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5. Use the powerful tool of balanced nutrition to lower your risk of breast cancer. Just being overweight increases your risk of breast cancer as does alcohol consumption. Choose meat and dairy products with no added hormones. Use soy only in moderation from natural food sources. Increase your consumption of cruciferous vegetables and fiber. I can’t overemphasize how important nutrition is to reducing your risk of cancer. A poor diet leads to increased cellular damage, hormonal imbalance, and depresses your immune system, i.e. the recipe for cancer. 6. Evaluate your environment for substances that threaten the balance of your body and reduce your exposure to them. Think before you invite chemicals into your body. Chemicals often increase cellular damage, lead to hormone imbalance and depress the immune system - again a great recipe for cancer. I especially like to motivate women to reduce their exposure to the endless list of chemicals we apply to our bodies daily – choose safer cosmetics. Go to www.safecosmetics.org. Also strive to reduce your exposure to pesticides by going organic with the “dirty dozen” fruits and vegetables (go to www.ewg.org to print a list). 7. Exercise your body and exercise your mind to help reduce your risk of breast cancer. I like to call exercise “flowing.” When you exercise, blood is pumped into tissues delivering nutrients and taking toxins away, the lymph tissue is pumped by the muscles to expel the toxins it has collected, and energy is channeled through your body. It’s very important not to become stagnant. Your mind also helps to direct good messages that aid your body in functioning. Strive for 30 minutes of “flowing” daily and at least 5 minutes daily of delivering good mental messages to your body. 8. Spread the Word Let’s be the last generation that is illinformed about our bodies and how they function. Let’s be the last generation that is willing to blindly accept toxins into our bodies. If you learn something – pass it on to the other women around you. Let’s make “taking charge” of our health infectious. We can reduce breast cancer in our lifetime.
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