| Breast cancer is a terribly frightening illness, that is | | | | this will inhibit your body from being able to produce |
| why taking cautious steps to breast cancer | | | | vitamin D. It is important not to get sun burned, |
| prevention is very important. Worldwide, 1 woman is | | | | however please remember that some sunlight is |
| diagnosed with breast cancer every 29 seconds and | | | | vitally important for good health because of vitamin |
| every 75 seconds 1 woman in the world dies from | | | | D. |
| breast cancer. This is the condition most women fear | | | | Women who are vitamin D deficient at the time of |
| more than any other disease. This is largely because | | | | being diagnosed with breast cancer are 94% more |
| they think there is nothing they can do about it; they | | | | likely to have their cancer spread and they are 73% |
| feel powerless and do not understand the power of | | | | more likely to die from breast cancer in the next 10 |
| today's prevention strategies. | | | | years than women who are not vitamin D deficient. |
| Most women know if they want to reduce their risk | | | | So vitamin D is a vital instrument when it comes to |
| of osteoporosis they can get enough calcium in their | | | | protecting yourself against this disease. |
| diet they can get some exercise or get enough | | | | Interestingly, overweight people are commonly |
| vitamin D; if they want to reduce the risk of a heart | | | | vitamin D deficient because it is a fat soluble vitamin; |
| attack they can make sure their cholesterol is not | | | | this means the vitamin ends up being stored in their |
| too high and they can also get some exercise. But | | | | body fat and not their bloodstream where they need |
| most women do not think there is anything at all that | | | | it. |
| they can do to help prevent breast cancer but the | | | | Environmental chemicals are a known potential cause |
| good news is that is there heaps they can do in | | | | of this condition. According to the Silent Spring |
| efforts to breast cancer prevention. For example | | | | Institute, in the USA a total number of 216 different |
| make sure that you get enough vitamin D in your | | | | chemicals and radiation sources are internationally |
| body. Vitamin can help reduce the risk of several | | | | recognized as causing breast cancer. Have a look at |
| types of cancers, such as Prostate cancer, Colon | | | | the kind of chemicals you have around your home |
| cancer, Lung cancer. | | | | and chemicals you put on your body; moisturizers, |
| Every time our skin is exposed to sunlight the | | | | perfumes, shampoo, cosmetics, toiletries, personal |
| cholesterol in our skin is converted into vitamin D, but | | | | care products, insecticides, and cleaning chemicals. A |
| for the average person who works indoors they do | | | | lot of these things contain chemicals called endocrine |
| not manufacture enough vitamin D in their body. You | | | | disrupters or oestrogen mimics. They actually behave |
| can ask your doctor to do a blood test on you to | | | | like oestrogen in your body; they have a very |
| measure the amount of vitamin D and most people | | | | powerful effect. Oestrogen in excess can fuel the |
| are actually deficient. | | | | growth of breast tumors. |
| If you have dark skin you are going to need to | | | | When it comes to breast cancer prevention you |
| spend more time outdoors than a fair-skinned person | | | | have to stay on top of your game. Not knowing can |
| will to receive enough sunlight to produce and | | | | how to reduce the risk is no excuse because the |
| efficient amount of vitamin D. if you use sun screen | | | | information is widely available. Read part 2 for further. |