Tips To Be Cancer-Proof

Here, am going to share with you some tips you need to know in order to prevent that deadly disease called cancer. Cancer is one of the most common diseases killing million of people across the countries ranging from oral cancer, prostrate cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer among others.

Like a wise saying, prevention is better than cure, which I belief we can start now to reduce the menace.

Some of the tips are enumerated below:

1.  Try to avoid or reduce the consumption of Processed Foods: Numerous studies have shown that processed foods and sugar can significantly increase the risk of cancer. Running from these kinds of food is one of the important doors of escape of that disease.

2.  Garlic intake as part of Your Meals: Garlic has very powerful antioxidant properties. It also strengthens the immune system and helps to prevent cancer.

Researchers believe that there are many factors in garlic's ability to fight cancer. One factor is the many compounds found in garlic, including allyl sulfur.  Allyl sulfur can slow down damage the progress of cancerous cell growth.

3. Do Some Exercise:  the significant of exercise cannot be overemphasized, an inactive lifestyle with no exercise can drastically increase the odds of cancer. Regular exercise strengthens the immune system and helps in the regulation of chemicals, enzymes and hormones in the body. Therefore, it has become a necessary thing to do in order to live healthy.

4. Effects of fruits: An analysis of dietary data from more than 400,000 men and women found only a weak association between high fruit and vegetable intake and reduced overall cancer risk, according to a study published online April 6, 2010 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. It is widely believed that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of cancer

5. Control overweight - "More than 90,000 cancer deaths a year occur due to being overweight. Carrying as little as 10 extra pounds may increase your production of sex hormones like estrogen, raising your risk for breast and uterine cancers.

6. Eat more fat from plants than from animals. In studies that looked at fat and prostate cancer risk, fats from animals were most likely to be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. Animal products that contain fats include meat, lard and butter. The prostate cancer is with more than 240,000 new cases expected in the United States in 2012. Therefore, reduce animal fat intake.

7. Alcohol, cigarettes and other recreational drugs can trigger cancer - Tobacco use is the most important risk factor for cancer causing 22% of global cancer deaths and 71% of global lung cancer deaths.

The more you cut down on alcohol, the more you reduce your risk of cancer. Drinking and smoking together are even worse for you. Obviously, not everyone who drinks will develop cancer. But on the whole, scientists have found that cancer is more common in people who drink alcohol than people who don’t.

The research work continues.

Eating Tomatoes Can Reduce the Risk of Strokes

Tomatoes are linked to a decreased risk of stroke in men, a new study finds.
Some evidence suggests that lycopene quells inflammation, limits cholesterol production and inhibits blood clotting. But first and foremost, lycopene is a carotenoid, an antioxidant that stops an unstable molecule in the body called free radicals – agents that can induce DNA damage, kill cells, attack proteins and contribute to blood vessel disease.
 Lycopene acted as an antioxidant, reduced inflammation and prevented blood clotting

New research shows that the compound lycopene, found in tomatos, helps to lower the risk of a stroke by more than 50%.

This study further supports the importance of consuming fruits and vegetables rather than nutritional supplements in the prevention of conditions like stroke and heart disease, said Dr. Lori Mosca, professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center.

The study, published Monday in the journal Neurology, involved more than 1,000 Finnish men between 46 and 65 who never had a stroke before.
These men had their blood levels of lycopene — a powerful antioxidant found in tomatoes — tested at the beginning of the study.  They were followed over an average period of 12 years to see if they developed strokes.
The researchers found that men with the highest blood levels of lycopene were 55 percent less likely to have a stroke, compared to those with the lowest levels.  These results held up even after adjusting for the age of the men.
Dr Jouni Karppi, from the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio, said: "This study adds to the evidence that a diet high in fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of stroke.
"The results support the recommendation that people get more than five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, which would likely lead to a major reduction in the number of strokes worldwide, according to previous research."
Dr. Walter Willett, chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, says Tomatoes could contribute to reducing stroke in other ways
because they are a good source of potassium, which is known to reduce blood pressure. Elevated blood pressure is major risk factor for stroke.    
Therefore, eating tomatoes will lower the risk of strokes. "This is one more reason to consume fruits and vegetables - at least 5 a day - and it's good to include tomatoes in that mix," Willett said.