How Can You Avoid Getting Cancer? Why Should You?Written by Jaynn Nicols
Reno, NV - Cancer, uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in body, is not one single disease but instead a group of diseases. Cancer is second leading cause of death among Americans; causing one of every four deaths in United States. Some cancers, if caught in early stages need not be fatal; others spread quickly and can result in death. There are many types of cancer, but most common types are: Breast, Colorectal, Lung, Prostate, Skin and Testicular cancers.All cancers involve malfunction of genes that control cell growth and cell division. That means your cell will not be able to communicate properly (similar to you trying to talk to someone that does not speak your language) and as a result there will be a lot of mis-communcation, which ultimately can lead to cancer. There is no single cause of cancer. Instead cancer can be caused by external factors (smoking, radiation, and infectious organisms) and internal factors (inherited genes, immune conditions, etc.) While some of causes are outside of most people’s control, other factors, like smoking, are lifestyle changes that an individual could make to improve their health. The American Cancer Society estimates that in a single year (2004) more than 180,000 cancer deaths will be as a result of tobacco use. Research indicates that another one-third of 563,700 cancer deaths in same time period will be related to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, being overweight or obese, and other lifestyle factor that if changed, could have prevented onset or spread of cancer. Can you prevent, nay even survive cancer? According to ACS, 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers diagnosed between 1995 and 2000 is up by 64%. There are some simple steps that may result in not only reducing your risk of cancer, but ultimately saving your life. Nutrition and exercise: There is strong scientific evidence that a healthy diet, combined with regular physical activity, is not only are needed to maintain a healthful body weight but will also reduce cancer risk. Some studies have found that people eating diets high in vegetables and fruits, and low in meat and/or animal fats have reduced risk of some most common cancers. Can not get any fresh fruits and vegetable? You are allergic to fruits and vegetables? Try nutritious supplements in form of glyconutrients.
| | What You Need To Know About InflammationWritten by David Saunders
Inflammation is not a disease.Inflammation is best described as a defense mechanism to limit tissue damage. It can be caused by infection, injury or immune conditions. In each case, inflammation is result of your immune system responding to another event. When such an event occurs, a special cell called a neutrophil targets damaged cells and releases a proinflammatory cytokine ( a natural substance used by body for immune regulation ). This attracts more neutophil and begins a cycle of communication between neutrophil and macrophage ( a type of cell in your immune system that works to protect against infection and from toxins ). These signals are generated using structures composed of glyconutrients. This cycle would apply to inflammation of cells in a vein, thyroid, intestine, liver, a muscle, scalp, or any other collection of cells that are given a name. When we take a drug or an herbal to "stop inflammation," we are really interrupting natural process where body is sending out signals to other helper cells to say "Hey, come deal with this." We are also interrupting natural process where body is sending signals to us saying "take it easy, we have something that needs care." Certainly inflammation can be a discomfort and an annoyance but importance of inflammation as part of immune response cannot be overstated. After immune cells have cleared out source of inflammation, additional immune cells begin a clean up process and engulf dead neutrophils and other cellular debris. If process is successful, body will return to normal levels of cells and mediators.
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