Breast cancer is a devastating disease that affects men and women near equally. We just don't talk about men and breast cancer very often. So, men, if you're listening, don't turn away; everything I'm about to say if affects you, just as much as it applies to women.
All cancers hinge on overgrow of cells. In the breasts these cancer cells are mainly fatty tissue overgrowths. The biggest problem with breast cancer is that so much of the lymphatic system is near the breasts and it can spread very quickly though this system.
Why do some women get breast cancer and others don't? Genetics does have something to do with it. It is common for one sibling to get breast cancer and to later find the other sibling has also had. It is common for mothers and daughters to have it. But the link isn't enough to make any kind of true estimate of the people who will have it.
Recently, researchers shown that it's the foods we eat and the environments we are in that have a bigger determination of whether we get breast cancer. Correlation studies have shown that people who eat more processed foods, more fast foods and higher amounts of sugar are more susceptible to breast cancer in people who eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and organic meats.
Why do these foods matter? If we look at the most common type of breast cancer, estrogen induced breast cancer, we will find that in our society today many foods are overloaded with estrogens and phytoestrogens. In commercially raised meats, it is common practice to give growth hormones, which are usually estrogen -based, antibiotics and a lot of soy-based feed. The meat, once it reaches our dinner plate, has a lot of these estrogens still in the flash.
Many of the pesticides and herbicides used on plants for estrogen-based. If these chemicals are not washed off properly, they are ingested into our systems. They remain at a low enough level that they won't poison us, but over time can lead to a buildup of estrogen in our systems.
The medications we take are often estrogens, estrogen mimics or effect the hormonal cycle of our bodies. They throw the many things, not just breast cancer, out of whack.
With all this bad stuff in our environment how can we avoid getting sick at all, let alone avoid breast cancer? We can't. What we can do is give ourselves the best chance of survival. That best chance comes with eating well. Since so much of the estrogens in our environment come from food, the best thing we can do is eat healthy, organic foods. These foods do not have the extra chemicals in them and are much healthier than mass grown produce. Plus, eating healthy food also keeps away diseases like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity.
All cancers hinge on overgrow of cells. In the breasts these cancer cells are mainly fatty tissue overgrowths. The biggest problem with breast cancer is that so much of the lymphatic system is near the breasts and it can spread very quickly though this system.
Why do some women get breast cancer and others don't? Genetics does have something to do with it. It is common for one sibling to get breast cancer and to later find the other sibling has also had. It is common for mothers and daughters to have it. But the link isn't enough to make any kind of true estimate of the people who will have it.
Recently, researchers shown that it's the foods we eat and the environments we are in that have a bigger determination of whether we get breast cancer. Correlation studies have shown that people who eat more processed foods, more fast foods and higher amounts of sugar are more susceptible to breast cancer in people who eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and organic meats.
Why do these foods matter? If we look at the most common type of breast cancer, estrogen induced breast cancer, we will find that in our society today many foods are overloaded with estrogens and phytoestrogens. In commercially raised meats, it is common practice to give growth hormones, which are usually estrogen -based, antibiotics and a lot of soy-based feed. The meat, once it reaches our dinner plate, has a lot of these estrogens still in the flash.
Many of the pesticides and herbicides used on plants for estrogen-based. If these chemicals are not washed off properly, they are ingested into our systems. They remain at a low enough level that they won't poison us, but over time can lead to a buildup of estrogen in our systems.
The medications we take are often estrogens, estrogen mimics or effect the hormonal cycle of our bodies. They throw the many things, not just breast cancer, out of whack.
With all this bad stuff in our environment how can we avoid getting sick at all, let alone avoid breast cancer? We can't. What we can do is give ourselves the best chance of survival. That best chance comes with eating well. Since so much of the estrogens in our environment come from food, the best thing we can do is eat healthy, organic foods. These foods do not have the extra chemicals in them and are much healthier than mass grown produce. Plus, eating healthy food also keeps away diseases like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity.
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