5 Foods to Beat Breast Cancer

The food choices we make can improve or deplete our health.  According to 5 new studies, you can lower the risk of breast cancer by making wise choices at the market or restaurant.  Cheryl L. Rock, Ph.D., R.D., professor of family and preventive medicine at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, states, "a woman can cut her chance of cancer by as much as 2/3 with good nutrition and weight management". (source:  Eating Well Spt/Oct 2011). 

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Choose lean protein and lots of produce.  Purchase organic whenever you can.  Keep your weight within reason and eat the following foods:
Salmon
Olive Oil
Broccoli
Parsely
Coffee

Learn how NOT to sweat the small stuff.  Practice meditation, tai chi, yoga, and if you really have to 'get it out', join a martial arts class where you will learn how to use your 'yang' energy constructively, while emitting and releasing your aggression.

Side Effects of Tamoxifen Reduced with Acupuncture Treatment

Per the Society of Acupuncture Research:
Side Effects of Tamoxifen and Acupuncture

In a single arm, observational study, fifty participants with early breast cancer received eight traditional acupuncture treatments from one acupuncturist to manage side effects from Tamoxifen...Participants reported hot flashes and night sweats were significantly reduced.[Source: De Valois BA, Young TE, Robinson N, McCourt C, Maher EJ. Using traditional acupuncture for breast cancer-related hot flashes and night sweats. J Altern Complement Med. 2010. 16(10):1047-57. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20954961

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  If you are experiencing side effects of radiation therapy, chemotherapy and particularly tamoxifen, contact my office today.  You will experience relief from the symptoms and side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.  Together, we will form a partnership to optimize your journey to wellness.