antihistamine and anti-inflammatory.  Robyn has been doing in-depth research to connect healthy eating with lower cancer incidences.  Taking some time to read their discoveries is definitely worthwhile.  So, I caught this episode of Ted Talks about Anti-Angiogenesis, Using Food to Starve Cancer and Fight Obesity.  The speaker Dr. William Li discusses the concept of angiogenesis and how certain foods contribute to this.  If you have a few minutes, watch this interesting video http://laughingsquid.com/exploring-anti-angiogenesis-using-food-to-starve-cancer-and-fight-obesity/ and give some thought to how this concept may assist with other inflammatory disease.  Below,  is a list of dietary sources of naturally occurring antiangiogenic substance provided by www.angio.org.  You’ll note that some of the foods appear on a high histamine or histamine inducing list but think about the possibility of being able to get the body stable and then add some of these anti-inflammatory foods back into the diet to fight inflammation which is associated with mast cell related diseases and cancer.  How awesome could this be!  Just some food for thought!