Wage a two-pronged attack against breast cancer, when you pair your three to five day-a-week exercise regimen with a few super easy tweaks to your diet.
SEAL OF APPROVAL
FAIR TRADE: Fair Trade shares October Awareness with breast cancer, perhaps because such practices may help thwart the disease. This stamp indicates that farmers and their workers are adequately compensated and that the food they produce isn’t loaded with potentially harmful synthetic pesticides.
USDA ORGANIC: You are what you eat, and what your food once ate too. USDA Organic ensures that animals are fed only organic feed without growth hormones and absorbed antibiotics purely for therapeutic purposes. Plus, the plant food on your plate doesn’t leave a trail of synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics, or sewer sludge in your system.
THREE VITAMINS A DAY
Vitamins A, D and E spell prevention.
A: Citrus fruits, green pepper, broccoli, tomatoes, and strawberries
D: Fortified milk, freshwater fish, button mushrooms and 15 minutes a day of direct sunshine, vegetable oils, and wheat germ
E: Fortified cereals
COOKWARE
After making the right food choices, make sure you prepare them in safe equipment.
AVOID: Teflon-coated pans, made with toxic chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), that has been shown to cause cancer and birth defects in animals, but not yet in humans.
USE: Slightly more expensive pots made of enameled cast iron or layered with aluminum and copper between stainless steel.
AVOID: Storing your goodies in containers made with numbers 5 (Polypropylene), 6 (Polysterene aka styrofoam) and 7 (Bisphenol A—BPA) as they contain chemicals that are potentially carcinogenic and may pose a health threat.
USE: A stainless steel thermos or glass bottle for drinking water and microwave leftovers in glass or ceramic bowls and plates.
AVOID: Plastic wraps that contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC), especially when microwaving.
USE: Wax paper to preserve your snacks.
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