I always encourage self-care as a first step in preventing and treating health challenges. When it comes to breastfeeding, the importance of self-care is a message I can always share enough. It's exciting to see pink ribbons everywhere in October during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! If I had my wish, every pink ribbon would carry an extra important message for women.
The message would read, "You can improve your breast health and reduce your risk of breast cancer right now with a few simple lifestyle changes."
We may not be able to control our genetic predisposition - it is true? However, a growing body of research shows that women can really make a difference in their breast health through diet, exercise, and weight control.
These simple steps can help improve your body's hormonal balance and reduce the risk of breast cancer, and provide extra health, anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory benefits.
We must emphasize that everyone must focus on what we can control and not on what we cannot do.
- We can test our hormone levels by saliva test. The best way for pre- and postmenopausal women to know that their bodies have an imbalance of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone is to test saliva. Saliva testing is the most accurate and simple way of doing this.
- We can use the same bio hormones if we need hormone supplementation. Bio Identical states that the formation of hormone cells is similar to the hormones produced by our bodies, in contrast to Pregnant Mare's natural urine in horses and not humans.
- We can change our habits: reduce alcohol consumption and quit smoking.
- We can control our weight and exercise daily. Studies also show that maintaining a healthy, moderate weight is equally important in influencing estrogen / progesterone levels. Regular exercise is very important. On the other hand, obesity, high insulin levels, alcohol consumption, smoking, oral contraceptives, hormones and meat products, pesticides, and pesticides can change the rate to the wrong side.
- We can eat a balanced diet by choosing to eat organic to avoid pesticides, pesticides, and estrogens in meat and dairy products. Add one to three calciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and cabbage in your diet each day.
- We can wisely supplement with EFA, essential fatty acids and use fruit and vegetable concentrate if you do not eat 5 - 8 fruits and vegetables daily.
- We can do BSE's- breast self tests to get acquainted with our bodies
- We can have better knowledge - read Dr. Shahid "What Your Doctor Can Not Tell You About Breast Cancer" is just as beginning.
Peaches, apples, and pears
Fruits — specifically peaches, apples, and pears — have been shown to safeguard against breast cancer. In a study in 75,929 women, those who consumed at least 2 servings of peaches per week had up to a 41% reduced risk of developing ER– breast cancer.
Certain fruits seemed to confer the biggest protection against breast cancer — apples, bananas and grapes were associated with the greatest reduction in risk, while kale and oranges in adulthood also contributed to reduced breast cancer risk.
Fervid says that apples, bananas and grapes contain fiber, which could help to lower cancer risk; they are also high in flavonoids, which act as antioxidants to combat damage to cells that can trigger abnormal growth. Kale and oranges are high in vitamin C, another antioxidant.
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