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Breast Health Tip

Supplement Your Diet with Omega-3 Fatty Acids to reduce your risk of breast cancer and help you fight the disease if you have breast cancer. Omega-3 Fatty Acids have four main benefits:

  • They decrease the strength of estrogen in the breast tissue therefore the cells does not divide rapidly.
  • They have powerful anti-inflammatory properties as inflammation may initiate or increase the growth of tumors.
  • Cause breast tumors to shrink in size.
  • Prevent them from metastasizing or spreading.

They are so powerful in stopping the spread of tumors that women with the highest amount of omega-3 fatty acids in their bodies have a 500% lower incidence of metastasis compared to women with the lowest levels of omega-3. Researchers have found our body functions best when we eat a ratio of omega-3 fatty acids to omega-6 fatty acids in the range of 1 to 4. Omega-3 fatty acids, in general, are the most health-promoting type of fat you can eat. They reduce your risk of heart disease, inflammatory conditions (especially arthritis and skin conditions like psoriasis), and of several different types of cancer.

Certain fish, like salmon and herring, contain significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. But -- and this is a big but -- our lakes, rivers and oceans are so polluted that fish is now one of the most toxic foods you can eat. Fish contains more concentrated amounts of dangerous chemicals than any other food source. If you think eating farm raised fish is safer, think again. An article published in the New York Times July 30, 2003, reported findings by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental research and advocacy group, on 10 samples of farmed salmon bought at markets on the East and West coasts. Farmed salmon accounts for 60% of all salmon eaten in the US. All the samples of fish were found to be contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PBCs) at levels far higher than any other protein source. PCBs are a group of industrial chemicals that the EPA recognizes as a "probable carcinogen." High levels of PCBs are also associated with learning disabilities and other nerve and reproductive disorders. They were banned from being manufactured in the 1970's, but because they don't break down easily, most of the PCB's ever made are either still in use or exist our environment somewhere.

Your safest choice is to eat organically grown flax seeds and flax oil. The recommended amounts to eat each day are 3 tablespoons of ground flax seeds and 1 or 2 tablespoon of flax oil. The best type of flax oil to purchase is fresh and organically grown. You will find it in the refrigerated section of your grocery store or health food store. It should be in a dark bottle to protect it from the light. Use the oil within 2 months from the time you purchase it. There should be an expiry date on the bottle. Walnuts are also a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.


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