Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Orange is the New Pink!

Orange is the New Pink!
"Breast Cancer Awareness Month" should be renamed "Breast Cancer Prevention Month" every October!
Here are 2 great articles:
1. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (where the graphic comes from) talking about how carotenoid-rich foods (veggies and fruits pigmented with deep oranges, reds, and yellows) have been found to reduce breast cancer risk: http://bit.ly/1uYJBNw
2. Joel Fuhrman, M.D.'s fantastic argument as to why supporting the pink campaigns (including KFC's epic offering of pink buckets of fried chicken) will not provide protection against breast cancer the way a health-promoting, disease-fighting diet can: http://bit.ly/1yLdHXy
Ways to Reduce Cancer Risk:
--->Maintain a healthy body weight by eating a nutrient-dense, calorie-poor diet and exercising regularly.
--->Make at least half of your plate/diet/day be filled with colorful fruits and vegetables. Eat a minimum of 7 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
--->Eat a whole food, plant-based diet to get a continuous flow of cancer-fighting phytochemicals and fiber running through your GI tract and promoting immune health.
--->Avoid meats, fish, dairy, and eggs to decrease toxin load.
--->Limit alcohol intake to no more than one serving a day for women and 2 servings a day for men.
--->Clean up your environment as best as possible by reducing use of chemicals in your home, in your laundry, on your body, and with the tools, equipment, and cookware you use to cook and prepare food in.
--->Practice stress reduction and mindfulness.
--->Quit smoking.
*More Resources:
--->Cancer and Lifestyle: http://bit.ly/1sbCTBT
--->New Dietary Guidelines For Cancer Prevention: http://bit.ly/SuZI4g andhttp://bit.ly/1BOWV5V
--->NutritionFacts.org Videos on Breast Cancer: http://bit.ly/1t1P06D
--->Linus Pauling Institute's Carotenoids: http://bit.ly/1uyWgFF
--->Yahoo Screen "Foods that Make You Look Younger" for more on carotenoids: http://yhoo.it/1uYMvBX
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