You may have heard or seen the "headline" Kaiser Permanente doctors are now including exercise in their medical record. One place you can read about their "new revelation" that exercise is important is http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Physicians-learn-to-ask-about-exercise-4171657.php.
I am so happy that this large group of doctors has now learned the importance of exercise!
(We, at the Breast Center of Austin, have included exercise as part of the medical record since 2002!)
Why?
BECAUSE REGULAR EXERCISE IS IMPORTANT FOR BREAST CANCER PREVENTION!
Together we can prevent 86,000 breast cancer cases this year!
This content is general and not personal medical advice.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Why might fiber decrease breast cancer risk?
We noted last week that fiber intake is inversely proportional to breast cancer risk.
EAT MORE FIBER, HAVE FEWER BREAST CANCERS!
Although we don't know all there is to know about breast cancer causes, there are laboratory and clinical studies that have suggested several mechanisms for the breast cancer reduction from fiber.
High fiber intake has been shown to reduce breast cancer tumor growth in mice and that high fiber intake reduced breast cancer incidence in rats. In clinical studies fiber reduces estrogen levels in humans. Fiber delays gastric emptying and increases transport through the rest of the intestines, reducing insulin levels. High fiber diets are found in fewer obese women. You may read more at http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/6/1394.full.
Add fiber to the list of those lifestyle changes associated with fewer breast cancers.
BE LEAN, BE ACTIVE, REGULARLY EXERCISE, EAT MORE CRUCIFORM VEGETABLES, EAT RED APPLES, RED GRAPES, STRAWBERRIES, COFFEE AND DARK CHOCOLATE.
Good stuff on that list!
Together we can prevent 86,000 breast cancer cases this year!
This content is general and not personal medical advice. Ask your doctor for your individualized breast cancer prevention plan.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Exercise and Physical Fitness!
This is so good, I just couldn't resist: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseandphysicalfitness.html
Click on the link above for exercise and physical fitness ideas. Enough said!
Together we can encourage each other and PREVENT 86,000 breast cancers this year!
This is general medical content and not personal medical advice, but just ask your physician if you can exercise.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Why I care about Omega3
There are so many reasons that Omega3 supplementation is important: we don't get enough in our diet, the industrial revolution changed food shelf life by increasing Omega6 to Omega3 ratio, I could and will go on in future blogs.
Today, "why I care about Omega3?" Fewer breast cancers!
Yes, that's right. FEWER BREAST CANCERS!
In a large study from the Seattle area, researchers demonstrated that those women who supplemented their diets with Omega3 (Fish Oil) reduced their risk for breast cancer. This reduction was by 32%! This is so important to me that I have posted before about this http://drwinsett.blogspot.com/2011/06/fish-oil-omega3-reduces-breast-cancer.html.
But which product should you take, there are so many of such a wide variety
of purity and fillers. I have searched and I found the one that works for me from a company that has been around for 20 years and lists products in the PDR of non-prescription drugs: WINOmega3. If you would like to know more check out my website www.oewmd.com or call us to learn more and get some 512-451-5788.
Together we can prevent 86,000 breast cancer cases this year!
This is general content and not personal medical advice. Check with your physician or come see me to find out how much WINOmega3 may benefit you.
Today, "why I care about Omega3?" Fewer breast cancers!
Yes, that's right. FEWER BREAST CANCERS!
In a large study from the Seattle area, researchers demonstrated that those women who supplemented their diets with Omega3 (Fish Oil) reduced their risk for breast cancer. This reduction was by 32%! This is so important to me that I have posted before about this http://drwinsett.blogspot.com/2011/06/fish-oil-omega3-reduces-breast-cancer.html.
But which product should you take, there are so many of such a wide variety
of purity and fillers. I have searched and I found the one that works for me from a company that has been around for 20 years and lists products in the PDR of non-prescription drugs: WINOmega3. If you would like to know more check out my website www.oewmd.com or call us to learn more and get some 512-451-5788.
Together we can prevent 86,000 breast cancer cases this year!
This is general content and not personal medical advice. Check with your physician or come see me to find out how much WINOmega3 may benefit you.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Why I care about dietary fiber
We have all heard about dietary fiber: bulk and roughage. The advantages to daily regularity, etc.
BUT, women with higher fiber intake have fewer breast cancers according to a recent large meta-analysis of 16 prospective studies http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/6/1394.abstract. Dietary factors are hard to study because of the many confounding factors. Many of the studies used in this meta-analysis were controlled for the other healthy lifestyle choices that are often associated with higher fiber intake, like less obesity, more physical activity and eating less fat. The evidence is clear: more fiber intake decreased breast cancer risk. The reduction was apparent for pre- and post-menopausal women.
So how much fiber per day? The risk reduction became evident at 25gm/day of fiber.
So what is fiber and how do you know what you get? We can now read the labels on the food we buy. Fiber is listed under carbohydrates and is the part of the plant that is not digested. A nice review can be seen at the Mayo Clinic site: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fiber/NU00033.
Next week I will blog about which foods are good fiber sources, potential mechanisms for breast cancer reduction with high fiber diet and at what age fiber might be most important to the diet.
For now, remember that 1 cup of orange juice has less than 1gm of fiber, but 1 orange has at least 3gm of fiber.
Together we can prevent 86,000 breast cancer cases each year!
This blog is general information and not personal medical advice.
BUT, women with higher fiber intake have fewer breast cancers according to a recent large meta-analysis of 16 prospective studies http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/6/1394.abstract. Dietary factors are hard to study because of the many confounding factors. Many of the studies used in this meta-analysis were controlled for the other healthy lifestyle choices that are often associated with higher fiber intake, like less obesity, more physical activity and eating less fat. The evidence is clear: more fiber intake decreased breast cancer risk. The reduction was apparent for pre- and post-menopausal women.
So how much fiber per day? The risk reduction became evident at 25gm/day of fiber.
So what is fiber and how do you know what you get? We can now read the labels on the food we buy. Fiber is listed under carbohydrates and is the part of the plant that is not digested. A nice review can be seen at the Mayo Clinic site: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fiber/NU00033.
Next week I will blog about which foods are good fiber sources, potential mechanisms for breast cancer reduction with high fiber diet and at what age fiber might be most important to the diet.
For now, remember that 1 cup of orange juice has less than 1gm of fiber, but 1 orange has at least 3gm of fiber.
Together we can prevent 86,000 breast cancer cases each year!
This blog is general information and not personal medical advice.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
My New Year's Resolution
Don't you just hate it...another resolution? Aren't you tired of them?
Well, I just have a couple for the first 3 months of 2013:
Well, I just have a couple for the first 3 months of 2013:
- to make my blog more fun and interesting
- to post at least twice a week
- new breast cancer prevention findings, first
- then, which supplements make sense
- and lastly, to share with more people
So that, TOGETHER WE CAN PREVENT 86,000 BREAST CANCER CASES IN 2013!
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