How to Slash Your Risk of Breast Cancer
May 19th, 2009
Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. Four women die from breast cancer every hour. But despite these scary statistics, there is good news. Research shows that lifestyle plays the biggest role in your risk for cancer. Genes account for only 5 percent of cases.
The food you eat, the pollutants you’re exposed to, and your level of physical activity impact the production and function of your body’s hormones, inflammatory substances, and immune factors that have the power to promote – or prevent – cancer.
Here are two things you can do to help guard against breast cancer:
* Increase Antioxidants. Every day, every cell in your body is attacked 10,000 times by free radicals. These rogue molecules damage DNA and can set the cancer process in motion. That’s why it’s important to enjoy foods that are naturally rich in antioxidants, including organic berries, spices, herbs, cocoa, and nu ts.
* Avoid Toxins. Rachel Carson pioneered an awareness of how environmental toxins promote breast cancer in her award-winning book Silent Spring. We now know that the body’s hormonal harmony can be affected by such things as PCBs in farmed fish and conventional meats; bisphenol-a (BPA) and other hormone-like substances in plastic bottles, can liners, and food wraps; pesticides on conventionally grown produce; and even food additives and artificial sweeteners.
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