Vitamins for healing a damaged Esophagus

1. Vitamin's
to take for Esophageal
Cancer
Vitamins for Healing a
Damaged Esophagus
By Beth & Fred Stephens,
*This is for informational & personal purposes only.

2. Vitamins for Healing a Damaged Esophagus
• *Esophagus – the tube that leads from mouth to your stomach.
• May be able to reverse that damage by ensuring enough of certain
vitamins.
• To help eating foods that are rich in these vitamins or choose
vitamin supplements, may damaged esophagus heal.
• This can prevent the cells in esophageal lining from changing in
ways that lead to cancer.

3. Vitamins for Healing a Damaged Esophagus
• Vitamin C* can help prevent a condition called Barrett’s Esophagus
from progressing to esophageal cancer.
• Barrett’s Esophagus: the cells that line the esophagus become
damaged from repeated exposure to stomach acids caused by
heartburn, and in the process, they become prone to cancer.
• Barrett’s Esophagus: people who get enough vitamin C from their
diets are less likely to develop esophageal cancer than those with
vitamin C deficiencies, the National Institutes of Health says.

4. Vitamins for Healing a Damaged Esophagus
• Vitamin E:
• The antioxidant properties in vitamin E help prevent esophageal
cancer.

5. Lycopene: Lowering risk of cancer

6. Lycopene use benefits

11. Zeaxanthin reduces cancer
• Zeaxanthin: has potent antioxidant effects that help combat free
radicals.
• Free radical oxidation is associated with many cancer forms
including breast, ovarian, prostate and lung cancer among others.
• Incorporating zeaxanthin foods to in diet is linked to lessened risk
for most cancers, specifically ovarian cancer.

12. Molybdenum: Lung Health Support

13. Uses of Molybdenum Glycinate:
The benefits of molybdenum glycinate in health supplements primarily involves its effect
on sulfur compounds. Additional uses include support for red blood cells, regulation of
copper levels and detoxification.

14. Sources:
• National Institutes of Health: Plasma and Esophageal Mucosal
Levels of Vitamin C: Role in the Pathogenesis and Neoplastic
Progression of Barrett's Esophagus
• Cancer Consultants.com: Antioxidants May Decrease Risk of
Developing Cancer of the Esophagus
• The Cleveland Plain Dealer: University Hospitals Studies Vitamin D
as Way to Avert Esophageal Cancer
• United States Department of Agriculture: DRI Tables