The following tips on avoiding cancer were provided by Dr Carl Albrecht, Head of Research of CANSA. These are things most people can do without incurring huge costs.
- Stop smoking, or even better, never start
- Balance food intake with exercise. Obesity must be avoided at all costs
- Choose to eat unrefined starch, such as brown rice and wholewheat bread
- Reduce sugar intake
- Reduce salt intake. We eat approximately ten times the quantity of salt that we need
- Reduce the intake of animal fats, whether in the form of meat or dairy products
- Eat more beans
- Increase folic acid intake. This is found in spinach, among other things
- Increase omega-3 fatty acid intake. Use canola oil instead of sunflower oil
- Eat lots of fruit and vegetables
- Eat more tomatoes. Among their many health benefits, tomatoes are also very good protection against prostate cancer. (While researchers are divided on the cancer-fighting properties of tomatoes, everyone agrees that they are nutritious, so you can't go wrong here)
- Use olive oil on salads – the cold-pressed virgin olive oil
- A glass of good red wine a day appears to have beneficial effects
- Drink tea
- Avoid too much sun, or even better, don’t go into the sun unless adequately protected
- If any symptom that suggests cancer persists for more than two weeks, consult a GP
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