October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and NaturalNews.com has highlighted some all-natural ways to help reduce the risk of getting the disease.
Exercising regularly, eating a healthy, low-fat diet and increasing vitamin D intake through food or are important health resources to staying healthy and avoiding breast cancer and other disease.
In addition, maintaining a healthy pH balance by alkalizing your blood can help fight cancer since cancer thrives in acidic environments. You can use litmus strips to measure your bodys acidity and your goal should be to be more alkaline than acidic. Make sure your diet is rich in alkalizing foods such as green vegetables, beans, spices, herbs, seeds and nuts. Limit your consumption of alcohol, coffee, meat, fish, poultry and eggs.
Some studies have found that limiting the amount of time women wears their bras everyday can help reduce the risk of breast cancer as well.
Taking black cohosh and drinking green tea may also help individuals avoid the disease.
According to the American Cancer Society, one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes in the U.S. One of the best ways to fight it remains being vigilant about breast self-examination and reporting anything unusual to your healthcare provider. 