Breast Health & Lifestyle Choices

This is the final part in my series about breast cancer and, I think, may be the most important.  It is our lifestyle choices that ultimately determine how we live and contribute to the quality of our lives.  In order to do as much as we can to avoid contracting breast cancer, or any cancer, these are my suggestions:

1.  Choose to eat "living food.  In so doing, you may have to make difficult choices, not the least of which will be your sources for and types of food you eat. Organic, fresh, high quality foods may take a bit of budget balancing, but it's not unlike that ad of long ago in which the person says, "You can pay me now, or you can pay me later."  I would also caution you about eating out...not only in fast food establishments, but also in restaurants, in general.  These places are notorious for adding copious amounts of bad fats, salt, sugar and serving lesser quality proteins and produce; this is not what anyone needs on any kind of regular basis.  Even if only eaten occasionally, refined sugar always causes problems with our immune system and is a poison to our body.

2.  Fresh, pure water is vital to our health.  We have recently been working with "structured water."  The use of that has made a significant difference, not only to our health but the to the health of our house plants!

3.  Be very careful what you put onto your body's largest organ....your skin.  Whatever chemicals your body lotions or hair care products contain are absorbed into your body.  I suggest "100% pure," "Just Natural," for body care and "Naturtint," for your hair coloring.  If you have the breast cancer gene or a family history, please, let your hair color remain natural.

4.  Exercise.     Do what you enjoy doing on a daily basis...if just walking for 30 minutes a day.  Walking the dog for at least a half hour (Caesar Milan recommends an hour) and, most importantly, being present when you are out walking or exercising.  Being in the moment is vital, along with deep breathing exercises, for your experience to be beneficial.

4.  Meditation and/or prayer on a daily basis.  This is not only spiritually beneficial, it is emotionally and physically helpful.  We know that meditation can change neural pathways in the brain and can help change how we think and perceive the world.

5.  Try to cut out of your life those things that make you unhappy or emotionally stressed.  We know that emotional stress causes the release of chemical substances that are detrimental to our health and well being.

Dr. Esther
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