Self-care should be the first measure to prevent and resolving health issues, in my opinion. The significance of self-care is a message I can’t express frequently enough when it comes to breast health. It’s wonderful that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and pink ribbons can be seen everywhere. Every pink ribbon would convey an additional significant message for women, if I had my way.
With a few straightforward lifestyle adjustments, you can immediately improve your breast health and lower your risk of breast cancer.
It’s true that neither our geographic nor genetic risk factors are under our control. However, a growing body of research is demonstrating that women may significantly improve their breast health by changing their diet, upping their exercise levels, and controlling their weight.
These straightforward actions can improve your body’s hormonal balance, lower your chance of breast cancer, and offer further health, anti-aging, and disease-prevention advantages.
We must stress that everyone should concentrate on what they can manage rather than what they cannot.
– A saliva test can determine our hormone levels. A saliva test is the best approach for premenopausal and postmenopausal women to determine whether their bodies are in balance with estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. The easiest and most precise method for this is saliva testing.
-If we need to augment our hormone levels, we can use bio-identical hormones. In contrast to Pregnant Mare’s Urine, which is a natural substance for horses rather than people, bio identical indicates that the molecular structure of the hormones exactly matches the hormones created by our body.
– We can alter our habits by cutting back on alcohol use and quitting smoking.
– Daily exercise and weight management are both possible. According to studies, keeping a healthy, average weight is also crucial for impacting the estrogen/progesterone ratio favorably. Equally crucial is regular exercise. However, this ratio can be negatively impacted by factors such as obesity, high insulin levels, alcohol use, smoking, oral contraceptives, hormones found in meat and animal products, pesticides, and herbicides.
– We can choose to eat a balanced diet. Eat organic to stay away from estrogen-containing pesticides, herbicides, and dairy products. Consume one to three servings each day of cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, bok choy, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts. Studies demonstrate that the active component, indole 3 carbinol, balances estrogen levels.
-If you do not eat 5 to 8 servings of fruits and vegetables each day, we can supplement sensibly with EFAs, essential fatty acids, and use a fruit and vegetable concentrate.
– By performing breast self examinations (BSEs), we can get to know our own bodies better.
-We can improve our knowledge by, for starters, reading Dr. John Lee’s “What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer.”