Many faces of breast cancer
By LoRayne Haye MSCCN
Food Program Director
Eating-4-Energy.com
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Introduction
Every autumn, as Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches, my phone starts ringing continuously with requests for a current list of all the protective products and supplements for cancer known to a woman. Although studies show that 1/3 of all cancers are dietary and that women who consume more whole foods that are vegetarian are at lower risk for all chronic diseases. This in no way guarantees immunity.
As a practitioner, I listened to the stories of women who are too familiar with breast cancer, a common thread, and unstable layers of stress. Some of you may resonate with these "stress layers", and the emotional - with what is at the top. Think of death, divorce, relocation, job loss, unstable economy and single parenting, to name a few. All of the above would throw even the most heartfelt souls into battle or flight. answer. Of course, age, gender, and DNA code are risk factors for breast cancer that we cannot change. What we can change is Life Risk Factors. They can be modifiable, such as choosing physical activity, drinking alcohol in moderation, observing what we put on our lips - so it does not fit our thighs and does not develop a set of copy skills to cope with stress.
Another stress that is greatly ignored is Nutritional stress. This is a term I invented a few years ago, and a topic that I also consider. Think of the carburetor pulling here. Seeking to better understand what was going on under the surface, I tracked down nationally recognized experts, all of whom had extensive experience working with women and breast cancer. I got more than I expected, and, with that said, I got a new idea of the many people who have breast cancer.
Landscape laboratories and female hormones
This is unfortunate, but most women know more about the designers who make their shoes and jeans than about the fact that hormones control (or control amok) in their bodies. “Women should evaluate their hormones on an annual basis from the age of 35. Or, if there are suspicions of abnormalities in the menstrual cycle, such as ICP and PCOS, said Dr. Andrea Cole DO, a leading specialist who owns the Age and Wellness Center located in Encinitas, California. “One of the best things a woman can do is to get her hormones tested with blood, saliva and urine. If you leave any of these laboratories, the puzzle will be incomplete, and you will spend years not understanding why whatever hormone therapy does not work. Whether it is a Bio-identical formulation or a standard fee for an RTA. “She further stated that the ongoing hormone imbalance“ is causing stress on a woman’s body both physically and emotionally. ” “Take away, check your hormones, which include thyroid, free T3 and T4, reverse T3 and T4 together with thyroid antibodies.
Vitamin D: Compound
If you're on a stressful hill, evaluate your adrenal glands and re-observe on a semi-annual basis or at any other time that your practitioner recommends. Including an assessment of vitamin D levels, which act more like a hormone, passing messages through the body. A recent study by UCSD La Jolla found that more than 600,000 breast cancers each year could be increased by increasing vitamin D. “The first cancer is the loss of communication between cells due to, among other things, low levels of vitamin D and calcium, ”said epidemiologist Cedric Garland, DrPH, a professor of family and preventive medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He is responsible for monitoring the high volume of new vitamin D studies, including the tandem dose between Harvard and UCSD on the risk of developing vitamin D and breast cancer. "In this new model, we assume that this loss can play a key role in cancer by disabling the connection between cells, which is necessary for healthy cell turnover, allowing you to capture more aggressive cancer cells." Take away: run the Vitamin D. lab. All you need to do is ask your practitioner for it.
Nutritional stress
One of the largest nutritional de-raiders of hormonal balance is unstable blood sugar levels, and this author and leading nutrition researchers believe that he is a nutritional stressor. These highs and lows that come with regular consumption of simple carbohydrates and processed foods play an important role in the management of insulin and hormone for storage. up. When this happens, the “flight” or “battle” response is activated with the adrenal glands, supplanting all types of stress hormones, including cortisol, adrenaline and norepinephrine. “Now the landscape is ripe for solving a number of health problems, and women’s risk for breast cancer may increase,” said Dr. Cole.
Cycle thirst for collapse
One of the most common complaints I hear from women is how can I stop this craving for carburetors? My standard answer is among your friends, and yes, you can control it. & # 39; "The scenarios that I see play on a daily / weekly basis, women tell me where they start their day off, and this is too often a high glycemic index of a carburetor that takes your blood sugar from 0 to 90 miles per hour and for This hormone joy is insulin - a storage hormone that is superimposed on their lips. Repeating this day-to-day can lead to exhaustion, fatigue and further chronic carburetor cravings.
However, when we put food in a “good category,” for example, oatmeal (don't get me wrong, I love oatmeal) and consume it on its own can also be problematic. First of all, because most of us do not create "for the amount of carbohydrates we consume. Whether it is good or bad carbohydrate. Keep in mind the energy of carbohydrates, and if you have more than 35 chances, you do not spend enough energy to guarantee the amount of carbohydrates you consume. When we eat, where do we go? Well, most of us go to the door to work and become one with our office chairs. Also, how many of you really measure what you eat? Not many people do it. to fill our bowls, which are now the size of flying saucers, to the brim, because we don’t want us to go hungry. Nobody bothered to send us an email saying that we need to eat balanced ratios of protein, carbohydrates, good fats and Fibers, when we grow old. When we do this, blood sugar levels, mood fluctuations and energy levels stabilize. The constant thrust of the carburetor subsides along with the hormonal side, which has a better chance of achieving balance.
