| Balancing a healthy lifestyle with healthy choices is | | | | detoxification of your liver and can rid your body of |
| key in all cancer prevention. According to the | | | | carcinogens. |
| American Cancer Society, a woman in the United | | | | Get some sun! Vitamin D is a hormone that your |
| States is diagnosed with breast cancer every three | | | | body naturally produces when your skin is exposed |
| minutes. There are many things you can do to | | | | to sunlight. Vitamin D is essential to your body but as |
| prevent yourself from becoming a statistic. | | | | many as 36% of us are deficient in Vitamin D. |
| Lifestyle factors such as regular exercise, increasing | | | | According to Science Daily, Vitamin D protects us |
| vitamin D intake, and eating a low-fat diet can help | | | | from breast cancer by stimulating a protein that |
| reduce your risk of getting breast cancer. All the | | | | prevents breast cancer cells from growing. |
| prevention methods listed here can all help you live a | | | | Fair-skinned individuals need just 15 minutes of sun a |
| well-balanced life - one full of energy and vitality: | | | | day while 20 to 30 minutes is needed for darker |
| Alkalize your blood. A healthy pH balance - the ratio | | | | skinned people. In the winter months make sure to |
| of alkalinity to acidity in the body - is crucial to being | | | | get your Vitamin D from fish oil, mushrooms and |
| cancer-free. Cancer thrives in acidic environments but | | | | Vitamin D supplements. |
| is unable to survive in alkaline ones. Edgar Cayce, | | | | Get regular exercise: The Arnold School of Public |
| typically referred to as the "father of holistic | | | | Health at the University of South Carolina has done |
| medicine," consistently emphasized the importance of | | | | multiple studies showing that moderate exercise can |
| maintaining a proper acid/alkaline balance in the body. | | | | reduce the risk of breast cancer. Exercising promotes |
| Cayce said that "a normal diet is about twenty | | | | the circulation of oxygen in the blood and floods cells |
| percent acid to eighty percent alkaline-producing." | | | | with enough oxygen to get rid of cancer. Cancer |
| Make sure your diet is rich in alkalizing foods such as | | | | cannot survive in an oxygen-rich environment. Try to |
| green vegetables, beans, spices, herbs, seeds and | | | | exercise for at least 30 minutes 5-6 times a week. |
| nuts. Limit your consumption of alcohol, coffee, meat, | | | | Drink green tea. According to a study published in |
| fish, poultry and eggs. You can measure your pH | | | | The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry the |
| levels with litmus strips to be sure your body is more | | | | EGCG in green tea aids in preventing breast cancer. |
| alkaline than acidic. | | | | The polyphenols-powerful antioxidants found in green |
| Go braless! Or at least limit how many hours a day | | | | tea- can prevent cancer cells from growing. Drink 1-3 |
| you wear a bra. Bras restrict the flow of lymph | | | | cups of caffeine-free green tea per day. |
| within breast tissue which hinders the breast's natural | | | | Eat a low-fat diet. A diet high in fat significantly |
| cleansing process. Multiple studies done on bras have | | | | increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. |
| shown some astounding results. Women in Figi who | | | | A study published in the Journal of the National |
| don't wear bras have almost no incidence of breast | | | | Cancer Institute concluded that women with high-fat |
| cancer. In a Harvard study researchers found that | | | | diets had a 32 percent higher risk of getting breast |
| women who wore their bras 24 hours per day had a | | | | cancer than those who followed a low-fat diet. |
| 3 out of 4 chance of developing breast cancer | | | | Try Black Cohosh. This is an herb used typically to |
| compared to women who wore their bras less than | | | | treat the side effects associated with menopause. A |
| 12 hours per day and had a 1 out of 152 risk. | | | | recent study showed that extracts from Black |
| Eat your veggies. Cruciferous vegetables such as | | | | Cohosh may stop breast cancer cells from forming. |
| cabbage and broccoli may protect against breast | | | | The true cause of cancer can depend on a number |
| cancer because they lower levels of estrogen which | | | | of factors. Diet, environmental factors, and genetics |
| is a hormone that plays a role in tumor growth. | | | | all play a role. By making healthy lifestyle choices you |
| Additionally isothiocyanates- the anti-cancer | | | | can dramatically tip the odds in your favor and enjoy |
| compounds found in broccoli- can help in the | | | | a vibrant, healthy, cancer-free life. |