How to Prevent Cancer Naturally

Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases of the modern age. It is difficult to get a clue about this horrible disease in the initial stage which makes it difficult to diagnose it at the right time. As time passes, the treatment becomes complicated, painful, expensive, and mostly unsuccessful.

But an important thing to note is that cancer is mostly caused by adopting an unhealthy lifestyle while genetics play around 10% role in causing cancer. It means we can prevent cancer from getting roots in our bodies by adopting certain natural ways and lifestyle changes. Modern science has proved that there are certain important steps that we can take to successfully prevent the beginning of any type of cancer.

Tips to Prevent Cancer Naturally

Just take the following measures in your life and you can easily prevent cancer naturally. All these facts about cancer have been proved by the latest scientific studies.

Avoid Alcohol

The harmful effects of alcohol consumption on human health are well known. It has been proved that alcohol increases risks of several types of cancers. These are: liver, colorectal, breast (in women), larynx (voice box), esophagus, mouth and throat (pharynx). Drinking any type of alcohol (red & white wine, beer, liquor, cocktail etc.) is injurious to health and increases risk of cancer.

New researches are unfolding several dark facts about alcohol. Now it has been proved that even taking alcohol inside mouth can be extremely dangerous. It is the reason that alcohol-containing mouthwash increases risk of oral cancer. 

Shunning alcohol is necessary for cancer-prevention

Latest research has also proved that benefits of red wine regarding cancer were exaggerated. In fact, red wine causes cancer as any other alcoholic beverage.

Another study comparing alcohol and smoking has proved dangers associated with alcohol. It shows that drinking a single bottle of wine in a week is as much harmful as smoking 5 cigarettes for men or 10 cigarettes by women. 

All these facts prove that alcohol is extremely harmful in causing various cancers in the body. There is no safe limit of alcohol and the only way to decrease cancer risk is by completely avoiding alcohol.

Keep away from Tobacco

Tobacco is another well known type 1 carcinogen. Both smoking and chewing tobacco can cause cancer. There are 16 types of cancers that can be caused by tobacco. It is especially related to cancers of oral cavity and respiratory tract. There are 69 known carcinogens present in tobacco. 81% of lung cancers, 77% larynx cancers and 60% cancers of oral cavity, pharynx and esophagus are caused by tobacco.

The risk of cancers caused by tobacco increases several folds with the combination of tobacco and alcohol.

Due to presence of so many harmful effects, the only option left is not starting or quit smoking (and chewing) tobacco at all. It is also necessary to evade second-hand smoking for cancer-prevention. It has same dangers as direct smoking. This will surely protect you from cancers of respiratory tract and oral cavity.  

Limit Consumption of Processed Meat

Scientists haven’t found any direct link between red meat and cancer and it is a type 2 carcinogen (probably causes cancer). But there is no doubt about cancer-causing properties of one type of meat; i.e. processed meat. 

No matter it is red meat or white meat (an example is cancer by Chinese-style salted fish), but the ingredients and techniques used in processing meat has been proved to cause cancers of stomach and colorectal. During preservation process of processed meat, nitrite and nitrate preservatives are used that can lead to bowel (colorectal) cancer.

Therefore, it is recommended to cut down consumption of fresh red meat to maximum 100g per day. Apart from that, it is important to eliminate all types of processed meats from your diet in order to reduce risks of stomach and bowel cancers.

Take Precautions from Smoked Food

Smoked and grilled foods are considered extremely delicious. But there is a danger that these smoked foods can cause cancer of intestinal tract. Therefore, either reduce the consumption of smoked food or use better smoke food technique that is free from risk of causing cancer. It is by using zeolite filter that almost completely removes cancer-causing compounds from smoked foods.

Eat More Fruits and vegetables (Plant Food)

Vegetables, fruits and other plant-based foods contain high amount of healthy nutrients including dietary fiber, anti-oxidants and other phytochemicals. There is strong evidence that these substances decreases risk of several types of cancers and also eliminate recurrence of cancer. Therefore, these plant-based foods should be part of one’s daily life that will surely reduce cancer risk. 

Dietary fiber and phytates in plant foods prevent cancer

The positive effects of dietary fiber against colorectal cancer have been proved. Another important ingredient in these plant-based foods is phytic acid. This anti-nutrient (also known as phytaes) provides protection against several cancers like leukemia, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver tumor, pancreatic cancers and others.

Keep Healthy Weight

Obesity is linked to several health implications including the onset of several types of cancers. Obesity is mainly associated with cardiovascular health but its harmful impact on various types of cancers has also been proved. Obesity is especially related to cancers of endometrial and breast. Taking daily exercise and reduction in overall calorie intake (especially fatty foods and sugars) can result in obtaining healthy weight. This can reduce risks of several types of cancers in both men and women.

Do Regular Exercise

Sedentary lifestyle is an important factor for increase in number of cancer patients. There is a strong evidence for regular physical activity and reduction in risks of several cancers like colon cancer, endometrial cancer and breast cancer. Exercise impacts positively on cancer through several functions like preventing obesity, lowering several hormones and growth factors, improving immune system, reducing inflammation etc.

Positive impact of exercise on cancer has few minimum criterion. Minimum 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise per week is recommended for beneficial effects of exercise against cancer. 

Avoid Midday Sun and Artificial Tanning

Harmful effects of ultraviolet rays (UV) on skin have been proved. Extreme UV radiation is a main cause of skin cancer. It especially affects people of lighter skin color. You can avoid this type of cancer by avoiding midday sun in summer, using sunscreen and full clothing while going outside and completely shunning artificial tanning techniques (sunbeds, sun lamps etc.).

Enjoy Healthy Sunlight

Extreme exposure to UV rays from sun is injurious to skin. But sunlight is not entirely harmful. In fact, moderate use of sunlight is quite beneficial and it can protect against cancer. It is mainly because sunlight is the best source of Vitamin D. The sunshine vitamin can protect against cancer. This fat-soluble vitamin is rare in diet (present only in animal fats). But getting sunlight exposure provides adequate amount of vitamin D. 

Moderate sunlight exposure protects against cancer

But the cancer-preventing characteristics of sunlight are not limited to vitamin D synthesis. Vitamin D can protect against colorectal and breast cancers. But impact of vitamin D in protection against cancer is beyond that. Sunlight can also protect against prostate cancer and NHL (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma). It is estimated that sunlight prevents from these cancers due to improvement in immune system and circadian rhythm.

Therefore, it is beneficial to enjoy moderate sunshine that can protect against several types of cancers.  

Avoid Blue Light at Night

Ultraviolet light is not the only harmful light. In fact, a relation between blue light and cancer has also been established. Blue light at night has been proved to contribute in causing cancers due to imbalance in hormonal functions. Usage of smartphones, tablets, LED lights etc. at night is the main reason behind risks of several cancers in both genders.