Look for ways to marry & # 39; products together. For example, a slice of whole-grain toast with 1 cm. Almond butter, 1 hard-boiled egg and a cup of soy, almond or organic skimmed milk. If your taste buds are married to yogurt, take a look at quality, because not all are created equal. Choose the Greek plain without fat. It has more protein, less carbohydrates. You can add in 1 tablespoon of berries and t tsp. flaxseed and stevia, if you need a sweetener. Flax seeds provide Omega-3, and the fiber will cover several bases, including slowing down the breakdown and food absorption rates along with creating a feeling of fullness. Please keep in mind that these are general guidelines, so you may need to adjust up or down to meet your needs.
The combination of estrogen and weight
Metabolically speaking, if a woman still has wide fluctuations in blood sugar, it will be hard for her to lose weight, not to mention maintaining her weight. For most women over 40, weight gain is a major source of exacerbation, since older you get more severe weight loss. Take away here; balance your protein, carbohydrates, fats and fiber. The extra weight of fat is responsible for producing excess amounts of harmful estrogen, which is responsible for the growth of cancer cells. Another reason to find a form of movement that is consistent with you. Everything is good and good to go to the gym. But let's think outside the weight room. How about dancing classes, salsa or joining a pedestrian club? For many women, exercise is a dirty word. Therefore, find something that you like and will correspond to this.
Emotional stress: the landscape of female energy
“Remember that thoughts and feelings have physical consequences. Open yourself to receive help, nourishment and compassion from yourself and others, fully experiencing your emotions, completely grieving and then letting go so that you can “make a clean chest.” "Dr. Christine Northup MD
On an energetic level, I wanted to find out where women stood in relation to the energy landscape of unprocessed emotions, such as grief and loss. Below is an interview with the famous energy psychologist Paula Shaw, the author of Chakra the Magnificent Seven and a resident of San Diego. Book
Chakras, the Magnificent Seven
LH: From an energy point of view, what happens to women and breast cancer?
PS: Under all disagreeing grief, everything returns to this. Everyone has a loss or grief. Most people do not have the ability to process and heal grief, and it comes down to this; with each illness and each emotional disorder, the energy system is disturbed in 90% of cases caused by trauma. For example, if we had an earthquake, we probably would have processed its physical end. However, if we have lost a loved one or friend, then where we usually go; emotionally. Most people accumulate emotional trauma or anxiety and cannot cope with it. Therefore, they are in various diseases. The heart chakra is an area of the breast, that is, breast cancer. So collectively, women do not educate themselves, and the energy is overloaded or exhausted. We are a nation that, since 60-year-old women tried to fill every hole in the notorious lady. being a mother, the pack leaders are at the same time being in the work force and being everything to everyone. He had to prove himself in some painful way. Trying to have perfect bodies is to be ultra smart and it just doesn’t work. Where women connect - women are connected to the heart - women wear out!
LH: When a woman comes to you, who has breast cancer, what can you do for her?
PS: “The balance of energy that she has, which is generally very depleted, and teach her how to keep her high in the Bliss Bank. When you are in the present, you do not care what happened in the past or what? in the future, I will teach them simply: for many of us, to do what we have been taught in this society everywhere, but in the present.
LH: I noticed a lot of articles about breathing. How useful is deep breathing?
PS Teaching a woman how to breathe deeply can work wonders for low stress hormones such as cortisol. In the end, what will we do when we are strengthened? We hold our breath and strain our muscles. Stress is a very compressed state, so we end up holding on to our emotions. Thus, deep breathing can also open the door, closed to handling emotional trauma, and become a very effective tool for women to help cope with many forms of stress. ”
Take Away Tools
Understanding the role of a balanced diet can play as a woman’s health, and therefore life is a valuable tool for health. have on board. Dr. Andrea Cole DO added: “Women who take an active role in teaching their current nutrition, physical education, lifestyle and bodywork, have a much better track record without setting serious conditions for health, whether cancer or other degenerative diseases, and you have an open dialogue with your doctor. If you cannot speak freely with your doctor, find him with whom you can talk in an open manner. ” With this advice and the medical tools outlined above, you lead the proactive path to health and well-being.
LoRayne Haye MSCCN is the founder and director of Eating-4-Energy, a leading nutrition consulting company that specializes in corporate and private nutrition programs for weight loss, hormonal balance, IBS and digestive problems. LoRayne has been working as a nutritionist for more than 25 years, working together with integrated integrative doctors, such as Dr. Mark Stengler, N. D., Dr. Dan Harper, MD, Dr. Andrea Cole DO She lives in Encinitas, California.
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