Breast Cancer Prevention – Lower your risk by 15% or more with cruciferous vegetables
FAST-FACTS FROM THIS ARTICLE: Eating 1 - 2 cups of cruciferous vegetables a day may lower your breast cancer risk by 15% or more (read more
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FAST-FACTS FROM THIS ARTICLE: Eating 1 - 2 cups of cruciferous vegetables a day may lower your breast cancer risk by 15% or more (read more
Read MoreThe good news is that African-American women eat a lot of cruciferous vegetables (e.g. collard greens, cabbage and broccoli). The bad news is that we don’t eat enough total servings of fruits and vegetables every day, which has been scientifically shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer. A sampling of 59,000 African American women (known as the “Black Women’s Health Study,” aka BWH) found that on average the number of fruits and vegetables eaten every day was 1 serving or less (0.7 servings of fruit and 1 serving of vegetables). This study found some interesting trends in less risk of getting breast cancer and how this relates to the number of fruits and vegetables eaten: For postmenopausal African American women. 4 or more servings a day of fruits and vegetables lowered risk by 24% 2 or more servings a day of just vegetables
Read MoreHey Breast Cancer Survivors! You can reduce your risk of breast cancer by 40% if you eat at least 3 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. And here's another tip, eating cruciferous vegetables every day reduces your risk of breast cancer recurrence by 35%. You can find out what cruciferous vegetables are and how they stop cancer growth here. Now if you want to prevent breast cancer in the first place, you can reduce your risk of a NEW breast cancer DIAGNOSIS by 30% if you eat 3+ servings of cruciferous vegetables every day. Want to learn how to eat more fruits and vegetables every day? Download this FREE worksheet (page 4 and 5) on how to eat more fruits and veggies a day. References: Thomson CA, et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011; 125:519 Christine B. Ambrosone, et al. Nutr. 2004; 134:1134 Here's to your best health! Dr. Dee Grace, PhD [email protected]
Read MoreLet’s face it, Americans love to grill and barbecue their meats. So when the World Health Organization came out with a report that summarized the findings from a group of scientists that processed meats (cold cuts, cured meat) and grilled meats are known cancer-causing agents (right up there with tobacco smoke and asbestos) well there was a huge “hooray” from the medical community but not more than a whimper from most Americans. I get it we’re all bombarded by tons of information these days, but this one you want to pay special attention to. I get it, grilled anything tastes too good for most to avoid during the summer months, but this one you should pay particular attention to, because the data is pretty compelling. So if you MUST eat grilled meats this summer at least eat THIS along with them: cruciferous
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