It's June!

It's Tomato Day! Chock full of vitamins, you can't beat a tomato. Can't wait for the fresh ones in my garden. (This is last year's crop).

A review of 72 different studies showed consistently that the more tomatoes and tomato products people eat, the lower their risks of many different kinds of cancer. The secret may lie in lycopene, the chemical that makes tomatoes red, said Dr. Edward Giovannucci, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Among the studies he reviewed, 57 showed that the more tomatoes one ate, the lower the risk of cancer. “The evidence for benefit was strongest for cancers of the prostate, lung, and stomach,” he reported.

Processed tomatoes (e.g. canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, ketchup) contain even more lycopene because cooking breaks down cell walls, releasing and concentrating carotenoids. Eating tomatoes with a small amount of fat enables lycopene to be better absorbed. (A 2 Z of Health Beauty and Fitness)

June Celebrations and Recognitions

National Tomato Day (1st)

• Audiobook Month
• National Trails Day (first Saturday in June)
  
• National Flag Month (Fly the flag on June 14)
  
• National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
• Turkey Lover's Month
• National Dairy Month
• National Iced Tea Month
  
• National Candy Month
• National Hunger Awareness Month
  
• National Seafood Month
• National Soul Food Month
• ID-A International Day of Advertising