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HEALTH & WELLNESS Natural Hope for Breast Cancer by Terry Lemerond B reast cancer is terrifyingly wide- spread in America. Over 230,000 women dealt with the disease in 2011 alone. It is second only to lung cancer for its mortality in the United States. Because of this, there can be a sense of inevitability about breast cancer. It is not surprising, considering that for many women – up to 80% — the disease has no precedent in the family. Instead, it appears to strike due to genetic factors that are shaped by the environment, aging, and/or stress, rather than heredity. First, take a look at your diet. When- ever possible, eat organic foods. Eating foods the way nature intended them, and not combined with synthetic lab-created substances, is your best bet. Also, it’s important to get active. Find something that you love to do and try to do it every day. Get your heart pounding and your blood 12  HimPower October 2017 moving! Humans are not designed to sit still all day at work, then go home and sit still all evening, and then just go to bed and start the whole routine over again. We were meant to be active! Aside from lifestyle changes, there are proven natural supplements that may be some of the strongest weapons ever for fighting breast cancer. And they are the subject of this Terry Talks Nutrition®. CANCER AND INFL AMMATION As prevalent as cancer is, it is not normal. Normal cells do what they should: grow and divide to form the tissues in our bodies, grow old, die, and then are replaced by new cells. In cancer, this doesn’t happen. Instead, cells grow out of control. They multiply too quickly, and do not die. Then, in a process called “metastasis,” they spread to other organs.