| There is so much awful news and information | | | | organically grown food, filtering our water, |
| out there about breast cancer. These days it | | | | building powerful immunity, living wisely and |
| seems that every magazine, newspaper, radio | | | | vigorously, being in touch with our breasts, |
| show, and piece of mail has a headline | | | | using natural remedies for menopausal |
| declaring that every woman's risk of | | | | problems.Try out the following tips:- Aerobic |
| developing breast cancer is increasing. | | | | exercise 3-4 times a week |
| There is a numbing feeling of inevitability | | | | |
| in all this information we hear and read that | | | | - Maintaining a positive mental attitude |
| more and more women tend to think about | | | | |
| breast cancer as a 'when' rather than an | | | | - Breathwork and deepening body-awareness |
| if.There is so much frightening information | | | | |
| about the disease out there. The stats | | | | - Expressing your feelings to keep your |
| available are horrible and this bring one | | | | energy flowing |
| major question to mind; 'what can be done to | | | | |
| prevent breast cancer?' The bulk of medical | | | | - Eating healthy foods and taking the |
| advancement in the area of breast and indeed | | | | "right" supplements |
| most cancers, involves what should be done | | | | |
| after, and not essentially before, getting | | | | - Avoiding toxicityTry as much as you can to |
| the disease. There is more to preventing | | | | avoid the following and you will be as far |
| breast cancer than the ritual yearly | | | | from breast cancer as you humanly can:Any |
| mammogram. Of course this may help detect | | | | medication containing acetaminophenProducts |
| the breast cancer at its early stage, but | | | | such as Tylenol, Sudafid, Bromo seltzer, |
| that is about the best it can do. It won't | | | | vicodin, and many others which drive down |
| prevent you from getting the disease. To | | | | the glutathione levels in the body. |
| prevent breast cancer, we need to be more | | | | Glutathione is an essential antioxidant and |
| proactive, we need to take individual and | | | | detoxifier.Aspartame (not to be confused with |
| collective action.The first step towards | | | | aspertate) has been proven to cause cancer in |
| proactively preventing breast cancer is to | | | | rats. It is a common ingredient in many |
| understand the causes and risk factors of | | | | no-sugar products such as yogurt, ice cream, |
| breast cancer and what decreases breast | | | | desserts and carbonated beverages. Splenda is |
| cancer risk. However, there are few | | | | also harmful.Toxins. Use toxin-free, organic |
| conclusive answers to these queries, partly | | | | products. Wash all fruits and vegetables |
| because most research focuses on eliminating | | | | thoroughly with soapy water to remove |
| breast cancer after - not before - it occurs. | | | | chemical residues. Better yet, buy only |
| Medical research has validated so few risk | | | | organic products and non-GMO (non-genetically |
| factors for breast cancer that almost 70 | | | | modified) foods. Read labels (veggies and |
| percent of the women diagnosed with breast | | | | fruit will have an 9 to indicate organic and |
| cancer are not associated with any clear cut | | | | an 8 for non-GMO).Active computer screens |
| risk factor.To make matters worse, our sex, | | | | should be at least 18 inches away from your |
| age, reproductive history, family history, | | | | body. You need to be at least 36 inches from |
| exposure to radiation (such as fallout from | | | | your active television screens.It is obvious |
| above-ground atomic bomb tests), race, | | | | that several factors that are known to |
| culture, and height are factors beyond our | | | | predispose someone to breast cancer are not |
| control. When we're told that these factors | | | | completely within our control. It makes more |
| play crucial roles in the cause of breast | | | | sense therefore, to be very keen about your |
| cancer, we can be left with feelings of | | | | breast. This serves a dual function. Even |
| hopelessness and panic. For instance, being | | | | when it does not completely protect you from |
| a black woman or being from a family with | | | | cancer, it allows for early detection of the |
| history of breast cancer, puts you in the | | | | cancer when it does occur. No one knows your |
| forefront of those at risk of breast cancer. | | | | body as well as you do. That's why it's |
| These are things we don't decide for | | | | essential to examine your breasts at the same |
| ourselves.When we include risk factors that | | | | time every month - so you can detect any |
| are considered "not well substantiated", but | | | | changes that might occur. When you do the |
| which are clearly contributing to breast | | | | self-examination, you are reassuring yourself |
| cancer incidence, including ingestion of and | | | | that your body is still in great |
| exposure to prescription hormones, | | | | conditionBreast Self Exams still remain the |
| hormone-mimicking organochlorines, | | | | number one method for detecting changes in |
| prescription drugs, petrochemicals, and | | | | breast health. Although, finding any |
| electromagnetic fields, as well as unwise | | | | symptoms does not really mean you have cancer |
| lifestyle choices such as smoking tobacco, | | | | but when you have it, early detection means |
| drinking alcohol immoderately, wearing tight | | | | your survival probability is very high. Very |
| bras, or not exercising, then we can find | | | | high! It also means you have a broad range of |
| that there are indeed many ways we can reduce | | | | alternative and complementary treatment |
| our chances of getting breast cancer and in | | | | options.When we talk about breast cancer, the |
| essence preventing it.Individually, we can | | | | second worst killer after lung cancer, |
| prevent breast cancer by buying and eating | | | | knowledge is not just power, it is your life! |