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Beating Cancer with Nutrition – Turmeric Slows Spread of Breast Cancer
Are you interested in beating cancer with nutrition? Mainstream medical practices for cancer treatment have been shown to be both dangerous and ineffective, lending further merit to the phrase “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. While medical professionals are being educated in the field of medicinal treatment revolving around pharmaceuticals, many foods are repeatedly being recognized as powerful cancer-fighters and overall health-enhancers. Who would have thought that nutrition and eating habits could help to maintain your health?
Why Are Health Officials Still Pushing Ineffective Breast Cancer Screenings?
Academics from Harvard Medical School have recently found what many other scientists and researchers are pointing out — that breast cancer screenings are being performed at a rate far above what is necessary. Thousands of women undergoing various breast cancer procedures including chemotherapy, radiation, and even breast removal surgery.
Long Term Use of Hormones Increases Breast Cancer Risk
If you are a woman and have been using any type of hormones to ease menopause symptoms, you could be upping breast cancer risk. Recent research shows that the use of these hormones over a long period of time ignites a minor increase in breast cancer risk. Tracking the health of nearly 60,000 nurses, the recent study found that 10 years or more of hormone use was enough to raise breast cancer risk, although it is recommended that the lowest dose possible be used for the shortest amount of time possible.
The Toxic Ingredient in Most Consumer Products Causing Breast Cancer
Toxic ingredients in the food supply are increasingly being recognized as a threat by individuals worldwide, but many people continue to overlook the significance of harmful substances within consumer products such as shampoo or deodorant. The fact is, however, that nearly all mainstream consumer products contain a multitude harmful ingredients. One such class of chemicals has recently been found in 99 percent of breast cancer patients in a recent study.
Infertility Linked Cadmium Present in Children’s Jewelry Now Found to Cause Cancer
Toxic chemical element cadmium, found in everything from fertilizer to children’s jewelry, has now been linked to the development of breast cancer. Previously found to be contributing to infertility as well as the decline of health in children, the new study explores how dietary exposure to cadmium through ‘healthy’ food products like bread, cereals, and potatoes are upping the risk of cancer.
Activism Works: Campbell’s Drops BPA in Response to Health Activism, Outrage
After their products were confirmed to have some of the highest BPA levels among canned foods tested in independent research, consumers have been calling upon Campbell’s to stop using bisphenol A (BPA) in their popular canned soups. Linked to breast cancer in over 130 studies as well as diabetes, hardening of the arteries, and depression, BPA is comprising the health of many. Despite this scientific evidence, Campbell’s and some stubborn public health organizations still continue to assert that BPA is completely safety.
Experts Call For Nationwide BPA Ban Over Hazardous, Carcinogenic Effects
Even small amounts of exposure to many chemicals can result in drastic negative health consequences – bisphenol-A (BPA) is no exception. Found in many household goods such as plastic and some food items, BPA acts as an endocrine-disrupting chemical that mimics hormones in the body. Due to the incredible negative effects BPA possesses, and given its prominent place in today’s society, scientist Frederick vom Saal thinks that this chemical should be banned completely.
Cancer Risk Significantly Reduced from Exercise
The number of uncovered benefits from exercising seem to just never cease. Recent research, which can actually be linked back to research conducted many decades ago, shows exercise can be utilized as a powerful tool in reducing the risk of breast cancer. It is estimated that nearly 12 percent, or about 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime.
Red Wine Shown to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk When Moderately Consumed
Recently conducted research shows that not every kind of alcoholic beverage leads to an increased risk for breast cancer, which is what most people believe. While it is still being documented that regular alcohol consumption raises breast cancer risk, one type of alcohol, red wine, has actually been shown to have the opposite effect when consumed in moderation. The study, published in the Journal of Women’s Health, was conducted by researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Scientists Admit Recommended Breast Cancer Screening Harms More than Helps
Following the explosive findings of a recent study on the effectiveness of breast cancer screenings, British researchers are now admitting that breast cancer screening does more harm than good. For years the medical establishment has been pushing enhanced screening techniques on women of an increasingly younger age. The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 40 and older should have a mammogram every year and should continue to do so for as long as they are in good health.
BPA Blood Levels Spike by 1,200 Percent After Eating Canned Foods
New research from Harvard University has found that eating canned soup can spike your urinary BPA levels by 1,200 percent compared to fresh soap. Described as “one of the first to quantify BPA levels in humans after ingestion of canned foods,” the study examines the volume in which cancer-causing BPA contaminates canned goods across the world. The research appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association November issue. BPA of course has been linked to countless diseases, including breast cancer and fertility defects that can lead to infertility.
Sitting Strikes 92,000 Per Year with Avoidable Cancer
A new report was recently released tying the simple act of sitting to about 92,000 cancer cases a year. In fact, the reason for the cancer cases is due to the simplicity of sitting and it’s lack of movement. It isn’t the first report though to announce how sitting and inactivity alone can impact lives.
Mammograms Ineffective, Promote Cancer | 3 Natural Breast Cancer Solutions
While it may be shocking to you if you follow mainstream medical news outlets that often disregard vital studies highlighting the danger of radiation-emitting screening technology, there is a growing amount of data showing that mammograms are actually ineffective and dangerous.
The BPA Solution | How to Naturally Reverse the Effects
Bisphenol A (BPA) has made mainstream headlines as an estrogen-mimicking health destroyer. What is not often discussed is the fact that solutions exist to reverse BPA damage using 100% natural substances.
Tea Could Help with Weight Loss
With obesity being rampant in America, one might suspect that Americans consume an inferior diet compared to the rest of the world. It’s true, Americans indulge in the worst of foods and seldom consume what is necessary for not only a long-lasting, feel-good life, but also for a healthy, maintained weight. One thing that people could start consuming to burn fat is tea.
Over 33 Percent of Breast Cancer Surgeries Admittedly Unnecessary
Of course virtually all breast cancer surgeries are a poor alternative to adapting a natural health lifestyle, but a new study published in the Archives of Surgery has found that nearly 33% of breast cancer surgeries were entirely unnecessary.
BPA Highly Present in Canned Foods Marketed to Children
During the early stages of life, proper hormonal balance is essential for adequate growth and development. Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-mimicker, can offset the hormonal balance of your body leading to conditions such as cancer and early puberty.
