Breast health made easy

WE ARE SWIMMING IN AN OCEAN OF INFORMATION OUT THERE AND YET, THERE IS SO MUCH CONFLICTING ADVICE, IT IS NO WONDER THAT MANY ARE CONFUSED AND NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. BUT BEFORE YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR AND GIVE UP, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AND SEE WHAT MAKES SENSE AND RESONATES WITH YOU.

ON THE MOST BASIC LEVEL, YOU HAVE TO ESTABLISH A PATTERN OF HEALTH THAT IS DRUG FREE AND DISEASE FREE WITH THE MOST ELEMENTAL FUNCTIONS UNDER CONTROL: THIS INCLUDES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EATING WELL, SLEEPING WELL AND ELIMINATING WELL. UNLESS YOU HAVE THESE THREE BASIC ELEMENTAL FUNCTIONS UNDER CONTROL, NOTHING ELSE IS GOING TO WORK. HOWEVER, IF YOU DO, PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING…

LET’S START AND MAINTAIN AN EXERCISE PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THREE KEY COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL HEALTH: SUCH AS DURATION (AEROBICS), STRENGTH (WEIGHT RESISTANCE), AND FLEXIBILITY (STRETCHING). A MODERATE DAILY EXERCISE ROUTINE WILL PROMOTE WEIGHT LOSS AND HORMONAL BALANCE, STABILIZING YOUR MOOD AND THE OVERALL FEELING OF WELL-BEING.

NEXT, INCREASE YOUR CONSUMPTION OF VEGETABLES ESPECIALLY CRUCIFEROUS FAMILY - CABBAGE, BROCCOLI, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, KALE, CAULIFLOWER, CRESS AND BOK CHOY. THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN THESE VEGETABLES IS INDOLE CARBINOL, A COMPOUND THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY ESTROGEN METABOLISM.

THIS STEP IS VERY IMPORTANT. CONSIDER CHANGING TO A HIGH FIBER DIET THAT INCLUDES FOODS PRIMARILY FROM PLANT AND GRAIN BASED VARIETIES. FIBER HELPS WITH ELIMINATING ESTROGENS AND LIPIDS OUT OF OUR BOWELS AND HELPS PROMOTE A HEALTHY INTESTINAL FUNCTION. 

MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LEVELS OF ALL B-COMPLEX VITAMINS THROUGH A DIET RICH IN GREEN PEAS, LENTILS, NUTS, ASPARAGUS, SPINACH AND OTHER DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES INCLUDING UNREFINED GRAINS AND WHEAT GERM.

ENHANCE YOUR IMMUNITY, YOUR MOOD AND OVERALL RESILIENCE, GET YOUR VITAMIN D LEVELS IN THE OPTIMAL RANGE – 40-90 NG/ML. FOODS LIKE FATTY FISH AND FISH OILS CONTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF THIS VITAMIN.  VITAMIN D IS NATURALLY MADE BY YOUR BODY WHEN YOU EXPOSE YOUR SKIN TO THE SUN, AND THUS, IS CALLED THE SUNSHINE VITAMIN. FOR SOME OF US WHO DO NOT GET ENOUGH SUN EXPOSURE OR EAT ENOUGH FISH, TAKING A SUPPLEMENT OF UP TO 5000IU PER DAY MAY BE VERY BENEFICIAL.

CONSUMING FOODS SUCH AS GARLIC, ONIONS, LETTUCE AND CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES WILL PROMOTE BONDING OF BILE TO GLUCURONIC ACID, WHICH AIDS OUR BODY IN REMOVING UNWANTED ESTROGENS. CALCIUM D-GLUCARIC ACID IS ANOTHER SUPPLEMENT THAT IMPROVES ESTROGEN METABOLISM. IT SHOULD BE TAKEN IN DOSES OF 500MG TWICE DAILY.
 

ADDITIONAL HELPFUL SUPPLEMENTS AND FOODS INCLUDE: FLAXSEED THAT HELPS EXCRETE EXCESS ESTROGEN SAFELY OUT OF THE BODY. FISH OIL - OMEGA 3 ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS ADDS MORE PROTECTION. VITAMIN E IS A FAT-SOLUBLE ANTIOXIDANT AND IS FOUND TO BE CRITICALLY LOW IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS. SUPPLEMENTATION OF 400 TO 800 UNITS WITH SELENIUM SHOULD BE TAKEN DAILY.

IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO STAY PROACTIVE AND INFORMED IN YOUR OWN HEALTH CARE. KNOWING WHAT TO DO IS THE FIRST STEP, HOWEVER NOTHING REPLACES DOING - WHEN YOU START IMPLEMENTING KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION.