Chapter B1. 20 Simple BC risk reducers 1. Eat most food raw (reduces kitchen 'cleanup' too) 2. Bra - if you must wear one, make it loose fitting and do not wear over 12 hours/day (to prevent constriction of your lymphatic system). All underwear should be natural fiber (e.g. cotton) 3. Filter all tap water (including cooking water). Drink 6-10 glasses of water daily (1/2 ounce water for each pound of body weight); store water in GLASS bottles (plastic bottles will leech into water) 4. Vitamin C -consume 'high' doses (with bioflavonoids) to reduce both cancer and heart attack risk 5. Get 20-30 minutes of early (before 9 am) morning sun 6. Chew your food well; after age 40 you may need digestive supplements ; (an easy walk after a meal aids digestion) 7. Food combining - Do not have fruit and vegetables at the same meal (if you eat fruit 25 minutes before the main meal, you're OK); do not have high carbohydrates and proteins at the same meal 8. Rebounding - (Rebounders are 'mini-trampolines); do a jogging motion on the rebounder for 20-35 minutes per day ( 4-6 times a week). Rebounding (although not 100% safe) is much safer than jogging and will enhance your lymphatic system, part of your immune system 9. Eat no refined or genetically engineered food; eat ORGANIC, fresh, unrefined food 10. Avoid 'dumb' things that undermine your health: DRUGS (except for emergencies), excessive exposure to the sun, silver dental fillings (which are about 50% mercury), root-canals, drinks in aluminum cans, smoking anything 11. Natural Progesterone CREAM (not tablets) - postmenopausal women - ask your 'holistic' practitioner if it is ok for you to use a natural progesterone cream (reduces BC risk and heart attack risk in addition REVERSING osteoporosis); premenopausal women with fertility problems problems may benefit from natural progesterone creams (not tablets or liquids)...... 12. Find cartoon books and humor books that make you laugh and read from them every day of the year except 1 April. For cheap relaxation, read The Relaxation Response (Herbert Benson, M.D.) 13. Deal as much as possible with people of integrity; avoid deceivers (do not think you can or should try to outsmart them) 14. Ten 'BC Preventing Foods' ( fresh and organic): apricots, broccoli , cabbage, carrots, flax seeds (ground), garlic (raw and crushed), ginger, millet, soybean products, yogurt; (these foods reduce BC risk) 15. Multi-vitamin pill daily (as insurance) - should have a minimum of 1 mg folic acid and a minimum of 100 micrograms selenium (adult dose). Buy your multi-vitamin from a 'health store' and make sure there are no fillers or additives (which may cause a bad reaction) 16. NO medical X-rays (except emergencies) before age 25 and few, if any, after age 25 17. Sauna - sweat removes toxins from your body (and good minerals too); replace lost minerals with clean mineral water; no saunas if pregnant 18. Restful sleep - If difficult, consider supplements: Kava Kava, melatonin, valerian root. For many, exercise, but not within 2 hours of bed time, improves sleep 19. More dumb things to avoid: chocolate, refined sugar (use maple syrup instead), excess salt, more than one small alcoholic drink per day (none is better) 20. No, No, Nanette to these things: needle vaccinations, hair dyes, shampoos with synthetic ingredients (e.g. sodium lauryl sulphate), toothpastes with synthetic ingredients (e.g. sodium lauryl sulphate), silicone breast implants, electric blankets, microwave ovens, and artificial sweeteners (e.g. aspartame) WARNING Do not make any changes affecting your health without first consulting with a trusted medical professional. copyright Brent Rooney ( [email protected] )