August 15- 2010 - All About Women Health - Breast Health

Five Easy Things You Can Do Now to Help Prevent Breast Cancer
By Susun Weed

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Rather than focusing on breast cancer, Wise Women choose to concentrate on keeping our breasts healthy through wise lifestyle and dietary choices.

The following tips may amaze you, since the actions and foods they suggest run counter to many alternative views of cancer prevention. They are supported with strong research, however - from the lab, with animals, and in long-term human studies. Thus, each of these tips has a solid scientific basis, unlike the assertions made by those intent on selling you their opinions and products.

Embarking on even one of these suggestions will definitely lower your risk of breast cancer. Using them all is even better.

1. Be more active

Evidence continues to accumulate that a vigorous lifestyle is one of the best ways to cut breast cancer risk. A study of 20,624 Norwegian women found those who exercised or worked out regularly cut their breast cancer risk by 72%. (NEJM, 5/1/1997)

For breast health I walk every day, take a weekly yoga class, and do tai chi twice a week.

2. Eat more unrefined seed foods

All seeds provide phytoestrogens. Women who eat the most phytoestrogenic foods are four times less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than those who eat the least. "No study has shown a degree of risk reduction similar to that found for phytoestrogens..." (Lancet, 10/4/1997)

Whole grains such as wheat, rice, corn, kasha, millet, and quinoa are unrefined seed foods. Beans such as lentils, black beans, pinto beans, lima beans, and chickpeas are unrefined seed foods. Nuts including peanuts, walnuts, almonds, and pecans are unrefined seed foods. And edible seeds such as sesame, sunflower, and pumpkin are unrefined seed foods. Fruits and vegetables that are eaten with their seeds - such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, kiwi fruit, summer squash, tomatoes, and cucumbers - count as unrefined seed foods. Even seeds used as seasonings count, such as cumin, coriander, caraway, anise, and dill seeds.

For breast health, I have replaced all refined carbohydrates - including white rice and white/unbleached flour products such as pasta, bread, cookies, crackers, pretzels, bagels, donuts, and cakes - with whole grain products.

3. Eat less vegetable oil; increase animal fat, especially from dairy products

"Diets high in corn oil leave animals especially vulnerable to chemically induced cancers" say researchers. (Science News, 6/24/89; 10/2/99) Frightening as this statement is, it is not true only of corn oil but of all vegetable (or seed) oils including those made from soy, sesame, sunflower, cottonseed, flax, and hemp.

If you are dubious about eating more animal fat and dairy products to reduce breast cancer risk, consider this landmark study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine (1/12/1998). To determine if food affected breast cancer risk. The diets of 61,000 Swedish women between the ages of 40-76 were followed for four years. The results? For every 5 grams (about a teaspoonful) of vegetable oil consumed per day, breast cancer risk increased by 70%. In contrast, for each 10 grams of fat from meat and dairy products in the daily diet, breast cancer risk was decreased by 55%.

Another study, begun in the early 1970s, followed 4,000 Finnish women's diets for 25 years. Results recently released found that those who "drank the most milk had only half the breast cancer risk of those who drank the least."

American researchers agree. According to a report in International Journal of Cancer (2001), women who drank milk as children and continued drinking it as adults had half the rate of breast cancer of non-milk drinkers. (Yes, I do buy organic milk, but the studies used regular supermarket milk.)

Why? Galactose, the primary sugar in milk, slows ovarian production of estradiol, a cancer-promoting hormone. Additionally, milk is rich in CLA (conjugated linoleic acid), a fat known to suppress breast tumors in animals.

For breast health I use yogurt, cheese, milk, butter, and olive oil daily, and eat meat occasionally.

Remember that olive oil is pressed from a fruit, not a seed. Women whose diets are high in olive oil, and who eat meat and dairy products regularly, have the lowest rates of breast cancer in the world. (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1/18/1995)

4. Eat less tofu and soy beverage; eat more miso and tamari

While it is true that if you begin eating soy foods as a child and continue throughout puberty the breast tissues you create during your adolescence will be highly resistant to cancer until after menopause. However, if you begin eating unfermented soy (tofu, soy milk, and the like) after puberty, your risk of breast cancer increases. (Science News, 4/24/1999)

The active ingredient in soy - isoflavone - when given to breast cancer cells in petri dishes causes them to grow rapidly. (Extracts of dong quai and licorice have a similar effect.)

Miso and tamari - fermented soy foods - are the exceptions. Both are strongly cancer preventative, no matter when you start eating them. Animal studies have found both miso and tamari highly effective in preventing cancer, even in mice genetically programmed to get breast cancer. And the more you eat, the more you lower your risk of cancer.

