I always advocate self-care as the first step in preventing and treating health challenges. When it comes to breast health, the importance of self-care is a message I can’t share often enough. It is great to see pink ribbons everywhere in October during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! If I had my wish, every pink ribbon would carry an additional important message for women. We should haven't aware women only in the month of October, we should have aware them in every month or even every day because this universe is run by only woman if they will not treat as they need to be treated then every other thing is useless because health is everything.
That message would read, “You can improve your breast health and reduce the risk of breast cancer right now with a few simple lifestyle changes.” We may not be able to control where we live or our genetic risk factors- it’s true. However, a growing body of research is showing us that women really can make a difference in their breast health through diet, exercise, and weight management. These simple steps can help optimize your body’s hormonal balance and reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, and provide additional health, anti-aging, and disease-prevention benefits. We need to emphasize that everyone should be focusing on what we can control, not what we can’t. We can evaluate our hormone levels with a saliva test. The best way for premenopausal and postmenopausal women to know if their bodies have an imbalance of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone is to do a saliva test. Saliva testing is the most accurate and easy way to this. – We can use bio-identical hormones if we need hormone supplementation. Bio Identical means that the molecular structure of the hormones identically match the hormones made by our body as opposed to Pregnant Mare’s Urine which is natural to horses not humans. We can change our habits: reduce alcohol consumption and quit smoking.
We can manage our weight and exercise daily. Studies also show that maintaining a healthy, average weight is just as important in favorably influencing the estrogen/progesterone ratio. Regular exercise is equally important. On the other hand, obesity, alcohol intake, smoking, oral contraceptives, hormones from meat and meat products can swing this ratio in the wrong direction. We need to add some workout routine in our daily life because by maintaining your weight you will definitely get rid of many diseases automatically.
– We can eat a balanced diet choosing to eat organic to avoid pesticides, herbicides, and estrogens in meat and dairy products. Include one to three servings of calciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage in your diet each day. Change your routine and add some healthy things to your routine by using green vegetables and fruits in your diet.
We Can supplement wisely with EFA’s, essential fatty acids and use a fruit and vegetable concentrate if you do not eat 5 – 8 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. – We can do BSE’s- breast self exams becoming more familiar with our own body – We can become better informed – read Dr. John Lee’s “What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer”
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