Early detection is good. Primary prevention is better!
There are many things that you can do to help decrease your chance of getting cancer. Of course quitting smoking, eating better and exercising more are the obvious means.
In recent years, the research has begun to catch up with the truth: as many as two-thirds of all cancer deaths could be prevented through diet and lifestyle changes. In simple numbers, that is 400,000 deaths each year in America and as many as 4 million deaths worldwide.
Yes, we know what you’re thinking, “Please, let it be anything but eating healthy and exercising! If only Big Macs and french fries were ‘health foods’! ” Unfortunately, they are not. In fact, those high fat foods contribute to an increased risk of getting many types of cancers along with an array of other serious health consequences.
There have been smokers who defiantly have said when asked why they don’t quit smoking, “ Ah, heck, you’ve got to die from something.” These people all change their tunes when it is too late and they are now dying from lung cancer.
There is no more horrifying and painfully slow death than a death from cancer. Please consider the following facts and then read on for some simple, easy to do lifestyle and diet strategies that could save your life!
Learn simple changes you can make to your daily routine that will help you prevent cancer.
Steps you can take to give yourself the best chance of never getting cancer:
- Don’t Smoke.
- Learn what whole grains are and eat 3-5 servings per day.
- Eat at least five servings of lightly cooked vegetables and raw fruits per day.
- Use flax oil on vegetables and salads and olive oil moderately for cooking. Dramatically reduce your intake of saturated fats.
- Eliminate partially hydrogenated oils from your diet. Read the label of foods such as bread and crackers. Healthy breads and crackers with no hydrogenated oils can be found in health food stores and healthy supermarkets.
- Drink plenty of filtered or bottled water.
- Get 30-60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise at least four to five time per week.
- Sing out loud every day!
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>> PREVENTION News
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More than 60 percent of all cancer deaths could be prevented if Americans stopped smoking, exercised more, ate healthier food and underwent recommended cancer screenings, the American Cancer Society reported on Thursday. Full article...
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>> PREVENTION Tips
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The Department of Health and Human Services released its Eleventh Edition of the Report on Carcinogens today, adding seventeen substances to the growing list of cancer-causing agents, bringing the total to 246. For the first time ever, viruses are listed in the report: hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and some human papillomaviruses that cause common sexually transmitted diseases. Other new listings include lead and lead compounds, X-rays, compounds found in grilled meats, and a host of substances used in textile dyes, paints and inks.
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