For breast health, I use miso and/or tamari every day. I occasionally eat tofu or edemame. I drink no soy milk, and eat no other soy products of any kind.

5. Eat foods rich in antioxidants; avoid supplements of vitamins C and E

A diet that contains plenty of foods rich in antioxidants definitely lowers breast cancer risk. But supplements seem to do the opposite.

Doctors in Stockholm observed that, among breast cancer patients, treatment failures were higher for women taking vitamin E supplements - and the failure rate increased with dose. Studying this effect, researchers found that the anti-cancer benefits of fish oils "disappeared when [we] gave... antioxidant vitamins". In fact, when mice with breast cancer were given vitamin E supplements "the more we gave them, the bigger their tumors grew." The authors conclude that vitamin E supplements "preferentially protect a cancer and even aid its spread." (Science News, 4/29/1995 and 7/15/1995)

Supplements of vitamin C (synthetic ascorbic acid) are poorly used by body tissues. But cancer cells seem to thrive on it. (Cancer Research, 9/15/1999) One new "chemotherapy" links a lethal form of zinc to an ascorbic acid molecule; when the cancer eats the ascorbic acid, the zinc is set free to kill the cancer cell.

For breast health I eat 5-7 servings of dark green and bright red/orange foods daily.

Besides being active, choosing a diet high in phytoestrogens, eating one or more servings of dairy products daily, using miso and tamari regularly, and avoiding vitamin supplements, here are three more things you can do to help prevent breast cancer:

6. Sleep in the dark

Exposure to light at night increases the risk of breast cancer. The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (8/17/2001) reports that chronic suppression of melatonin - an anti-cancer hormone made only in the dark - increases breast cancer risk by at least 36%.

For breast health, be certain there is no light (except from the moon) in the room where you sleep. Not even a night-light. Not the light from a clock. Not the little lights on electronics.

7. Drink red clover blossom infusion

Red clover is a potent anti-cancer herb. It contains ten times more phytoestrogens than soy, and in a more complete form. I have seen it clear in situ cancers and pre-cancerous polyps hundreds of times. Since many breast cancers take 7-10 years to become big enough to be seen on a mammogram, I drink a quart of red clover infusion every week and skip the mammogram.

To prepare the infusion:

• Place one ounce, by weight (about a cup by volume), of dried red clover in a quart canning jar.
• Fill the jar to the top with boiling water and lid tightly.
• Let steep for four hours or overnight.
• Strain and drink.
• Refrigerate excess and drink within 24-36 hours.

For breast health, I drink red clover infusion regularly.

8. Eat seaweed as a vegetable

If the long-lived and cancer-free Japanese have a secret, it is seaweed, not soy. A sprinkling of kelp as a seasoning is nice, and so are nori rolls - but neither does much to prevent cancer. For that we must eat seaweed as a vegetable - at least a half-cup serving per week. Wakame, kombu, kelp, and alaria are especially effective, but sea palm fronds, hijiki, nori, and dulse may be used on occasion.

There is a rich variety of seaweeds available in Chinese grocery stores, health food stores, and by mail.

These eight tips - five easy ones and three more difficult ones - will vastly increase your chances of living to be a wild, wise old woman with healthy breasts. That's the Wise Woman Way the world round.

Legal Disclaimer: This content is not intended to replace conventional medical treatment. Any suggestions made and all herbs listed are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, condition or symptom. Personal directions and use should be provided by a clinical herbalist or other qualified healthcare practitioner with a specific formula for you. All material contained herein is provided for general information purposes only and should not be considered medical advice or consultation. Contact a reputable healthcare practitioner if you are in need of medical care. Exercise self-empowerment by seeking a second opinion.

Susun Weed, Copyright @ 2009
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August 13- 2010 - All About Women Health - Breast Health

Beans and Other Foods That Battle Breast Cancer
By Eelynn Lee


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Breast cancer might be a common condition that is often highly treatable, but that doesn't mean preventative measures shouldn't come into play. If risks for developing this disease are high, women are not powerless to fight back. Eating a diet that is rich in beans can make a world of difference by starving this cancer of its food source - the female hormone estrogen.

Since roughly 200,000 new cases are reported in America each year and some 40,000 deaths are attributed to the disease, prevention is an essential step to take. Women who reduce their risks for developing this disease not only improve their chances for avoidance, but they also very often put their bodies into better physical health as a result.

