Breast Cancer? Breast Health! by Susun Weed

Breast Cancer? Breast Health!

By Susun Weed

BREAST CANCER? Things strongly implicated in the initiation, promotion, or growth of breast cancer.

Hormones, especially estradiol and progesterone.

Sources: Your ovaries, commercial meat and milk, hormone pills, progesterone creams, steroids, cortisone.
Reduced by: Strenous physical activity, pregnancy and lactation, menopause, wise lifestyle and food choices, high levels of phytoestrogens in the diet.

Organochlorines, pesticides, herbicides, bleach, plastics.

Sources: By-products of bleaching paper, drinking and bathing in chlorinated water, use of bleached tampons, chemical farming practices, water pollution.
Reduced by: Eating organically-grown food, filtering drinking and bathing water, using unbleached paper, using less plastic, buying fresh (not canned) food.

Radiation, especially when young.

Sources: Mammograms, fallout, x?rays, cell-phones.
Reduced by: Avoidance. Doses are cumulative.

EMFs (Electromagnetic Fields)

Sources: TVs, hair dryers, microwave towers and ovens, computer monitors, all electrical appliances and lines.
Reduced by: Distance; shielding does little.

Vegetable oils, hydrogenated and partially-hydrogenated fats.

Sources: Corn, sesame, canola, sunflower, soy, flax, and other seed oils; margarine, commercial baked goods and snacks.
Reduced by: Avoidance; read labels. Use organic butter and olive oil exclusively.

Excessive use of alcohol
Excessive calories in the diet

Sources: Easy availability, peer pressure, convenience.
Reduced by: Wise food choices, herbal infusions, hugs.

Growing older

Source: Living long.
Reduced by: Dying young. (Not worth it.)

BREAST HEALTH! Things that counter and reverse the initiation, promotion, and growth of cancer.

Consumption of phytoestrogens

Sources: Red clover infusion, lentils, miso, tamari, roots. A diet rich in cabbage family plants, grains, and beans.
Source: Semi-vegetarian diet.

High dietary intake of carotenes

Sources: Dark leafy greens, orange and yellow produce.

High dietary levels of vitamin C complex

Sources: Six to eight servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
Reduced by: Oxidation from washing, heating, aging.

High dietary levels of vitamin E

Sources: Olive oil, nut butters, freshly-ground flax seeds.
Reduced by: Heat, light, time.

High dietary levels of selenium

Sources: Organically grown garlic, onions, mushrooms.

Sufficient production and absorption of vitamin D

Sources: Sunlight, 10 minutes daily; sardines, tuna.

Adequate levels of melatonin production

Sources: Darkness, low-calorie diet.
Reduced by: Alcohol, beta-blockers, lights on at night.

Regular, significant exercise throughout one's life.

Sources: Active lifestyle, yoga, dance, moving!

Important: Supplemental vitamin C and E are known to promote cancer. Avoid pills. Get nutrients from whole foods, weeds, and herbs.

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Susun Weed's books include:

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year Author: Susun S. Weed. Simple, safe remedies for pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and newborns. Includes herbs for fertility and birth control. Foreword by Jeannine Parvati Baker. 196 pages, index, illustrations.

Healing Wise Author: Susun S. Weed. Superb herbal in the feminine-intuitive mode. Complete instructions for using common plants for food, beauty, medicine, and longevity. Introduction by Jean Houston. 312 pages, index, illustrations.

NEW Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way Author: Susun S. Weed. The best book on menopause is now better. Completely revised with 100 new pages. All the remedies women know and trust plus hundreds of new ones. New sections on thyroid health, fibromyalgia, hairy problems, male menopause, and herbs for women taking hormones. Recommended by Susan Love MD and Christiane Northrup MD. Foreword by Juliette de Bairacli Levy. 304 pages, index, illustrations. For more great info on menopause, visit: www.menopause-metamorphosis.com

Breast Cancer? Breast Health! Author: Susun S. Weed. Foods, exercises, and attitudes to keep your breasts healthy. Supportive complimentary medicines to ease side-effects of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or tamoxifen. Foreword by Christiane Northrup, M.D. 380 pages, index, illustrations.

http://www.breasthealthcancerprevention.com/

All books available at www.ash-tree-publishing.com

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