Lifestyle Changes to Reduce Cancer Risks

Reduce Risk of Cancer

Treat your body well with healthy nutrition and physical activity to reduce you risk of cancer. Taking time for yourself has never been so important. Make an effort to live a healthier lifestyle to prolong vitality.

Maintaining a healthy weight through your life. Balancing caloric intake and calories burned with exercise. Avoid excessive weight gain throughout your life. Achieve and maintain a weight if you are overweight or have a been overweight.

Make it a point to adopt a physically active lifestyle. Adults would engage in 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity, above usual activities, on five or more days a week. 45-60 minutes of exercise is preferable to achieve superior health. Children and adolescence should engage in 60 minutes minimum per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity at least 5 days per week.

Eat a healthy diet, with and emphasis on plant based foods. Make a point to consume ingredients you can pronounce. Choose a food and beverage within your daily caloric allowance to achieve or maintain a healthy weight. Eat small meals throughout the day. Try and eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Choose whole foods over refined foods. Limit consumption of process foods, meats and red meats.

If you decide to drink alcohol remember to consume in moderation. It takes the body 3 hours to metabolize 4 ounces of alcohol. Limit drink intake to 2 drinks a day for men and 1 drink a day for women.

A healthy way to maintain or achieve a healthy weight is to eat every 3 to 4 hours. Eating small meals throughout the day will help enhance metabolism, by keeping energy levels high. The body with attack amino rich muscle tissues when in starvation mode, which will increase fat and decrease muscle mass in the body. Try to eat small nutrient dense meals every 3 to 4 hours and keep snacks with you to achieve these bench marks.

Keep in mind it take 6 weeks to create a habit. If you set an alarm to eat every 3 to 4 hours you will help your body metabolize. Avoiding the starvation mode late in the day which can in turn cause over eating at night and cause sleeplessness. Give your body a fighting chance to live healthy and function as we were meant to function. Live a healthy lifestyle and help reduce your risk of cancer.

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.