6 Steps to Prevent Breast Cancer

Being overweight is known to increase the risk of not only breast cancer but also many diseases, such as high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke amongst others. Thus, it’s important to be physically active.

Moderate to vigorous physical activity is proven to reduce the risk of breast cancer. The recommended moderate-intensity exercise, such as brisk walking, would take you 2.5 to 5 hours per week. Or you can choose to do vigorous, high-intensity exercises, such as running or HIIT.

If you want to live your life, love your liver.

The more alcohol you drink, the higher your risk of developing breast cancer, or any cancer in general, according to the National Cancer Institute. It is recommended that your alcohol intake should be limited to 1 standard drink per day.

In Chinese medicine, breast cancer is often related to the liver qi stagnation, which is an Eastern way of describing an overtaxed liver. To stimulate the liver, you can drink lemon juice. You can also take liver-supporting herbs including dandelion root, milk thistle, burdock, artichoke and turmeric.

Flaxseed oil is also recommended to support liver function as it reduces the amount of fat and damage to the liver.

To further support your liver, make sure to sleep by midnight as the liver detox hour for this organ is between 1am and 3am daily. This helps to ensure that your liver can clean and repair itself effectively.

Did you know that breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer in women?

This is because most women who breastfeed experience hormonal changes that may delay the return of their menstrual periods. This, in turn, reduces her exposure to hormones such as estrogen, which are linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers.

Moreover, throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding, women shed breast tissue, which helps remove cells with potential DNA damage, thus helping to decrease the chances of developing breast cancer.

As you get older, the risks of hormone therapy increases (especially if you’re over 35). The most common form of this for women is prescription birth control pills.

While birth control has its benefits, you should consider its risks too. Controlling how much estrogen you take in is important, as this leads to various negative effects on the body. In fact, the risk of cervical and breast cancer is increased while on the pill.

While birth control pills have their drawbacks, they also have benefits such as reducing the risk of ovarian cancer. Weighing the pros and cons for yourself is important, and you should discuss these with your doctor before starting on them.

Having a healthy diet not only reduces your risk of breast cancer but also other diseases such as stroke, heart disease, diabetes and other types of cancer. You are, after all, what you consume.

For example, women consuming the Mediterranean diet where olive oil and plenty of fish is eaten have a reduced risk of breast cancer, as opposed to eating a diet which consists of red meat.

Consider including cruciferous vegetables in your diets, such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and Brussel sprouts. These contain a phytonutrient called diindolylmethane (DIM) which supports the activity of enzymes that improve estrogen metabolism.

Additionally, research shows that our body has a biological clock that affects our bodily function such as hormone release, body temperature, and eating habits and digestion. In TCM, the body clock is based on the concept of qi or energy. Over the course of 24 hours, qi is believed to move in 2-hour intervals throughout the organ systems, precisely performing different functions during different times of the day.

In saying this, be mindful of the timing of your meals, as better alignment with your natural body clock can help promote better digestion.

Matrixcell is a clinically advanced and pharmaceutical grade cream that supports healthy breast tissues for breast health protection. It’s also scientifically proven to stabilise the extracellular matrix (ECM).

What is ECM, you may ask? ECM controls the lifespan of the cell. It is part of a tissue that provides structural support for the cells and performs important functions throughout the body. Chronic inflammation disrupts and destabilises proper ECM structure and function in human tissues, such as breast tissues. Hence, the stabilisation of ECM represents a defence against the onset and progression of breast cancer.

Matrixcell also helps decrease tissue inflammation and prevent the growth of a new tumour. It also encapsulates and renders tumour dormant, preventing further growth and the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. Lastly, it helps reduce or neutralise uncharged molecules and prevent cellular oxidative damage.

Besides giving stability to ECM of the breast, what exactly are the characteristics of Matrixcell that makes it effective in preventing breast cancer?

1. Absorption is key to effectiveness in the prevention of breast cancer. Matrixell technology, called transdermal orthomolecular mechanism (TOMM), is the deep penetration of active ingredients into the ECM of the breast. This formulation stabilises ECM.
2. It also has a synergistic potent formulation (plant-based molecules) that uses all-natural ingredients. It means it has no parabens, no steroids, no non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

The effective dosing of Matrixcell is 1-2 fingertip-sized amounts of cream per breast/day for the first 30-60 days of treatment, followed by maintenance dosing of 3-5 times a week thereafter.