Natural Self-Defense Against Breast Cancer

Natural Self Defense Against Breast Cancer - Learning to Cope with Organochlorine Pollution

What are organochlorines?

Organochlorines are chemicals found in several herbicides and pesticides, in cl bleach and most chemical disinfectants, and galore plastics, especially PVC (polyvinylchloride).

Organochlorines are concerned in causation and promoting breast cancer because they change genes and they cause breast cells to become much receptive to a cancer-promoting chemical called estradiol. Organochlorines weaken the immune system and lower your body’s resistance to bacterium and viruses. They besides act as a negative type of oestrogen in the body.

How do they enter our bodies?

Organochlorines enter our bodies through our drinking water, by feeding foods full-grown with certain agricultural chemicals, and through the plastic linings on canned or microwaveable foods. They enter through our lungs by breathing in the fumes of cl bleach disinfectants and by body contact with cl bleached paper products such as tampons, toilet paper and paper cups.

How can we reduce our exposure?

Step One-Reduce Your Exposure

The 1st thing to do is to reduce your plastic consumption, especially of convenience foods. On plastic containers, there is typically a triangle with a number inside of it on the bottom of the container. You can recognize PVC or polyvinylchloride as the type of plastic that has a 3 in the center of the triangle.

As for paper products, use o bleached or uncoloured paper products. Companies who sell non-chlorine bleached paper products typically say so on the label and they do not necessarily market their products as “green” products.

Buy the non-chlorine bleach and much environmentally friendly family products. Simple vinegar and water can be used for galore family chores.

Eating only organically make meat and dairy farm products wish reduce the figure of organochlorines in your diet by 80%.

Step Two-Help Your Liver

With help, your liver can metabolise organochlorines.

Flaxseeds and organic egg yolks contain lecithin, a chemical that speeds up the elimination of fat-soluble chemicals such as organochlorines by devising them water-soluble.

Beans, lentils, red clover, soy products and chickweed contain chemicals called saponins. Saponins help to break down organochlorines, prevent cellular mutation and can finish the reproduction of cancer cells. These foods are powerfully suggested for anybody who on a regular basis consumes organochlorines.

Members of the cabbage family including broccoli, kale, turnips, radishes, cabbage, bok choy or cauliflower can help you metabolise organochlorines by increasing the creation of non-cancerous by-products.

Step Three-Mother Nature’s Help

Woman-positive natural sources of oestrogen can block entrance of organochlorines, oestradiol and another cancer promoting estrogens once enough of them are in the blood stream. The reason behind this is that these positive hormones come quickly through our bodies whereas the cancer producing chemicals such as organochlorines come much slowly. If there are enough of these plant hormones in the blood stream, they can easily block organochlorines from attaching themselves to breast cells and from promoting cancer.

These plant hormones can be found in lentils, dried beans, bean curd and hard soy products such as tempeh and miso, parsnips, sweet potatoes, pomegranates, clotbur roots, red clover, hops and ginseng. Regular intake of broccoli and cabbage is besides helpful.

Post Transformation Tips

Making changes in favor of your survival and that of the environment often puts us in a period of re-adjustment, not only with the society we live in, but besides with our family, friends and neighbors.

Several strategies we use to maintain positive societal relations are

Natural self-defense makes not mean natural aggression, nor makes it mean that it wish cause you to develop a societal disorder triggered by the existence of organochlorines. Foods and herbs that encourage natural self-defense do you lose the taste for products associated with organochlorines.

Allow self-defense foods to empower you to envision and activity towards an organochlorine free futurity without any anger just about the present situation. In another words, don’t let the forces that encourage personal and environmental negligence push your buttons.

Chose recycled plastic toys or second hand plastic toys over new ones for your children.

Send lunches in reusable containers.

Bring a bean or lentil dish to the next barbecue or meal supper.

Invite friends who use a lot of plastic and organochlorine products over to eat. Explain why you eat certain foods and what you have done to minimize your contribution to its proliferation. Relay the information in such a way that your guests feel comfortable and leave them to lose the taste for organochlorine products in their own way and time.

Use organic foods to show your body what a natural food is and have confidence that your body wish use this cognition to recognize what isn’t natural and respond suitably to it. This is a goal that can be started even as on a limited budget. The return of your natural body begins with one organic apple, especially a shared one!

Written by Jennifer Rodriguez-Allen, B.Sc., Environmental Chemist and President of Agoo Agii, inc (http://www.agooagii.com/). This article can found in print form with Agoo Agii's Aromatherapy Breast Self-Exam Kit. Gently encourage a admired one (or yourself) perform the Breast Self-Exam.

Legal Disclaimer-The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practician before beginning any health care program.

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