Guide to Preventing Breast Cancer: General Health

Ziggy · **Site Rank:** Healthy BBF

Guide to Preventing Breast Cancer
Protect yourself against breast cancer:
Get a routine mammogram, regulate your estrogen (many types of breast cancer are fueled by estrogen), and boost your immune system (strengthening your immune system is one of the best defenses against cancer and other diseases)
Here's how to regulate estrogen and boost your immunity:
1. Foods

Green tea
3 cups of green tea a day can prevent breast cancer by as much as 50% because of its high EGCG antioxidant content. Squeeze a little lemon into your cup and increase the antioxidant power 10 times.
Garlic
A good immunity booster that also has anti-inflammatory properties.
Olive oil
This monounsaturated fat can help suppress tumor activity.
Tumeric
This spice known for its beautiful orange color also helps decrease estrogen. As little as 1 teaspoon a day has been shown to reduce tumor growth. Get your daily dose by mixing it into salad dressings, rice or vegetable dishes.
Cruciferous vegetables
Leafy greens like kale, bok choy and Swiss chard bind estrogen in your GI tract and reduce tumor stimulation. They also detoxify the liver, so you don't have toxins flowing through your body that can irritate cells and turn them into early cancers.
Seaweed
High in iodine, this is another estrogen reducer.

2. Vitamin D

A daily supplement of vitamin D (1200 IUs) can prevent tumor metastasis, reduce cancer cells and help with estrogen inhibitors. Be sure to get dietary sources of calcium, too, such as sardines, salmon and some dairy like milk and cheese. And don't forget to soak up 15-20 minutes of sunshine everyday. All of these combined can decrease your breast cancer risk by 50%.

3. Aspirin or Ibuprofen

Recent studies show that the inflammatory process plays a role in causing malignancies in several different organs, including the breast. By taking 2 aspirin or ibuprofen a week, you'll reduce your chance of breast cancer between 21% and 28%. The anti-inflammatory properties in these drugs are also excellent for heart health.

tammy · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

I heard women don't need to start getting mammograms until after they reach 40 years old. Is that true?

Ziggy · **Site Rank:** Healthy BBF

tammy wrote:

I heard women don't need to start getting mammograms until after they reach 40 years old. Is that true?

I am not sure about that. I have heard of women younger than 40 getting breast cancer. I think every woman should talk with her doctor about it, because the doctor will ask her all the right questions about her medical history and that of her family, and be able to tell her what's best for her.

tammy · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

Yeah, that's probably best!

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