There are a wide variety of foods to eat to help reduce the risk of getting breast cancer. Equally important is engaging in a regular exercise regimen, maintaining a healthy body weight, and building a stronger immune system. It is important for our bodies to be in a balanced alkaline-acidic environment. Natural food health experts recommend 80% alkaline and only 20% acidic. When your body is more alkaline, it's in a healthier state. Why? Because, breast cancer or any form of cancer... and other diseases can thrive in an acidic body. It gets a bit complicated when you talk about foods that are alkaline or acidic, because there are foods that are alkaline, but when consumed they become acidic. Good foods that turn into "bad" foods when eaten should be included in your 20% acidic portion of your diet. Foods to help maintain an alkaline body: Almonds It's high in fiber, protein, calcium, potassium, zinc, magnesium, vitamin E and antioxidants. It helps prevent osteoporosis and … [Read more...]
6 Common Ingredients in Food that Can Cause Breast Cancer
Are the foods we eat causing more breast cancer development in women? Why do some women get breast cancer and some don't? There are some truths to it if you have a family history that you're more susceptible, but we know that is not always the case. Back in the 1960s, 1 in 20 women was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fast forward to today and 1 in 8 will develop breast cancer and that's alarming statistic. A lot has to do with how foods are grown and processed today. Foods are injected with growth hormones so they'll produce quicker to feed the rise of a fast growing population. What are these foods we should be avoiding? They are not necessarily foods, but ingredients found in many foods we eat daily. To know what you're eating, you have to get in the habit of reading labels and educating yourself through various health news outlets. You can't rely on mainstream media or the FDA to provide you with information you should be seeking for yourself. Think about why 1 in 8 women … [Read more...]
7 Breast Cancer Questions Kids May Ask
Being diagnosed with breast cancer is devastating and to have to find answers to your child's questions can be heartbreaking. First of all, should you tell your child you have breast cancer? This is a tough question and there's no right or wrong answer, but keep in mind what type of treatment you'll be taking and the effects it will have on your physical appearance. Tailor the answers to the age of the child. For a younger child, it isn't necessary to go into details. Even for an older child, depending on their maturity level, deep details aren't necessary. It really doesn't matter how old the child is because even as grown adult children will find it hard to digest. You know your child the most and protecting them is what moms do best. Sometimes the less information the better until you yourself know more. If you decide to tell your child you're very sick without mentioning the words breast cancer and they see what you're going through, remember they may think if they get … [Read more...]
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