Avoiding
Cancer: Breast Health Awareness Tips
You can help yourself avoid breast cancer.
Both men and women can take preventative steps for avoiding breast cancer and
staying healthy. Essential life style options, within your control, include:
· aerobic
exercise 3-4 times a week
· maintaining
a positive mental attitude
· breathwork
and deepening body-awareness (yoga is great)
· expressing
your feelings to keep your energy flowing
· eating
healthy (Organic, non-GMO) foods and taking the “right” supplements specifically
for your body
· avoiding
toxicity by doing cleanses and staying away from the items listed below.
The breast cancer
coach, Rev. Dr. Talia Miller, offers free tele-classes with more detailed information
to support your health and to avoid serious diseases such as cancer. Check the website for details.
Some things to avoid:
· Any
medication containing acetaminophen. Products such as Tylenol, Sudafid, Bromo
seltzer,vicodin, and many others drive down the glutathione levels in the body.
Glutathione is an essential antioxidant and detoxifier.
· Aspartame
(not to be confused with aspertate) has been proven to cause cancer in rats. It
is a common ingredients in many no-sugar products such as yogurt, ice cream, desserts
and carbonated beverages. Splenda is also harmful.
· Toxins.
Use toxin-free, organic products. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly with
soapy water to remove chemical residues. Better yet, buy only organic products
and non-GMO (non-genetically modified) foods. Read labels (Veggies and fruit will
have an 9 to indicate organic and an 8 for non-GMO). Use natural cleaning products
you can make at home with vinegar and baking soda.
· Active
computer screens should be at least 18 inches away from your body. You need to
be at least 36 inches from your active television screens.
Breast
Self Exams are the number one method for detecting changes in breast health. Finding
any symptoms does not mean you have cancer. Early detection means your survival,
and thriver rate, is very high. Very high! It also means you have a broad range
of alternative and complementary treatment options. So learn the signs.
No
one knows your body as well as you do. That’s why it’s essential to exam your
breasts at the same time every month - so you can detect any changes that might
occur. When you do the self-exam, you are reassuring yourself that your body is
still in great condition.
There are numerous websites that now offer instruction in self-exams.
One I prefer is the Komen Foundation, (www.komen.org)
which offers an interactive video you can watch on your home computer, while doing
your exam.
Many women find it helpful to have a buddy to call each month
to remind or be reminded to conduct the self-exam. It’s never to late to begin
a good habit, so invite a n Alta Sierra buddy to be your breast health buddy now.
The signs to pay attention to include the following:. They do
not necessarily mean you have breast cancer. But they do indicate the need for
further evaluation by a trained professional.
A
lump, hard knot or thickening
Swelling,
warmth
Redness
or darkening
Change
in size or shape
Dimpling
or puckering of the skin
Rash
Itching
or scaling, especially on the nipple
Pulling
in of your nipple or other breast areas
Sudden
discharge from the nipple
New
pain in one spot
Some
clients have reported one or more symptoms to their medical practitioners, and
been told it’s “Nothing”. That may be true. Often the lumps and rashes are not
a sign of cancer. But they could be. Rely on your inner wisdom. It if feels “not
right”, then keep getting other opinions until you’re satisfied with the results.
Thermography, Thermal imaging, a new form of breast cancer detection, is highly
recommended as a non-invasive method which is available at some breast care centers
in the US.
Dr. Talia Miller, sought after breast cancer & holistic
wellness coach, author and seminar leader, is a 12 year breast cancer thriver.
Although her main focus is to help people beat and prevent breast cancer, almost
half her phone clients are men and women wanting to create healthier and happier
relationships, find the career they are passionate about, and experience more
joy and satisfaction in their lives.
Contact her at t@BreastCancerCoach.com, visit her website at www.BreastCancerCoach.com or call 530-271-0747 for your complimentary phone coaching session or to find
out more about her program, From
Survivor to Thriver ─ The Breakthrough Program for Beating Breast Cancer
™.
Copyright 2005, Dr. Talia
Miller – The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach |
