Breast Health & Diet

 I first published this information over two years ago.  I believe it bears repeating.

 When I speak about prevention, I think it's important to define what that really means.  We who are wellness practitioners believe that "prevention" means, "do whatever one can in order to avoid the problem."  The allopathic definition, when it comes to breast cancer is, "get yearly mammograms to detect the disease, early."  Or, even more significant, "Get a radical mastectomy to decrease your chances of getting the disease."  I am in favor of yearly mammograms and a proponent of self examination, but those things are not preventative, they are detective.  This purpose of my blog is to give women who don't have breast cancer the best possible chance to avoid getting the disease.  Again, it simply comes down to how one views a situation.

The first and most important dietary change for all of us, not just women, is to eat a properly balanced acid/base diet.  I have spoken of this in previous blogs, so you can access them if you'd like more specifics.

Simply put, an alkaline environment in our blood decreases the chances of getting life-threatening diseases.  Micro-organisms grow in an acid environment and tend not grow in an alkaline environment.  In general, acidic foods are proteins and alkaline foods are most fruits and vegetables.  The rule is: 75% of your diet should be alkaline-based and 25% should be acid-based.  Just by changing the proportions of what you eat will change your blood pH from acidic to slightly alkaline, the environment necessary to decrease the growth of viruses and other organisms.  We know that cancer is caused by mutating cells (changing from their normal configuration). But, more importantly, we need to why the cells mutated in the first place.  The reason is simple: imbalance.  Making certain that the body is in balance is fundamental to the prevention of breast cancer.

 Also important is the quality of food you eat.  Foods sprayed with pesticides and herbicides will cause damage to our cells, especially in young children.  Damaged cells cause inflammation, affecting our immune systems, which will allow viruses to infiltrate our bodies, causing cell mutation, thus, possibly causing cancer.

Dr. Esther
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