Risks Worth Paying Attention To

While not all women who are at risk for breast cancer develop the disease, many do. There are a variety of risk factors that point to a need to consider prevention by just about every woman on the planet. Some of the more common risk factors include:

• Simply being a woman: While it's true that men can contract this disease, women are much more likely. Just being a woman is a risk factor.
• Age: Women over the age of 60 are at higher risk for developing breast cancer, but younger women are not immune.
• Reproductive history: Women who start their periods before age 12, enter menopause later in life and who do not have children until after the age of 35 are more likely to develop breast cancer than others.
• Family history: There does seem to be a rather strong genetic tie to breast cancer and family medical history. If a strong history of this cancer runs in a family, women are at much greater risk.

Why Beans?

Legumes are often recommended in anti-cancer and overall healthful diets for a variety of reasons. These rich sources of fiber, however, also contain ingredients that make them very useful in preventing cancer. The phytoestrogens contained in certain beans can block the activity of estrogen, which is known to promote breast cancer. While estrogen is a normal, necessary hormone, it does serve as a fuel for cancer growth.

Studies have found that women in countries throughout the Caribbean and also in Mexico are much less likely to develop breast cancer. The low incidence rate has been attributed to the fact that Hispanic women tend to eat twice as many beans as their American counterparts. Typical Hispanic women from these countries eat about three-quarters of a cup of beans six days a week.

The beans that top the list in this study include pinto, black beans and garbanzo beans. It's important to note that soybeans have also been shown to help prevent cancer cell growth.

Other Inhibiting Foods

Beans are not the only foods that have been shown to help prevent the development of cancer in breast. Certain vegetables have been shown to promote better estrogen metabolism. This, in turn, can assist in breast cancer prevention.

Vegetables that are considered cruciferous are generally the best bets for this. The options include cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage and kale.

The link between diet and cancer is one that women should not ignore. Beans may provide a powerful preventative that can help women at high risk avoid this potentially devastating condition.

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August 11- 2010 - All About Women Health - Breast Health

Alternative Breast Cancer Treatment
By Andy Kahn

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Women can think of alternative approaches for prevention and treatment of breast cancer that is outside the conventional approach of chemotherapy, radiation and tamoxifen. Treating breast cancer is a life and death battle and one needs all the help from all the sources. Modern medicine does know what causes cancer and how it can be prevented. But the cancer specialists or oncologists focus only on burning, poisoning and slashing - the slang used to denote radiation, chemotherapy and surgery.

Doctors know that at the end most of the patients will come out mutilated and deformed.

There is nothing much to gain for the physician or the medical industry if they can help you with prevention and milder forms of treatment. The medical industry can make up to 150,000 U.S.$ from a single breast cancer patient. It is in their interest to let the show go on and maintain the status quo.

Why is that modern medicine is not going anywhere in treating this disease? The answer lies basically in the politics of the cancer industry and the industries that create carcinogens. The only way to effectively treat and prevent cancer of the breast is to go outside the norms and approach the issue in a wholesome and holistic manner. The first step would be to stop the massive pollution of this planet with petrochemical pollutants. But the forces that do this are powerful companies and are firmly entrenched. However an organized resistance can tilt the balance. It has been done before by women against the HRT (Hormone replacement therapy) industry successfully.

Women need to educate themselves about carcinogenic pollutants, about breast cancer and inexpensive alternative treatments and do what they can to teach the doctors and the government.

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August 09- 2010 - All About Women Health - Breast Health

Precisely What is Breast Cancer?
By Sal Pou


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For those who have breast cancer, it might be good to comprehend what it is, so a person will end up being aware how you can battle it. Without knowing what it is, how can you cope with it? You may well be in the dark. Breast cancer is actually several cells inside the breast which become abnormal for whatever reason. Scientists believe that several kinds of bacteria enter into the cells and trigger change. The altered cells may affect other normal cells and trigger them to become changed. Various cells end up getting destroyed.

Whenever enough cells tend to be changed in this manner, cancer grows. At times a tiny amount of changed cells wind up getting cancerous. For this reason cancer malignancy frequently begins small, in a certain area of the breast and propagates after that.

In the event that the cancer is not actually stopped or actually controlled, it might end up scattering further than the breast and end up in other areas of the entire body. This is when it becomes an absolute requirement to find a treatment and rapidly.

Experts determine what breast cancer is. For this reason they have been doing researching to find ways to fight it. They recognize that since cancer is a number of abnormal cells, they will take the research and utilize what they know toward finding chemical substances that will either destroy the abnormal or altered cells, or alter them so the cells are able to repair by themselves and develop into normal again.

