Simple Health Cures

   Circulation problems can be felt in a number of ways. Some symptoms include fatigue due to poor circulatory function, which may bring on other symptoms such as dizziness and fainting. The inability to concentrate, coldness in the hands or feet, headaches, angina, and high blood pressure are also other signs there could be problems with the circulation system. There are nutritionally-dense foods we can incorporate into our diets to ensure our circulatory system is functioning at it’s best.

   If your circulation is poor, it is vital that the Vitamin C content of the body is kept up, because it will help prevent hardening of the arteries ballooning. Citrus fruits, red berries, tomates, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprout, red and green bell pepper, cabbage, and spinach are all great Vitamin C foods sources, and it helps promote a healthy immune system and is required to help make collagen, which holds cells together, which is vital in maintaining the integrity and strenght of the arteries and veins.

   Leafy green vegetables, almonds, hazelnuts, and vegetable oils like sunflower, canola, and soybean are all great sources of antioxidants, which are widely recognized for their ability to ward off diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Other great sources include broccoli, cabbage and kale.

   Nuts are high in beneficial, unsaturated fatty acids and research shows a correlation between nut consumption and a reduced incidence of ischemic heart disease. Walnuts, pecans, and hazelnuts are very high in these needed fatty acids.

   Fish Oils an in sardines and may help to improve or reverse atherosclerosis, angina, heart attack, congestive heart failure, arrhyththmias, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. Fish oils help maintain the elasticity of artery walls, prevent blood clotting, reduce blood pressure and stabilize heart rhythm.

   Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects body tissue from damage caused by unstable substances called free radicals. Free radicals can harm cells, tissues, and organs can cause damage to the cell walls of the vessels in the circulatory system. Vitamin E is also important in the formation of red blood cells. Wheat germ, corn, nuts, seeds, olives, spinach, and asparagus are all wonderful Vitamin E food sources.

   As the nation’s secord most deadly disease, cancer brings with it several risk factors. Therefore, it’s logical that we take a good look at the foods we’re eating, and start introducing nutrient-rich foods that are known to help reduce the cancer risk. A diet rich in fiber, vegetables, and fruits, including juices made from 100 percent fruit juice, can make a big difference in your cancer risk.

   Foods rich in phytochemicals which are found in beans and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, and kale are strong choices. So are dark green leafy vegetables like spinach, romance lettuce, and collard greens, which are packed with fiber, lutein, and carotenoids, all cancer fighting substances. Focus on choosing foods that have abundant amounts of vitamins C, E, and A, all antioxidants themselves. These help protect you from cancer by preventing the growth of free radicals in your body.

   Tomatoes are an awesome cancer fighting superfood. Not only do tomatoes contain lycopene, the antioxidant phytochemical that also helps prevent heart disease, but they’re a good source of Vitamin A,C, and E, all which do battle against cancer causing free radicals. Add them to your salad or use as a topping on your homemade pizza. They’re also a great way of adding some zest to your favorite sandwich.

   Watermelon is also stuffed full of antioxidants, and includes about 80 precent of your daily vitamin C requirement. It is also a great source of vitamin A, or beta carotene. And like tomatoes, it also contains lycopene.

   Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable, which help reduce the risk of colon and rectal cancer.  Plus cabbage is rich in fiber and has almost 50 percent of daily requirement  of Vitamin C, making it a well-rounded superfood with cancer fighting power. Carrots are also a wonderful source of fiber and beta carotene, and they have about three times the daily requirement of Vitamin A

   Did you know that one-quarter cup of kidney beans has the same amount of fiber and protein as two ounces of red meat? Whole wheat pasta is also a good source of fiber, and broccoli will tip the daily scales for your daily Vitamin A and C needs. Toss them all together with your favorite low-fat Italian dressing for a single dinner of cancer fighting proportions.

   Strawberries and blueberries are rich in Vitamin C and fiber. They’re quick and simple finger food, and easily be added to your favorite whole grain cereal oatmeal, or low-fat yogurt. 

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   Life has a way of getting the best of us some days. Whether it’s working too many hours, shuffling your kid all over town for their activities, taking care of your household, or dealing with personal or family matter, stress can take its toll on your physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. But there are simple steps you can take to combat stress, starting with the foods you eat.

   Avoiding caffeine and alcohol is a good start when life’s particularly stressful. Stimulants and depressants like these can both zap your energy and rob you of the fuel you need to successfully cope with tension. Sugary foods should also be avoided as well, as they cause your blood sugar levels to spike then dip rapidly, which can in turn make your energy levels spike and dip at the same rate.

   However, there are several superfoods out there that provide you with the energy and nutrition your body needs to keep stress in check.

