Smart Ways To Prvent Breast CancerSun January 24, 2010, 10:42 am
- Eat vegetables containing indole-3-carbinol: broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower
- Avoid excessive amounts of starches in your diet
- Exercise! 3-4 hours/week of moderate to intense exercise is ideal
- Weight management: Obesity is associated with 60-100% increase in breast cancer risk
- Vegetable and fruit intake: there is a 30-70% risk reduction of breast cancer at 5 servings daily
- Include good fats in your diet: extra virgin olive oil, omega 3 fatty acids
- What to avoid: refined carbohydrates, refined sugars, canned meal drinks, partially hydrogenated oils and processed meats
- Do yoga! Or some form of breathing and flexibility exercise daily
- Have a healthy outlet for unwanted emotions. Learn healthy ways to communicate feelings and needs and to manage stress.
- Do hydrotherapy in the shower to entire chest: 3 minutes hot and 30 seconds cold, repeat, end on cold
- Include fiber in your diet! Excellent sources include vegetables, freshly ground flax, sesame and pumpkin seeds. Fiber is important because it binds excess estrogen and allows it be released through the colon.
- Avoid eating or drinking anything from plastic containers especially if contents were heated. Plastics mimic estrogens in the body and promote abnormal cell growth. Use glass, stainless steel or ceramic!
- Do monthly self-breast exams and think of it as a lymphatic massage. Breast tissue is made of lymphatic tissue (part of the immune system), fat, gland lobules and lactiferous ducts. Lymphatic tissue needs movement to flow smoothly and detoxifies by moving. Use castor oil to massage and move lymphatic tissue every month. It is the primary way for toxins to get circulated and excreted, which promotes healthy breast tissue!
- Only use antibiotics if absolutely necessary
- Minimize caffeine, sweets and alcohol (absolutely avoid artifical sweeteners!)
- Have occasional treats of fruit, red wine and dark chocolate
- Eliminate smoking
- Spend at least 20 minutes outside every day
- Laugh every day!!!
