Cancer prevention is a hot topic. But is the early detection promoted by the so-called health-care industry really prevention?
You go for your regular checkup for the usual tests. You heed the warning signs for cancer — changes in bowel or bladder habits, a sore that does not heal, unusual bleeding or discharge, or chronic indigestion.
But detecting cancer early is not prevention — heeding warning signs that cancer is already present is reactive, not proactive.
If you want to avoid getting a diagnosis of cancer you must be proactive and avoid creating an environment that can trigger cancer. You can do this by addressing the issues scientists have known about for decades.
Here are two common ones:
• Avoid refined flour products — the staple of many people’s diet.
• Avoid white sugar and the many products containing it.
Millions are addicted to both these substances, and most people are not willing to stop eating them.
So the next time you start eating that white roll with dinner, a cookie or any of the many foods that cause the body to produce more cancer-causing chemicals and switch on cancer-causing genes, ask yourself: Is this worth it?
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