   Asparagus, which is high in folic acid, can help level out your moods. Folic acid and Vitamin B are key players in producing serotonin, a chemical that gets you into a good mood.

   And though we may hear negative things regarding red meat, it’s actually a wise dinner option for a stressed out family. Beef’s high levels of iron, zinc and B vitamins not only help get you into a good mood, but help you stay there as well. Your local butcher can help you select lean cuts for the healthiest options.

  Milk really does a body good. Chock full of calcuim, protein, antioxidants, and vitamins B2 and B12, it helps strenghten bones and promotes healthy cell regeneration. Paired with a healthy whole-grain cereal choice in the morning, low fat milk is a great way to start your day and arm yourself to do battle with the stressors that await you. Cottage cheese is also another great dairy choice, and when coupled with a fruit that’s high in Vitamin C, it helps the body battle free radicals that run rampant during your most stressed periods.

   Almonds are also an awesome choice when it comes to arming yourself against stress. they’re high in magnesium, zinc, as well as Vitamins B2, C, and E and unsaturated fats. All which are great against free radicals, which have been shown to cause cancers and heart disease.

   It’s important  that we eat plenty of different fruit and vegetables every day. Diets rich in fruit and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. Fruit ad vegetables provide essential vitamin and minerals, fiber, and other substances that are important for good health. Most fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories and are filling.

   You’ve probably heard about the 5 a day for better health program. It provides easy ways to add more fruit and vegetables into your daily eating patterns. It’s vital that we eat a wide variety of colorful orange/ yellow, red, green , white, and blue/ purple vegetables and fruit everyday. By eating vegetables and fruit from each color group, you will benefit from the essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that each color group has to offer alone and in combination

   There’s several different yet simple ways to start incorporating vegetables and fruit into your familiar and favorite meals. You can begin your day with 100 percent fruit or vegetables juice, slice bananas or strawberries on top of your cereal, or have a salad with lunch and an apple for an afternoon snack. Include a vegetable with dinner and you already have about 5 cuos of fruit and vegetables. You may even try adding a piece of fruit for a snack or an vegetable at dinner.

  Don’t be afraid to try something new to increase your vegetable abd fruit intake. There are so many choices when selecting fruits and vegetables, Kiwifruit, asparagues, and mango may became your new favorite. Keep things fresh and interesting by combining fruits and vegetables of different flavors and colors, like red grapes with pineapple chunks, or cucumbers and red peppers.

   Get in  the habit of keeping fruits and vegetables visible and easily accessible you’ll tend to eat them more. Shor cut and cleaned produce at eye-level in the refrigerator, or keep a big colorful bowl of fruit on the table.

   Breast cancer is a largely unknown disease until today, despite the fact that it affects almost ten percent of the women above the age of forty years all over the world. The causes of this killer cancer are not known even after decades of research into it. Similarly it is unknown why some women ave higher chances of getting breast cancers than others.

   Thought the caussative factors are not known, some risk factors have been identified. There is no medical proof why these factors make the disease more probable, but this is a study of observation. In a vast cross-section of women with the observed risk factors, it been found that the chances of getting breast cancers are very high.

   The various risk factors for breast cancer are-

   1. Family History of Breast Cancer- If a near relative like mother or a sister has had breast cancer, then there is a very high chance that the cancer will occur sometime in life. This propensity is observed ev en if far relatives such as cousins and aunts have had beast cancer, though the chances are lesser as the relatives are more removed. Even if a male relative has had breast cancer or prostate cancer, then there is a chance of getting breast cancer. This clearly indicates that breast cancer runs through family lines through inheritance. Certainly the chances are very high if more than one family member has had breast cancer.

   2. Personnal History of Breast Cancer- If a woman has had breast cancer in the past, then there is a great chance that the breast cancer may recur. This is true even if the cancer had been removed in it’s benign stage itself. Sometimes the cancer cells spread into the nearby lymph. This makes a possibility that the cancer will occur in the opposite breast. In fact, women who have had cancer in one breast have 50 to 75% more chances of developing the cancer in the other breast.

   3. Disease of the Breast- Several breast diseases can increase the chances of having breast cancer. Changes in the cells of the breast can lead to atypical hyperplasia. This condition can cause a three to fourfold increase in the possibility of getting breast cancer in the later years. This risk also exists if the atypical hyperplasia has occurred in other women of the family. Another such condition is the benign breast tumor condition known as fibro adenoma. However, women with fibrocystic breast generally do not have any added vulnerability to breast cancer.  Yet such conditions could make the breasts lumpy and hide the real tumors during mammography.

