If even half of all babies under 6 months of age were exclusively breastfed, we would save hundreds of thousands of lives and
help protect against breast cancer, ovarian cancer and diabetes in mothers across the globe.
Among its benefits, one small study on 24 women found the 5:2 diet could
help protect against breast cancer.
(Naturalhealth365) Natural health experts have long known that certain foods, like broccoli sprouts can
help protect against breast cancer — and that the natural compounds found in many superfoods can help combat chronic disease conditions.
A number of studies have found this, but a recent one found that the polyphenols (a type of antioxidant) in green tea, red wine and olives may also
help protect you against breast cancer.
Not exact matches
The antioxidants compounds found in mango have been shown to
help protect against certain
cancers, including leukemia, colon,
breast, and prostate
cancer.
• Breastmilk contains special antibodies which
help protect your baby
against infections • Breastmilk is your baby's natural food, it's easily digested and enough on its own for the first 6 months • Breastfed babies are less likely to have eczema and diabetes or high blood pressure and obesity later on • Breastfeeding
helps you and your baby to get to know each other • Breastfeeding means you'll return to your pre-pregnancy weight quicker • Breastfeeding
helps give you stronger bones in later life and
helps protect against breast and ovarian
cancer • Breastfed babies are not as windy as bottle - fed babies • Nappies are not as smelly!
And we do know that diets rich in a wide variety of fruits and vegetables and good - quality fats, particularly olive oil, can
help to reduce damage to your genes and
protect against breast cancer.
Here's how it works: Silymarin
protects against depletion of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that
helps fight oxidative stress, which can lead to skin,
breast, prostate and cervical
cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
help protect against various types of
cancer (including colon, prostate,
breast, skin, lung, stomach, and more)
Adequate levels also
help to
protect against osteoporosis;
breast, prostate, and colorectal
cancers; autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis; and high blood pressure.
It's been shown to
help protect against breast and colon
cancers and has anti-tumor properties.
Lycopene, which is found in tomatoes, has actually been shown in some studies to reduce tumor growth, and can
help protect against lung, stomach, colon, oral,
breast AND cervical
cancers!
Since it is a cabbage, it also contains a large amount of
cancer fighting phytochemicals, including indoles which studies have found to
help protect against breast, cervical, and colon
cancers.
In other words, it maintains the secretory endometrium, it
protects against fibrocystic
breast, it
helps to prevent
breast cancer, it
helps to use fat for energy, and it
helps to prevent endometrial
cancer.
It improves sleep, builds bone mass,
protects against breast and uterine
cancer, improves carbohydrate tolerance,
helps burn fat, prevents water retention, increases sex drive and in many people has a calming effect on the nervous system.
On the contrary, flaxseed may actually
help protect against certain types of
cancer, including
breast and prostate
cancer.
Breastfeeding bonds a mother to her baby, stimulates important hormonal activities in her body,
helps her lose weight after pregnancy and
protects her
against future
breast cancer and osteoporosis.
Altering
helps protect females
against breast cancer (especially if they are spayed before their first heat), and males
against enlarged prostate and testicular
cancer.
Among other benefits, breastfeeding: stimulates the release of the hormone oxytocin in the mother's body promoting bonding between mother and baby; satisfies baby's emotional needs; provides superior nutrition;
helps prevent maternal
breast cancer, endometrial
cancer, ovarian
cancer and osteoporosis;
helps prevent future
breast cancer in infant girls; promotes higher infant IQ;
helps pass baby's meconium; provides immunization
against disease; is more digestible than formula; aids in mother's post-partum physical recovery;
helps protect the infant from Crohn's disease, juvenile diabetes, allergies, asthma, SIDS, hemophilus b. virus, cardopulmonary distress, ulcerative colitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and other medical problems; enhances vaccine effectiveness, and is a natural contraceptive.