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the balancing act

3/22/2015

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Hormones have a large effect in breast cancer prevention, affecting your mood, weight and bowel health.  Some symptoms that could indicate a hormone imbalance can include: insomnia, water retention, weight gain, or fatigue.  Some steps to naturally balance your hormones are: 
1. Reduce Stress
Stress leads to higher cortisol levels, which increases blood sugar levels and inflammation in the body.
 
2. Avoid Caffeine
Caffeine causes your adrenal gland to overproduce cortisol and it converts your own testosterone to estradiol.
 
3. Avoid Alcohol
Consuming alcohol promotes excess estrogen which increases the risk of breast cancer, even in moderate amounts.
 
4. Avoid Xeno-Estrogens
These hormone-disrupting chemicals found in some cleaning products and food containers mimic estrogen effects on your body. 
 
5. Maintain a Proper Weight
Extra fat on the body produces extra estrogen, which suppresses thyroid function, which can lead to more weight gain.
 
6. Get More Sleep
Lack of sleep can cause an imbalance of hormones.
 
7. Maintain a Healthy Diet
Healthy foods include whole grains, organic fresh dairy and eggs, and hormone-free grass-fed animals. 
 
8. Eat more Omega-3 Foods
Omega-3 fats have anti-inflammatory characteristics and help to promote hormonal balance.
 
9. Exercise More
Benefits to exercise include reduce stress, increased growth hormone levels, and enhances your immune system. 
 
10. Let the Sunshine In
Sunshine helps to stabilize your hormones by producing Vitamin-D. 

Adapted from Dr. Alexander Mostovoy’s blog, August 26, 2014.  

For the complete article or to sign-up for Dr. Mostovoy's blog, please click here. 
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Can fear cause breast cancer?

3/22/2015

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Breast cancer is a common fear among some women.   Some women get very overwhelmed with fear over breast cancer that they avoid any kind of breast cancer screening that could identify it.  Cortisol levels rise with fear and anxiety.  Cortisol is a hormone that affects the hormone balance and an increase cortisol levels can lead to:
  • Increase in blood sugar
  • Increase in inflammation
  • Suppression of the immune system
Knowledge and an action plan for the prevention of breast cancer can decrease the fear and anxiety and lead to a longer, healthier life.  The action plan can include identifying the risks of breast cancer and lowering those risks. 
 
Dr. Alex Mostovoy recommends women be proactive and get your hormone levels checked, eat better, exercise more, conduct breast self-exams, use breast Thermography to assess your risk, and don’t let fear stand in the way.  
Adapted from Dr. Alexander Mostovoy’s blog, July 17, 2014.
For the complete article or to sign-up for Dr. Mostovoy's blog, please click here. 
 
  
Dr. Christiane Northrup has a similar view on the fear of breast exams.  Breast exams have historically not had a positive view – women conducting exams, “sweeping” the breasts in search of something sinister and if they skip the self exams, they may end up feeling guilty about it.
 
Instead of the fear-based self-exam, Dr. Northrup suggests conducting breast exams in a loving and conscious manner, and to surround them in a positive energy field.  She adds that “examining your breasts in a spirit of fear simply increases the fear and is the opposite of what you need to create healthy breast tissue.”
 
Adapted from Dr. Christiane Northrup’s blog February 6, 2007.  For more information or to read the entire blog, please click here.
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