6 How to Stay Healthy Keeping Breast - Breast cancer is classified as the most dreaded diseases of women. And if you know the symptoms from an early age, her chances of developing into cancer is much lower than older women. And if the cancer is attacked, its nature will be more aggressive, according to Debra Mangino, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
Therefore, you need to maintain a healthy lifestyle to protect your breasts. There are several ways you can do to keep members of your body remains healthy:
1. Maintain a healthy weight
Gain weight it could increase the risk of developing breast cancer, while reducing your likelihood to survive the disease, according to Harold Freeman, MD, president and founder of the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer and Prevention in New York City.
2. Do not be lazy to exercise
It is hard to start training, but if you do not start soon, you will not get used. Perform exercise for 45 minutes to 1 hour, 3-5 times a week. Regular exercise can help prevent this disease by boosting your immune function, get rid of obesity, and lower levels of estrogen and insulin.
3. Reduce alcohol
Many say, a little alcohol would be good for health. Apparently, it is better when applied to men. Whereas in women, research suggests that two glasses of alcohol a day may increase breast cancer risk by 21 percent. However, you can take advantage of this alcohol with a snack of fresh grapes. Resveratrol, an ingredient found in grape skins, was able to reduce estrogen levels, which could reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.
4. Eating raw broccoli
We already know what the benefits of vegetables, but still did not feel like taking them. Vegetables are able to give extra protection to the breast for example, broccoli and kale (a type of green cabbage). These vegetables contain sulforaphane, which is believed to help prevent the division of cancer cells. So that the effect is getting stronger in fighting cancer, eat in a raw state.
5. Know your family history
Women who had breast cancer does not automatically "inherit" the disease in her daughters. However, "Of the approximately 15 percent of cases of breast cancer, there is a family history of the disease," said Freeman. If you have a first degree family member who had breast cancer, your risk is increased. If there are two affected family members, your risk is increased five-fold.
6. Consult
All women should undergo clinical breast exam at least every three years, as well as mammogram examination every year since the age of 40 years. Women who have a family history of breast cancer should begin screening before age 10 years when a family member diagnosed with the disease. There is nothing to be afraid when you start it as early as possible, right?