   4. Lifestyle- In today’s world, lifestyle is the single largest contributing factor for the proliferation of breast cancer among women. Several elements of the lifestyle have been found to be directly accordant with the prevalence of breast cancer. Smoking and alcoholism in women are among the chief factors. Even diet has been pointed out as an important risk factor. Women who consume a diet with more high-cholesterol fats in them have higher chances of breast cancer. At the same time leading a sedentary lifestyle without induling much in physical activity are also potentially dangerous.

  5. Radiation- It has been found that women who undergo radiation therapies in their chest region at a young age have an increased risk of developing breast cancer in their later lives. Radiation therapy is generally prescribed for women with conditions like Hodgkin’s disease or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. so women who have undergone such treatments may get breat cancer in their later years.

   6. Hormonal Imbalances- There are several factors that can change the hormone balance of the body. some of them are,

   a) Beginning the menstrual cycle early, before the age of twelve years,

   b) Having the first pregnancy after the age of thirty years

   c) Having no pregnancy at all,

   d) Having a late menopause,

   All these conditions can increase the level of estrogen in the body. This increase the risk of getting breat cancer to a mild extent. Apart from that women who take regular birth control pills, breast enhancement supplements, antidepressants and antihistamines and hormone modifying supplements stand at a higher risk to get breast cancers.

    It must be also noted that women have much higher vhances of getting breast cancer than men. In fact, most people think that breast cancer is a disease that affect only women. This is not true. Men also get breast cancers, but to a much lessor degree than women. Also, age is a very important factor. The chances of getting breast cancer are much higher when the women has crossed the age of 50 years.

   Breast cancer has earned the disrepute of becoming the secord most killing type of all cancers that are found in humans, having lost the race only to lung cancer. About one in every ten women has a chance of developing breast cancer if precautions are not taken early on. Despite this alarming number of it’s victims, it is pathetic to know that there is an absolute lack of imformation on the disease. It is not that there is no written material available about the disease, but most women are too complacent regarding the problem. It is always the “disease that affects the other women so it doesn’t bother me” until it too late to remedy the situation.

   Breast cancer is the abnormal growth of cells within the breast. These cells would aggregate like a lump, which would be called as the breast tumor. The tumor can be felt from the outside of the breast even when it is still harmless. All this harmless stage, it is called as a benign tumor. Benign tumors can be surgically operable. If that is done, the risk of the advancement of the breast cancer is very negligible. But if the tumor is allowed to go on, then it would continue to the malignant stage. During this stage the cancer would proliferate to such an extent within the surrounding tissues that it would be impossible to remove it completely. When the cancerous cells enter the bloodstream, there is no way out. The result is certain death.

Here are so precautions that women must take to prevent the onset of breast cancer:

   1. If your overweight, then seriously work at reducing your weight. Science has proved a direct relation between obesity and breast cancer. At the same time, lean women have a signifcantly lesser chance of contracting the disease.

  2. Do not introduce any supplements in your body that could change the internal hormonal balance of the body. In women, the two main femine character deciding hormones are progesterone and estrogen. These hormones maintain the proper balance of the female characteristics, including the shape and the function of the breasts. An alteration in this balance could bring on several female health related diseases, among which breast cancer is just one of them.

   3. Smoking is extremely hazardous in women as it can play havoc with the biological rhythm of the body. Excessive smoking could cause sterility in both the male and the female. but in women, smoking has been found that women who smoke stand at a much higher risk of breast cancer then others. The same can be said about women who consume too much of alcohol.

   4. Walking is considered to be effect in keeping breast cancer away. Walking is a simple exercise, but it can keep the women’s body fit. Aslo walking stimulates proper blood circulation in all parts of the body without making the person excessively tired. Apart from walking, other simple exercises like running, jumping, swimming, also effective.

   5. All women over the age of 40 are at risk of breast cancer. Hence they should keep their lifestyle healthy. The diet should be kept as natural as possible, and articial spices and preservatives must be avoided. elderly women should not lead sedentary lifestyles; they must involve themselves in some kind of physical activity or the other, depending on their lifestyles.

   6.There has been a kind of an association established with high fats and breast cancers. Women whose diet consists of  a lot of fats are more susceptible to getting breast cancer than others. For this reason, it is necessary to minimize fats in the diet as much as possible. Instead of high-calorie fats, a low fat diet is preferable. This will also help to keep obesity and cardiovascular problems in check.

   Breast Cancer prevention is more important than the treatment of the cancer itself, because prevention is always better than cure. The above precautions will greatly reduce the risk of having a cancer, but then they are not sureshot methrods. Medical science has not yet been able to come up with a good explanation as to why some women get breast cancer and some don’t. Hence at the slightest sign of any abnormality with your breasts it is necessary to seek urgent medical attention. Your vigilance might save your life.