85% of cancers entirely avoidable

85% of Cancers are Entirely Avoidable http://bit.ly/du1eKW

   
How many of us do not live in fear of illness, decline and early death, wincing at the thought of cancer or heart attacks or coping with Alzheimers?

Then surely adding a banana to our breakfast, an avocado to our Tuesday lunch and a portion of kale and oily fish once a week is a ‘no brainer’ in order to avoid all three.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 85 per cent of adult cancers are entirely avoidable and, of these, around half are related to nutritional deficiencies in the Western diet. A recent government report showed how nearly 70,000 premature deaths could be prevented each year by simply improving the UK's diet.

Another study carried out by Brigham Young University professor Steven Aldana, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, March, 2005, found that a combination of 30 minutes of cardio exercise a day along with a switch to a healthier diet dropped the participants’ health risks for diabetes, cancer, and heart disease dramatically in just 6 weeks.

And that's just generally eating well. In this new 267-page book, Super Foods for a Super Healthy You, you will discover how adding the power of individual and specific foods to your diet can also have a dramatic effect on specific elements of your life and your health.

• Worried about the effects that stress may be having on your health? Then try a daily intake of celery which can have a powerful effect on reducing stress hormones. In addition, it acts as a useful diuretic (helping to rid your body of excess fluid), as well as helping to reduce the inflammation associated with conditions like arthritis. Pages 4, 9, 62, 68

• Tart cherries have been found to be beneficial for helping to alleviate gout and other forms of arthritis, including both osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis. What's more, the latest exciting research findings from the US suggest that adding tart cherries to the diet may lower cholesterol, lead to less fat storage and improve antioxidant defences. Pages 27 to 30

• Discover how a new Super Food from the Amazon provides over 30 times the amount of anthocyanins (potent antioxidants) as red wine and all the beneficial fatty acids of olive oil in one delicious, all-natural package. It also helps fight heart disease, cancer, prostate enlargement and more. 

• Suffering depression? A recent review of 11 different studies involving over 15,000 patients conducted by researchers at the University of New York and Hull York Medical Center found a significant link between low folate levels and this life-destroying condition..

• KEEP SAFE FROM SUPERBUGS. While the superbug MRSA remains unresponsive to antibiotics and other forms of topical treatment, Manuka honey has been found to be effective against this and other deadly infections. 

• Eating oily fish as little as once a week could lower your risk of Alzheimer’s by a staggering 60 per cent. Fish oils have also been found to lower blood pressure, prevent blood platelets from clumping and dramatically lower blood fat levels (Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 65:1645(S)-54(S), 1997; Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 72: 389-94, 2000). Fish oils and flaxseed oil have also been linked with a significantly lower incidence of breast cancer among many other benefits.

• If you are type 1 diabetic then adding pumpkin to your diet could help regulate your blood sugar levels, promote the regeneration of damaged pancreatic cells and boost levels of insulin-producing beta cells and insulin in the blood.