We all know someone who was affected by cancer. As I now watch a friend live out her 6-month death sentence, I wonder if the loss could have been prevented. Cancer, especially certain types such as colon cancer, is larger predictable and preventable.
Reader's Digest has posted 31 tips to help your body fight the creation of cancer cells. We should all take these seriously, if not for ourselves, for our friends and family. Which of their tips will you add to your daily routine?
Here is a sample of the tips. For the average person, most of them would be considered out of the normal realm of thinking.
- Serve sauerkraut at your next picnic. A Finnish study found that the fermentation process involved in making sauerkraut produces several other cancer-fighting compounds, including ITCs, indoles, and sulforaphane. To reduce the sodium content, rinse canned or jarred sauerkraut before eating.
- Every week, buy a cantaloupe at the grocery store and cut it up after you put away your groceries. Store it in a container and eat several pieces every morning. Cantaloupe is a great source of carotenoids, plant chemicals shown to significantly reduce the risk of lung cancer.
- Carry a shot glass in your beach bag. Then fill it with sunscreen and rub it all over your body. A shot glass holds about 1.5 ounces, which is how much sunscreen dermatologists estimate you need to protect yourself from the cancer-causing UV rays of the sun. Repeat every two hours.
31 Simple Ways to Prevent Cancer - Reader's Digest Health
Diane Penna is the creator of The Write Path blog, and is proud to call herself a WAHM (Write at Home Mom).
