Reduce
Your Chances of Getting Cancer Naturally
by Tony Isaacs
Mainstream
health experts have estimated that up to 40% of all cancer could be prevented
with more immunizations against diseases that increase cancer risks and healthy
changes in diet and lifestyle. Many natural health experts believe that the
figure could be closer to 90% and could be achieved without the widespread
immunizations called for by mainstream medicine - pointing out that
immunizations are themselves risk factors for cancer.
Toxins and
illness, especially viral illnesses, often result in prolonged inflammation that
leads to a cellular defensive response that ends up resulting in cancer.
Exposure to various forms of radiation can also lead to cancer. Avoiding those
causes of cancer and taking measures to prevent them from causing cancer are the
keys to preventing cancer. The immune system is our natural first line against
cancer and illness, including illness that leads to cancer. In order for any
illness to gain a foothold, it must first defeat the immune system.
Consequently, it would appear obvious that building and maintaining a healthy
and robust immune system would be an essential first step in avoiding cancer.
Avoiding the toxins in our air, water and food supply is a second essential for
avoiding cancer and a third one is avoiding radiation.
In order to build a healthy immune system and avoid cancer causes, one should
first build a healthy foundation. Keys to building a healthy foundation are
replacing bad health habits such as smoking and a sedentary lifestyle with good
ones and making sure that one gets all the nutrition needed for optimum health.
For many of us, that means changing our diets from the unhealthy SADS diets of
most Americans to one that exchanges the junk food and harmful processed food to
a diet that includes mostly raw and mostly organic vegetables and fruits, as
well as healthy seeds. The healthiest includes plenty of omega-3s, adequate
iodine and other essentials, a minimum of processed and GMO foods, and modest
portions of meat. Meat should either be cold water fish or small portions of
organic free range meats that have not been subject to feed lot practices since
feedlot meats are likely to contain antibiotics and growth hormones that may
promote cancer. Processed meat products are the unhealthiest of all.
It is virtually impossible to get even the minimum RDA of all essential
nutrients from diet alone, much less the optimum daily amounts needed for the
best health. Sadly, most of us are deficient in multiple nutrients thanks not
only to our diets but also to our over-farmed soils, cold storage produce and
foods on our grocers shelves that have had much of the nutrition processed out.
Therefore, supplementation with specific nutrients, a good whole foods derived
nutrient combination, and/or a good superfoods powder may be necessary to help
achieve optimum health and immune systems.
Other key considerations for building a healthy foundation include living an
active lifestyle, getting plenty of life giving sunshine and elimination of all
pesticides, herbicides, and other common household chemicals not found in
nature.
While
most people can greatly reduce their
chances of getting cancer with
healthy changes in diet and
lifestyle, others with higher cancer
risk factors may wish to take
additional steps to have the maximum
chances. People at higher risk
include those who have had cancer
before, those with a family history
cancer, people who have been exposed
to viral and bacterial infections
associated with cancer and those who
have been exposed to cancer causing
toxins such as asbestos, pesticides
and heavy metals.
People who have had cancer before
are statistically at much higher
risk of either having the same
cancer return or else acquiring
another form of cancer. Those who
have families with a history of
cancer may be genetically
predisposed to have a higher risk of
getting the same cancers themselves.
Likewise, similar family diets and
lifestyles may play a contributing
role to cancers being more prevalent
in families with a history of
cancer.
One area that can provide greater
cancer protection is diet. In
addition to eating a healthy diet,
include extra portions of some of
the best natural cancer fighting
foods, such as dark grapes (which
contain known resveratrol), nuts
such as raw almonds and walnuts, and
cruciferous vegetables such as
broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower.
People with concerns about
colorectal cancers should include
sources of extra fiber, such as
apples - which have also shown to be
valuable in preventing breast
cancer.
Another important area is
supplementation. Supplements which
boost the immune system are
especially important, since cancer
must first defeat the immune system
to gain a foothold in the first
place. Some of the best immune
boosters are: oleander, echinacea,
pau d'arco, suma, astralagus and
medicinal mushrooms. People who have
been exposed to viruses may also
want to consider natural
anti-virals, such as garlic, olive
leaf extract and oil of wild
mountain oregano.
Some supplements have been
associated with both general cancer
protection as well as protection
against specific forms of cancer.
For example, the aforementioned
oleander, digestive enzymes and
blackseed oil (Nigella sativa) are
all good cancer preventives and are
also three of the few items known to
be effective against pancreatic
cancer. Vitamin D3 has been shown to
be especially effective against
preventing breast cancer as well as
colorectal cancers and, despite the
health scares about sunlight,
melanoma and other skin cancers.
Iodine has likewise been shown to
protect against breast cancer,
especially when combined with its
important co-factor selenium (the
best cancer fighting form of
selenium is methylselenocysteine).
Curcumin protects against a wide
range of cancers including lung and
colorectal cancers. Studies have
found that curcumin can have quite
the protective benefit for those who
have a history of smoking. Of
course, that is no excuse to
continue smoking as smoking is one
of the highest of all risk factors
for cancer.
Mainstream medicine recommends more
immunizations to decrease cancers;
however, cancers that are believed
due to viral infections are much
higher in developing third world
countries (26% compared to 8% in
developed countries). Besides lack
of immunizations, such countries are
also marked by poverty and lacks of
sanitation and potable water, access
to healthcare and nutrition. Many
believe that improving those areas
would have a much greater positive
impact than merely increasing
immunizations.
Vaccines themselves may be a very
significant risk factor for cancer.
There has been a dearth of studies
on vaccination safety, either
separately or in combination. What
is known is that vaccinations
contain a number of known and
suspected carcinogens and other
mutagens that are known to cause
abnormal cell development.
Instead of trying to prevent cancer
by injecting substances that are
known or suspected of causing
cancer, a better plan would be to
take natural measures to reduce
risks and ingesting natural items
that mankind has existed with for
millennia.
For more information about building a healthy foundation, see:
Building a Foundation for Better
Health and Longevity
Sources included:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6113PX20100202
http://www.naturalnews.com/022808_cancer_health_Oleander.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/028093_longevity_health.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/023633_cancer_mushrooms_health.html
http://www.prnasia.com/pr/10/01/100076711-1.html
See also:
The Best Years in Life Beating and
Avoiding Cancer Page

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