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Breast Cancer Risk & Processed Meats

5/28/2021

 
There is a link between processed meat and breast cancer. Eating bacon, sausage, ham, deli meats, and hot dogs puts you at increased risk. If you've had or have breast cancer, cutting out or cutting down on eating these high fat, processed meats and eat more fruits and vegetables can reduce your risk of breast cancer recurrence. To optimize your diet, I highly recommend adopting a whole food, plant based-diet. If you're not sure where to start, check out the 21 Day Vegan Jumpstart at https://kickstart.pcrm.org/en. It's free and will give you everything you need to start a plant-based diet. ​
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The Human Microbiome and Breast Cancer Recurrence

9/2/2020

 
The human microbiome is composed of trillions of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi) living inside and outside the human body.
The risk of breast cancer and recurrence could be associated with the composition and function of the breast/gut microbiome.
Research shows that there are different bacteria in the breast tissue of healthy women vs those with breast cancer and that the breast microbiome in women with cancer is different from that of women with benign disease, indicating that certain bacteria may be associated with breast cancer development and different responses to treatment.  Diet, drugs, toxins, lack of sleep, inactivity, and stress can negatively change the human gut microbiome which can alter blood estrogen levels, estrogen metabolism, chronic inflammation, the local breast immune microenvironment and its influence on breast cancer recurrence and metastasis. http://ow.ly/2WwJ50BftoE http://ow.ly/OPbN50BftoC
You can increase your good gut bacteria and improve your gut and breast microbiome with:
A plant-based diet
No refined sugar, processed and fast foods
Diverse foods
Fermented foods
High Fiber - 20-30 grams/day
Fasting
Exercise
Stress reduction
Sleep - 7-9 hrs/night
Quality probiotics
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The Health Risks Of Processed Foods

8/26/2020

 
For breast cancer prevention, it's important to eliminate or limit processed, packaged, sugary, fast foods, which:
Decrease appetite suppressing hormones
Increase hunger
Cause weight gain
Increase cellular inflammation
Kill good gut bacteria
Weaken the immune system
"A processed food is a food item that has had a series of mechanical or chemical operations performed on it to change or preserve it. Processed foods are those that typically come in a box or bag and contain more than one item on the list of ingredients."
Here are some unprocessed snack ideas:
Raw or roasted seasoned veggies
Fresh fruit
Dates
Nut butters - all natural
Pitaya and Acai bowls & smoothies
Roasted chickpeas
Zucchini chips
https://www.purplecarrot.com/.../zucchini-chips-with...
Nice cream with frozen bananas
https://www.purplecarrot.com/plant.../vanilla-nice-cream
Cherry Chia Pudding
https://www.purplecarrot.com/plant.../cherry-chia-pudding
No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
https://www.purplecarrot.com/.../no-bakes-peanut-butter...
Purple Carrot
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