TodayIhadaninternshipatthecancerologydepartmentofmyfaculty.OfallthepatientsIeverencounteredduringmyinternships,Iwerethemostaffectedbypatientssufferingfromcancerandwhohadalmostnohopeofreturningbacktoanormallife.Thisledmetoponderonthequestionofhowournutritionandlifestylehaschangeddrasticallyoverthecenturiesandhowcancercanbeavoided.Todayyouhavemorefatty,sugaryfoods,animalmeatsdopedwithhormonesandsteroidsandcultivationssprayedwithinsecticidesandpesticides.Allthesecontributetotheformationofcancers.Sohowtodecreasetherisksofcancer?

　　1.Limittheconsumptionoffinesugars

　　Bythis,Imeansugarswhicharepowderyorinsmallcubeswhichareusetomakecakesandotherdelicacies.SonosugarinyourCoffeeorteaasfromnow.Replacewhitebreadwithwholewheatbreads.Stopdrinkingsodas.Thesefoodproductshaveahighglycemicindex:theycontainalotofsugarwhicharedigestedandabsorbedveryquicklybythehumanbody.Cancerouscellsneedalotofglucosetodeveloprapidly.Adietwithlotsofsugarscanfavorizethedevelopmentoftumorsinyourbody.Moreover,yourpancreas,theorganwhichproducesinsulininyourbody,mustincreaseitsturnoverofinsulintobreakdownsurplussugar.Thisincreaseofinsulin,accordingtothechiefofcancerologydepartment,stimulatesthegrowthanddiffusionofcancerouscells.Itisimperativethentolimittheconsumptionoffinesugars.

　　2.Avoidhydrogenatedorpartiallyhydrogenatedoils

　　Youcanfindtheminsomemargarinesandprepareddishes.Theyhaveinflammatorypropertiesandpreparethegroundfortheformationofcanceroustissues.Thesearealsotransfatproducts.TransfatslowerstheamountofHDLorgoodcholesterol.

　　3.Optforfreshfarmersfoods

　　Freshfarmersfoodshavetheadvantageofhavingbeencultivatedthetraditionalway.Thefruitsandvegetablesarenotcontaminatedbypesticidesandinsecticidesandthemeatsarenotloadedwithsteroidsandhormones.Butbewarethough.Somefarmersdoresorttoorthodoxandunhealthymethodstoboosttheirproductions.

　　4.GreenTea

　　Greenteaisrichinpolyphenolsandseemstoblocktheformationoftumorsbypreventingbloodvesselsofformingeverywhere.Greenteaalsoseemtopreventtheformationofleukemia,cancersoftheprostate,breasts,kidneys,skinsandmouth.

　　5.Soja

　　Sojacontainsisoflavineswhichhavethepropertyofreducingoverstimulationofthebodybyoestrogens.Itisusedinsometreatmentsofcancerlikebreastscancer.

　　6.Curcuma

　　Curcumahaveanti-inflammatorypropertiesandthusmaypreventproliferationofsometumors,namelyinthecolon,liverorstomachandbreasts.

　　7.Maintainacorrectweight

　　MaintainyourBMI(BodyMassIndex)inthehealthynormalrangeof18.5to24,9.Overweightandobesityincreasetherisksofdevelopingcancer,evenmoreifyouhavealotoffattytissuesaroundyourwaists.Anincreaseinweightraisestheprobabilityofhavingcancerinyourcolonandrectum,oesophagus,pancreas,kidneysandbreastsevenaftermenopause.

　　8.Dosomeregularphysicalactivities

　　Thefamous30minutesdailywalkmustnolongerremainsasidletalks.Youmustmakesureyouhaveadailytimeslicetodosomejogging,walkingorotherphysicalactivities.Doingsomekindofsportsmayhavesomeb