| Breast cancer is one of the most important health | | | | and Calcium consumption increased the incidence of |
| issues a woman may have to face in her lifetime. | | | | breast cancer from 37% to 75%. |
| Although the condition is more prevalent in the later | | | | Selenium: high Selenium levels slow down the |
| years of life, younger women cannot afford to | | | | development of breast cancer. |
| ignore it. | | | | Iodine: breast cancer is associated with an under |
| Breast cancer is one of the most important health | | | | active thyroid gland and lower than normal levels of |
| issues a woman may have to face in her lifetime. | | | | thyroid hormone in the blood (of which Iodine is a |
| Although the condition is more prevalent in the later | | | | part of). |
| years of life, younger women cannot afford to | | | | Other nutrients with anti-breast cancer properties are: |
| ignore it. | | | | vitamin A and Beta-carotene, vitamin B, B6, carnitine, |
| There are various naturopathic clinics throughout the | | | | vitamin C, Magnesium, garlic, green tea and evening |
| world that deal with patients with breast cancer. | | | | primrose. |
| They all employ a similar approach, which uses the | | | | There are also numerous botanicals, homeopathic |
| many modalities of naturopathic medicine: | | | | remedies and Chinese herbs that have also been |
| homeopathy, botanical medicine, Chinese herbs and | | | | shown to be effective in the battle against breast |
| acupuncture, clinical nutrition and lifestyle counseling. | | | | cancer. Further, there are many individualized |
| These therapies focus on a diet geared towards | | | | treatments (such as oxygen therapy, hydrotherapy, |
| detoxification; this is based on the belief that cancer | | | | acupuncture, etc.) that can produce results against |
| is the result of autointoxication, chemical exposure, | | | | breast cancer. An individualized program is always |
| stagnation and congestion. Also extensively used are | | | | recommended, because all the above-mentioned |
| high doses of supplements of pancreatic enzymes | | | | modalities can come together and effectively fight |
| and antioxidants (free-radical scavengers). Some of | | | | breast cancer. |
| the most effective nutrients used to treat breast | | | | It is important to note that, as with any other |
| cancer are as follows: | | | | life-threatening diseases, it is much easier to prevent |
| Vitamin D : The risk of fatal breast cancer in major | | | | breast cancer than it is to treat it. This is, essentially, |
| cities is inversely proportional to the intensity of local | | | | the area in which naturopathic medicine focuses all its |
| lightvitamin E: improves the hormones which protect | | | | energy and obtains excellent results. As a survivor, |
| against breast cancer.vitamin K: breast tumors | | | | you might want to investigate further how |
| respond very well to vitamin K treatment. | | | | naturopathic methods can help you in your natural |
| Calcium: studies have shown that reduced vitamin D | | | | recovery. |