Cancer Risks From Eating Meat

Is seems we really are what we eat. U.S. Doctors are now reporting that red meat is associated with an elevated risk for cancers of the esophagus, liver, rectal cancer, pancreatic cancer and lung cancer
The researchers studied 500,000 people aged 50 to 71 who took part in a diet and health study done in conjunction with the AARP, formerly the American Association for Retired Persons. After eight years, 53,396 cases of cancer were diagnosed.

Meats can cause cancer several ways, the researchers noted. "For example, they are both sources of saturated fat and iron, which have independently been associated with carcinogenesis," the researchers wrote.

Meat is also a source of several chemicals known to cause DNA mutations, including N-nitroso compounds (NOCs), heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

The Bible says that, "We are fearfully and wonderfully made." But it also seems that the old computer adage, "Garbage in garbage out is equally true. How can the FDA approve these chemicals to fill our meat with and us to ingest and then not expect our bodies to react?

As always, they are saying that a decrease in the consumption of red and processed meat could reduce the incidence of cancer. Duh.

Personally, I have no problem with eating meat even though I have been exploring other diets including the raw food diet. I feel that God gave us meat to eat as referenced several palaces in the Old Testament of the Bible. What I do have a problem with is all of the antibiotics and chemicals that the FDA has approved to be put into our meat. Then they act shocked when they have to report the negative affects found in their studies.

I say if you want to eat meat, eat it without fear. Just buy organic meat or Kosher meat that hasn't been shot up with all of the chemicals. And drink alkaline ionized water to clear your cells of the old toxins that are currently stored up in you body.

By Nedalee Ruiz
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70 Percent Reduction In Cancer Risks

When two large countries make bold statements to their population in general, that taking vitamin D supplements can reduce cancer risks by 70% and more, everyone should stand up and take notice! What is the main source of vitamin D - sunlight.? We have been preached to for years that sunlight is bad for you and to make sure that you are always protected from it's harmful rays.

Here we go again, using the fear factor, to get everyone following a regimen of slathering on sun protection creams. Which, by the way, can contain their own harmful ingredients that are absorbed into the body through your skin. The Canadian Cancer Society is suggesting that their population of adults take an extra 1000 IUs of vitamin D during the winter months when there is less sun shine. For those already at a higher risk for getting cancer, the suggestion is to take the increased amount, all year round.

They based their decision on a study that was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The 4 year study was conducted on a group of post-menopausal women from rural eastern Nebraska which concluded that there was a 60% or greater reduction of cancer risk for the women who took vitamin D3 plus a calcium supplement, than for those who did not take the vitamin. Vitamin D is extremely important for absorption of calcium in the small intestine but it has also been found to regulate the growth of cancer cells.

The UK has also taken steps to promote the use of vitamin D supplementation. Their cancer specialist report that a 40 year review of research has found that a daily dose of 1000 IUs daily, could cut the risks of breast, colon and ovary cancers by up to 50%. Results of a study reported in October 2007 in the European Journal of Cancer, showed the risk of internal cancers were lower among people living in sunny countries. "Vitamin D production in the skin seems to decrease the risk of several solid cancers, especially stomach, colorectal, liver and gallbladder, pancreas, lung, female breast, prostate, bladder and kidney cancers."

Our food sources do supply some Vitamin D, but 90% of the source is from simple skin exposure to the sun. 10-15 minutes a day, 2-3 days a week, will produce a sufficient dose of vitamin D. Supplementation is highly recommended, for those people who live in areas around the globe that do not get a regular dose of sunshine.

Besides cancer risks, what are some of the other ailments that a deficiency of vitamin D produces:

Osteoporosis

Rickets

Schizophrenia

Psoriasis

Seasonal Affective Disorder

May have a direct affect on Type II diabetes by impairing insulin production in the pancreas

There's probably a host of others that we've yet to discover.

This by no means should be taken as a reason to stay out in the hot sun for extended periods of time unprotected by clothing or some other means if your occupation requires it. More is not better in this case...since skin cancer should be of concern with over exposure.

Jackie Martin writes from a perspective of her own self-education after three siblings (in the last five years), her mother and several other extended family members were diagnosed with cancer.

Her blog: WhenCancerHitsHome deals with the personal side of each siblings diagnosis as well as her self-education resources and findings.

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Cancer Risks

In addition, this study showed that women with Stages 1 and 2 breast cancer who drank green tea daily showed a decreased risk of breast cancer recurrence over women who did not drink green tea. Those who have worked with asbestos or who are regularly in contact with someone who has are at risk from asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Women who have osteoporosis have a 60% lower risk of getting breast cancer.

For every 5 grams (about a teaspoonful) of vegetable oil consumed per day, breast cancer risk increased by 70%. However, if women are at a high risk for ovarian cancer then their doctor may do regular CA 125 screening tests. Increased estrogen levels significantly increase risk of breast cancer.

Hormone therapy can also be used as prostate cancer cure. Some also show that providing chemotherapy to women with non-metastasized breast cancer prevents the appearance of systemic spread and that the use of tamoxifen (a selective estrogen receptor modulator) increases the cure rate in women with hormone positive breast cancer. Let's face it--there are folks out there hawking aromatherapy as a cure for cancer, a treatment for depression, and even as an aphrodisiac.

This article does not suggest you should reject medical treatment if you need it, but rather, should you find yourself ill, with say, prostate cancer, some deep self-realization techniques and practice, can bring you closer to realizing your own nature, and help yourself effect a cure.

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Radiotherapy to the chest may also be used to kill off remaining cancer cells. Several studies have shown that tea, green in particular, seems to significantly lower your chances of developing breast cancer. Melanotic refers to containing melanin, the dark skin pigment present in moles and the malignant skin cancer, melanoma. According to the University of Michigan, Comprehensive Cancer Center, the measurement of ORAC is a way to measure how many oxygen radicals a specific food can absorb.

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