12 Tips To Help You Prevent Breast Cancer
Today (November 7th, 2015) I am presenting handwriting analyses (Yes, besides offering people protection via insurance products, I am also a graphologist) at Women Rock in Duluth Minnesota.
Since the event is about Anti Breast Cancer (Breast Cancer Awareness) I wanted to have some tips about prevention. I came across this informative article by Dr. Manisha Ghei. I think you may find it very interesting and if you do, please CLICK HERE to read all the parts I had to leave out because I just did not have enough room in this post. Here it is, please pass this information on to someone you love!
We
really are what we eat, drink, breathe, think, and cannot eliminate! While food
most certainly is to be regarded as the best medicine, it can also be the
biggest poison. When there's diminished elimination of physical and emotional
toxins, they build up, which may lead to DNA damage and ultimately cancer.
Some
of the best strategies for breast cancer prevention are:
1. Food is always first!
Eat
antioxidant-rich foods like organic fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, and
healthy fats and oils like avocado and extra virgin olive oil. Eliminate sugar from
your diet in every shape or form.
2. Quit smoking.
… smokers
have a 24% higher risk and former smokers have a 13% higher risk of invasive
breast cancer than non-smokers.
3. Avoid alcohol.
Alcohol
changes the way estrogen is metabolized in our body, which can lead to estrogen
dominance.
4. Consume a diet low in animal-based foods.
Animal-based
products are extremely inflammatory and
expose the body to a high dose of arachidonic acid, an inflammatory mediator.
Fill half your plate with veggies!
5. Exercise regularly and develop a yoga practice.
Yoga
balances and regulates the endocrine system, and thus our hormones.
6. Do regular breast self-exams and breast massage.
Get
clinical breast exams at your yearly physicals, and mammograms if appropriate.
7. Maintain the right body composition and fat percentage of
your body.
Obesity
and visceral adipose tissue (VAT, i.e., the fat accumulated around your abdominal
organs) are extremely inflammatory!
8. Reduce other inflammation-causing issues in your body.
It's
important to get tested for food sensitivities and eliminate from your diet all
foods to which you may have allergies or sensitivities.
9. Avoid toxins.
These
can take the form of:
- Inflammatory foods that are
filled with trans fats, artificial coloring and preservatives.
- Household cleaning chemicals,
pesticides and insecticides.
- BPA-containing plastics, which
can be used for storing food and water.
- Personal care products and
perfumes: these may contain hormone-disrupting chemicals like pthalates and
parabens.
10. Consume a good-quality protein at each meal.
Your
body needs essential amino acids at every step to function optimally.
11. Balance mind, body and emotions with meditation, breath
control and emotional freedom exercises.
Here
are a few tips:
- Meditate daily.
- Learn and practice yogic
breathing exercises.
- Practice forgiveness every day!
- Journal before going to bed to
detoxify the mind.
12. Sleep is your best friend!
If
you suffer from chronic sleep issues, work with your physician to find the
underlying cause and correct it. Using drugs isn't the answer!
