Be breast cancer aware-more ways to cut your risk
October is breast cancer awareness month. We have already looked at some of the ways we can lower our risk of breast cancer. Please see 'Love your breasts'. In this blog post I want to look at some more ways we can lower our risk. Basically anything that boosts your immunity will also lower your risk. The reason for this is that if a cell in your body ‘goes rogue’ that is develops a fault when it divides, a healthy immune system will seek it out and destroy it before it can further divide and cause trouble.
One simple way you can do this is ensure you have a good night’s sleep. Please see 'Love your sleep'. Also ensure your room is completely dark. This can be achieved with black out curtains and this is especially important if you work night shifts. Exposure to light during sleep time lowers melatonin which suppresses the growth of breast cancer cells. Also make sure there is no light from technology - mobile phones, TVs etc in the bedroom while you sleep.
Make sure you have adequate vitamin D – try to get out every day, summer and winter, even if it is only for 15 minutes in your lunch break. I would also recommend a supplement in the winter months. Vegan sources of vitamin D include mushrooms and fortified dairy free milks and cereals. Please see 'Bring on the sun-Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin'.
We are learning more and more about our gut health and immunity. One of the ways the gut can boost immunity is by producing serontin, the mood boost hormone. Did you know that 90% of the body’s serontin is produced by healthy gut flora. This hormone reduces stress which is an immunity zapper. Another way a healthy gut can help ensure a healthy immunity is the B vitamins that the gut bacteria produce. B vitamins are important to a calm nervous system, again lowering stress. Gut bacteria also reduce toxic build up in the gut which can lead to toxins in the body which interfere with immune cells.
For healthy gut flora avoid sugar, refined carbs, processed foods and alcohol. Include prebiotics such as onions, garlic, bananas etc an your diet, 'live' dairy free yoghurt and fermented foods. You might also want to take a probiotic supplement.
Take time for rest, relaxation and meditation to counteract stress, an immunity zapper. Please see 'Reduce stress, increase wellbeing'. Also, the Playlist on my YouTube channel 'Yoga for stress series'.
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