Brain Cancer Statistics

"Get out of the water as soon as possible!"

"Gee doc", he´d say sarcastically, "I'm beyond doubt glad you plan of that one!"

I was reasoning about that routine this week while listening to Thursday'´s televised conference of the healthcare debate. Because whatever side you happen to be on, and whomever you may have been rooting for (or against) last Thursday, I'll bet you can agree with me on one basic principle when it comes to the curative "system" in this country: "Try to stay out of it in the first place!"

Look, it goes without saying that sometimes beyond doubt bad things happen to citizen that are wholly beyond anyone's control. And that even when we do beyond doubt everything right, sometimes we still fall victim to terrible diseases or accidents. Tragedies happen, often without rhyme or reason. Believe me, I get it.

But that said, there are an awful lot of basic steps we can take to cut the risks of becoming a curative statistic.

The Nurses condition Study, for example, showed that adopting five basic strategies produced an predicted 80% allowance in the risk of heart disease. Want to know the magic five?

- Don't smoke
- voice a healthy weight
- Eat a Mediterranean-type diet (fish twice a week)
- Exercise
- Drink alcohol in moderation only

There isn't a pill on the shop that can furnish the kind of results those five behaviors will produce.

I've put together my own personal list of behaviors and strategies that I think, taken together, could significantly lower the risk of you spending a lot of time in the curative system, or even in the doctor's office. For what it´s worth, here´s my personal list:

1. Never eat trans-fats. A allembracing present of studies of trans fats published in 2006 in the New England Journal of medicine reported a strong and trustworthy connection in the middle of trans fat consumption and coronary heart disease. The study estimates that in the middle of 30,000 and 100,000 cardiac deaths per year in the United States are attributable to the consumption of trans fats. (By the way, don t believe the "zero trans fats" on the label- read the ingredients: if it s got hydrogenated oil, or partially hydrogenated oil in it, it s got trans-fats, no matter what the label says)

2. Don t smoke. Do I even need to elaborate why? I plan not.

3. Walk ½ hour or more every day, at moderate intensity, at least five days a week. It won't make you thin, but it will safe your heart, brain, lungs and bones.

4. Lift weights. It preserves muscle, keeps your bones strong, reduces the risk of osteoporosis, keeps you body lean, and boosts your metabolism.

5. Get some sun. We are vitamin D deficient, and the list of things that vitamin D prevents, helps, or improves is plainly staggering.

6. cut sugar in your diet. Mounting evidence suggests high-sugar (high processed carb) diets are a risk factor for cancer and heart disease, let alone diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.

7. Eat as many servings of vegetables and fruits as you perhaps can- 9 servings a day is a good goal! And merge on the vegetables!

8. Find a purpose. The Okinawans call it "ikagi" meaning " a reason for being". Contribute, participate, take the concentration off yourself, and do something for other people.

9. Join together - with family, friends, animals, community. And voice and nurture those connections. Stay engaged and positive.

10. Take basic supplements: At the very least, omega-3 fats (fish oil), vitamin D, and a high capability multiple. And that's the absolute minimum!

11. Eat more fiber. Every major condition society recommends 25-38 grams daily. Americans get a paltry 4-11 grams of the stuff. A ton of studies link high fiber diets with great condition outcomes- less diabetes, less weight gain, great blood sugar operate and less cancer and heart disease. Get it from beans, vegetables, fruits and fiber supplements.

Are these strategies infallible? Of procedure not. But think about it - wearing your seat belt and driving sober can't certify you that some drunk won't come out of nowhere and plow into your car. But we do those things anyway because it's beyond doubt true that doing so significantly reduces the risk of something bad happening while driving. It doesn't eliminate the risk- but it sure does lower it.

The best part about these strategies is that they are all in our control. They allow us to be empowered to beyond doubt make a discrepancy in our health. We may not be able, individually, to transform the broken condition care theory in America, much as we might like to. But we can sure do our part to see that we "visit" it as miniature as possible.