Bras With Thin Straps Cause Headaches
Bras with thin straps can cause headaches and lead to serious nerve damage. Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas say wearing thin bra straps too tightly is dangerous for women. If a strap is so tight that it digs into the shoulder, it puts downward pressure on the cervical nerve. The cervical nerve [...]
Read more »Broccoli Component Kills Breast Cancer Cells
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists say they’ve found a substance that could help prevent and potentially treat breast cancer. It’s not a drug or a new radiation treatment but a natural component of broccoli and broccoli sprouts. The researchers tested the broccoli compound, known as sulforaphane, in animal studies as well as in [...]
Read more »Breast Cancer and Weight Gain
Gaining weight after age 20, even if only a pound or two per year, can almost double the risk of developing breast cancer after menopause compared to women who keep their weight stable. This finding, from a National Cancer Institute (NCI) study, reported on the equivalent of a 30-pound gain over the years for a [...]
Read more »Flaxseed And Breast Health
The connection between flaxseed and breast health … Flaxseed is high in lignan, a naturally occurring compound that lowers circulating estrogens in your body. Flaxseed appears to decrease estrogen production which may inhibit the growth of breast cancer tumors. Lignans are also antioxidants with weak estrogen-like characteristics. These characteristics may be the mechanism by which [...]
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