Foods Good For Breast Health

Diet and nutrition can play a significant role in the chances of developing breast cancer, particularly if you have a family history of the disease.
The following foods can help prevent or lessen the risks:

1. Healthy fats: Monounsaturated fats like extra virgin olive oil, freshly ground flaxseed and oily fish such as wild Alaskan salmon and sardines (which are rich in omega-3 fatty acids) help reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.

2. Eat more fruits and vegetables! Especially cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, bok choy, and cauliflower, which contain many different cancer-protective phytonutrients.

3. Herbs & Spices: Including chili peppers, tumeric, rosemary, thyme, parsley, basil and mint – have high antioxidant properties.

4. Drink plenty of green tea – A new study shows the green tea antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate) significantly slowed breast cancer growth in female mice.

5. Retinoids. Natural or synthetic forms of vitamin A (retinoids) may have the ability to destroy or inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Unlike other experimental therapies, retinoids may be effective in premenopausal women and in those whose tumors aren’t estrogen positive.

Foods to avoid:

1. Polyunsaturated fats (including many vegetable oils), and hydrogenated oils (margarines and vegetable shortenings) can all increase cancer risks.

2. Alcohol. Even in small amounts, alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.

3. A daily intake of conventionally raised meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products.
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