IBA SUCCESS MAGAZINE Volume 3 Issue 2 | Page 15

Tips on maintaining a healthy life D o you believe, you are what you eat, drink, breathe and think? The consumption or avoidance of certain things is not to be considered as the best medicine in preventing illnesses. Yet, the proper choices can assist in a healthier life. When there’s diminished elimination of physical and emotional toxins, the after effect could lead to DNA damage and ultimately cancer. Strategies for breast cancer prevention: 1 . Eat Healthy : Create a healthy lifestyle that includes antioxidant-rich foods like organic fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, not to leave out the healthy fats like avocado, and eliminate sugar as much as possible from your diet, because it activates the growth of cancer cells. 2. Quit smoking: Smokers have a 24% higher risk of obtaining cancer than individuals that don’t smoke, as read in a recent study published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.   3. Avoid alcohol: Women who consume alcohol regularly have a higher body estrogen l