The actual fact breast cancer is a variety of abnormal cells requires knowledge as to the reasons the cells turn out to be abnormal. By finding what causes this to occur may provide a clue as to the reason behind their development in the body. By being aware what causes the abnormal cell structure, people who do have breast cancer, will find methods to reverse the process. This will help advert it in the future, especially for individuals who got it initially. And for those who never had it, they can take steps to keep it from happening.

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August 07- 2010 - All About Women Health - Breast Health

Breast Health is Vitally Important to Every Woman
By Paul Rodgers


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Did you know that only 10% of breast health issues are attributed to family genes, the higher percentage due to environmental, dietary or lifestyle issues. Antioxidants are intimately involved in the prevention of cellular damage -- the common pathway for cancer, aging, and a variety of diseases. Antioxidants are key elements in preventing cancer, because they stabilize highly reactive free radicals that can otherwise damage our DNA and begin the process of cancer development.

Breast health is very important to adult women and good self-esteem about breasts and all physical features are very important for younger girls. The key is recognizing changes in how your breasts look and feel. Breast health is an important part of women's lives as they age and face increased risk of breast cancer. With current women's health statistics in the United States, the need to educate and provide effective nutritional supplements to maintain breast health is a necessity.

Prevention

The best policy is prevention with self-examination and using thermography to screen for trouble areas, which might show up as fibrocystic conditions or general inflammation. Your life is too important to not know the latest and greatest about womens health issues and the tried and tested. We do know that diet, lifestyle and stress relief play important roles in disease prevention, and these are places in our daily lives where we get to have a say.

Furthermore, it is believed that women should not rely on mammograms either. Women are only screened every three years and, usually, a mammogram can only detect a breast tumor once it has been growing for 8 years. By the time the tumor reaches 10 years, it could be too late. The other thing to remember is that a mammogram can only screen the part of the breast which can be put into the "clamp". It cannot screen under the armpit or between the breasts for example.

Conclusion

Every time someone's chest catches your eye, remember how important breast health is to your happiness. In the Chinese medical view, all elements of the body are interconnected, leading to the conclusions that breast health is connected to menstruation, exercise, diet, and mental health, just to name a few. The single most important way for you to actively pursue their health is with regular breast cancer screening. Lowering excess weight with healthy foods is a major part of prevention and treatment.

Because the breast belongs to the energy field of the heart, it's health is subject to our diet, circulation, emotions, and belief system. Being vigilant about your breast health is especially important for women at high risk, so knowing your risk factors for triple negative breast cancer is important. Your breast health is not only necessary for your self but is quite important for your baby because you breast health concerns with you baby if you are feeding mother.

As we know, breast cancer is the most feared disease amongst women and understanding how it develops, the risk factors and, most importantly, how to protect against it, will make women feel more in control and positive towards their breast health. Find out more about Breast Health

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August 05- 2010 - All About Women Health - Breast Health

All Forms of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Increase Breast Cancer Risk
By Robert Wascher


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One of the most common questions that I am asked is if there are any safe forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women who are experiencing severe symptoms associated with menopause. Since the release of the preliminary results of the pivotal Women's Health Initiative study, in 2002, which clearly showed that standard combination HRT (containing the two primary female sex hormones) was associated with a significant increase in the risk of developing breast cancer, a number of alternative "safer" forms of HRT have been proposed. These alternative forms of HRT have included transdermal estrogen patches (which are placed on the skin) and other forms of "bioidentical" HRT hormones.

Advocates of transdermal estrogen patches note that the adverse effects of estrogen-based HRT pills on cholesterol, as well as their association with an increased risk of life-threatening blood clots, may be lower with transdermal patches when compared to oral HRT medications.

Proponents of "bioidentical" HRT, in which the active ingredient is the same chemical form of estrogen (estradiol) that is manufactured in the ovaries prior to menopause, have also made abundant health-related claims for this form of HRT when compared to the more commonly prescribed cocktail of mixed forms of estrogen derived from the urine of pregnant mares. Unfortunately, there is almost no solid clinical research evidence available to support these claims that "bioidentical" HRT is safer, or more effective, than the more commonly prescribed "conjugated equine estrogens." (Within the estrogen-sensitive cells of a woman's body, estrogen receptors really don't care much whether estrogen-like hormones come from horse urine or from the human form of estrogen; nor do they care whether or not estrogen-like hormones enter the body in the form of a pill versus being absorbed into the bloodstream through a transdermal patch.)

