Easy Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Cancer By Changing How You Eat
It is true, we are what we eat. We remake ourselves every few years by what we eat. Recent nutritional studies by the National Institute of Health suggest the easiest way to reduce our risk of cancer and to enjoy health and wellness is to change how we eat and to exercise.
Diets that are naturally higher in vitamins, antioxidants, Omega-3, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and lower in salt, simple sugars and saturated fat are associated with a greater than 80% reduced risk of cancer. Exercise, just 2-3 hours a week, boosts your immune system, helps regulate your blood sugar, reduces stress and naturally increases your energy level. When you eat simple refined sugars to get a burst of energy--a “sugar high”, your blood sugar jumps causing your pancreas to release more insulin. To overcome the subsequent “sugar low”, many eat more sugar or drink corn syrup-based beverages, causing higher insulin levels. Women with high insulin levels have a 283% increased risk of breast cancer. In contrast, women whose diets are naturally high in CLA are associated with a 60% lower risk of breast cancer. Yes you men also have lower risks of cancer and diabetes if you change how you eat.
But you say you have no time, organic produce is too expensive and there are no easy options. We are happy to let you know that you can spend less time, spend less money, and enjoy multiple options.
The essence of our strategy is to take a weekly walk through a farmers market for exercise and to buy and eat local. Why local? Because locally raised and produced natural meats and organic produce tend to be both better for us and you can Taste the Difference!! It is not so amazing that when animals are raised in sustainably managed pastures on their natural diets, they are naturally healthier. They don’t need antibiotics; they are fed no growth hormones and are naturally higher in vitamins, antioxidants, Omega 3 (the fatty acid that supports healthy cholesterol levels and healthy brain development) and substantially less saturated fats.
The local organic produce tend to be old varieties, that were not modified for shelf life and appearance and still have higher levels of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Local farmers and ranchers tend to grow with less synthetic inputs, so the soil is biologically alive; the trace minerals and nutrients the plants need to be healthy and resist pests are naturally available to the plants on a sustained and reliable basis. Consequently, the plants are healthier and the produce has higher levels of the minerals, antioxidants, and vitamins that support healthy immune systems.
And when you cut out the foods rich in sugar, salt and fat (most beverages, snack foods and fast foods), you will spend less, lose weight and feel greater!!
And now the Houston area has over 20 farmers markets!! (Only 3 years ago, there were only 4.) And numerous restaurants are now preferentially buying locally raised and produced raw foods and serving more healthy dinners that are naturally richer in flavor (reference webpage). In less time than it takes to drive to and through a fast-food restaurant, you can prepare a quick meal of fresh produce and meats that will satisfy your appetite. Learn how from recipes available at local farmers markets, their web pages or from Chef Jeremy’s webpage: the singlemanskitchen.com. Chef Jeremy Goodwin will teach you how to fix quick and easy dishes from what is currently available at local farmers markets.
Many of my customers tell me they can feel the difference after eating one of these easy dishes. They don’t have that sinking feeling that comes from eating a meal high in fat and low in complex glycoproteins. They feel more energy, what some call “slow energy” or “sustained” energy. The energy is naturally derived from foods rich in complex polysaccharides (such as beta-glucan and mannan) and glycoproteins. These polysaccharrides are washed out of many processed foods, but tend to be naturally high in the whole, non-processed foods that you can find at your local farmers markets.
View a list of local farmers markets supported by Georgia's Farm to Market.
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