| When you have cancer, it is important for you to | | | | mimic the action of estrogen in your body in that |
| keep a diet that will help enhance your body's | | | | they can lock onto receptors in the your breasts |
| ability to fight. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) | | | | and stimulate cell division. Even small amounts of |
| feels that "diets rich in fruits and vegetables may | | | | pesticides can be dangerous to women, because |
| reduce the risk of some types of cancer and | | | | they tend to concentrate to high levels in fat cells, |
| chronic diseases" (The Diet Channel, 2009). Plus, it | | | | and breasts are comprised mostly of fat cells" |
| is known that organic fruits and vegetables are | | | | (2009). |
| even healthier, serving per serving, than their | | | | Another way to get a good amount of fruits and |
| traditionally-grown counterparts. Plus, by going | | | | vegetables into your system is by juicing. Juicing is |
| with the organic choices, you are not ingesting | | | | almost as good as eating the raw fruits and |
| those harmful pesticides and fertilizers that are | | | | vegetables, but it is important to make sure you |
| used in growing many regular fruits and | | | | use organics foods and make the juices fresh |
| vegetables found at your local grocery store. | | | | each day. Since there are no preservatives in the |
| In addition to keeping a diet high in fruits and | | | | juices because you are using fresh foods, they will |
| vegetables, it is important to cut back on | | | | not last as long as the store-bought juices you |
| caffeine, refined salt and sugar, white flour | | | | can find. Consider joining a monthly fruit club or |
| (including white rice and white breads), meat that | | | | giving this as a Get Well gift to help a friend or |
| was raised with hormones, and items containing | | | | loved one fighting this disease. When looking, opt |
| partially hydrogenated oils (which are in so many | | | | for an organic fruit club - this an excellent time |
| foods) (Wellness Directory of Minnesota, 2009). | | | | saver and a guarantee on the best fruit to be |
| You do not want to make these changes | | | | had. |
| suddenly or all at once, but it is important for you | | | | In addition to eating healthier, another way that |
| to keep a diet that is low in fat, sugar, and white | | | | you can fight the battle against cancer is to look |
| grains, while keeping a good amount of organic | | | | into purchasing a cancer insurance policy. Cancer |
| fruits and vegetables in your meals at all times. | | | | insurance covers you for keeping your routine |
| Of special importance to women fighting or trying | | | | cancer-screening appointments. For a relatively |
| to prevent breast cancer, the Wellness Directory | | | | low cost, you are ensuring that if you are |
| of Minnesota also suggests that eating organic | | | | diagnosed with cancer, it will be caught early |
| foods is important to you because "pesticides | | | | enough that you have a better chance of survival. |