As the Women's Health Initiative study's breast cancer risk findings were far more robust for the combination HRT pill that has been commonly prescribed for menopausal women (because estrogen-alone HRT increases the risk of uterine cancer, as well...), many patients, and their doctors, have held out the hope that low-dose estrogen-only HRT might be a safer alternative to traditional combination HRT. However, a recently published research paper from the enormous European EPIC public health study casts serious doubt about the assumption that alternative forms of HRT are safe from the standpoint of breast cancer risk.

This research paper, which has been published in the International Journal of Cancer, is an update of the huge European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, in which 134,744 postmenopausal women throughout Europe were evaluated. After nearly 9 years of follow-up, on average, 4,312 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed within this extremely large group of patient volunteers.

When compared to women who had never used HRT, the women who were currently using combination HRT during the course of this clinical study experienced a 77 percent increase in the relative risk of developing breast cancer (similar to what has been shown in the Women's Health Initiative study, and in other similar prospective clinical research studies). However, the greater contribution of this study to our understanding of the risks of HRT was the finding that estrogen-only HRT also increased the risk of breast cancer, as there was a 42 percent increase in the relative risk of breast cancer among the women who were taking various forms of estrogen-only HRT. Moreover, this increased breast cancer risk among users of estrogen-only HRT was the same for both oral and transdermal forms of estrogen-only HRT.

The results of this giant, multi-national prospective public health study are of great importance, as it is many times larger than most of the studies that have preceded it, including the Women's Health Initiative study. These results from the ongoing EPIC study emphasize the point that I have made to patients for almost two decades, now: The biology of the receptors in cells that respond to estrogen, and other estrogen-like molecules, has been well understood for decades now. Any substance that stimulates these estrogen receptors automatically sets off a cascade of biochemical reactions with the same end biological result. We have long known that prolonged exposure to estrogen (whether from a woman's own ovaries, or from HRT medications) increases the risk of breast and uterine cancer, and also increases the risk of blood clots, gallstones, and other serious illnesses. (More recent data has also implicated combination HRT in the development of cardiovascular disease and dementia in women.)

Based upon the findings of this very large prospective public health study, my advice to women remains the same as it has been for almost 20 years. If you are going through menopause, do not use HRT medications. If you are already using HRT medications, then ask your doctor to help in weaning you off of them. If you are one of the approximately 3 to 5 percent of postmenopausal women who have unbearably severe hot flashes, or other severe symptoms of menopause, and you are currently using some form of HRT medication, then work with your doctor to reduce the dose of your HRT medicine to the lowest possible level that adequately treats your symptoms.

To learn more about the critical role of hormone replacement medications and the risk of cancer, look for the publication of my new landmark book, "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race," in the summer of this year.

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August 03- 2010 - All About Women Health - Breast Health

Natural Health - Common Sense For Breast Health
By Marilee Tolen


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I remember learning Anatomy and Physiology when I was studying to become a Registered Nurse. wanted a more thorough understanding of the lymphatic system and felt what we learned was limited. Conventional medicine didn't pay much attention to the importance of the lymphatic system for one's health. I wonder... has this changed?

Lymphatic fluid circulates in tiny vessels similar to veins throughout the body. The fluid (or lymph) is clear, or slightly yellowish, and watery. It comes from the tissues of the body. Lymph helps remove bacteria and carries cells that help fight infection and disease. It's an important part of the immune system.

Lymphatic fluid doesn't circulate well without our help. It doesn't have a pump to move it like the our blood vessels have the heart. Movement of the body is the only way to move lymph. Without regular movement the lymph can become stagnant. Also, tight clothing, such as bras, can press on the vessels and restrict the flow.

This is very abundant in the breast area. There are many lymph nodes under the armpit. These clusters of tissue help protect the body from foreign organisms and cancer cells. Mobilization of lymph can help prevent breast congestion and maybe even cancers. Women often intentionally restrict the movement of their breasts, which is not healthy. Daily self-care should include breast movement. It can be as simple as moving your bra's shoulder strap-up and down. It's common sense.

Cheryl Chapman is a dear friend and holistic nursing colleague. She is also a well-known massage therapist and a breast care advocate. "Phluffing Your Girls" is an adorable expression she coined for this process She recommends moving your breasts like you are fluffing a pillow with your hands.

Here are some of the benefits:

--Reduce breast congestion
--Soften breasts
--Decrease lumps and cysts from fibrocystic breasts
--Move lymph
--Bring T-Cells to protect the breasts
--Reduce breast tenderness during pregnancy
--Enhance breastfeeding
--Easier to do a self breast exam
--Maintain healthy breast tissue

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