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Breast Health: What has led to such a surge in rates of breast cancer?

9/14/2016

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Written by Emily Miller, Nurse Practitioner

There are many factors contributing to breast cancer, but one of the primary influences is an imbalance of your estrogen levels. Overcoming insulin resistance is the first step in maintaining the estrogen balance. After you eat a meal, the pancreas releases the hormone insulin and signals the brain to absorb sugar from your blood. However, the modern diet that many of us consume is wreaking havoc on our system with sugar being the main offender. Insulin resistance develops when we eat too much sugar, especially in forms of highly-refined and processed carbohydrates and high-fructose corn syrup. Excess insulin increases body fat and systemic inflammation, both leading risk factors for breast cancer.

What can we do about it?
The most important thing you can do to avoid insulin resistance is to eat real, whole, organic foods, participate in daily exercise, and maintain a healthy body weight.
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Antibiotic Overuse

9/14/2016

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Written by Emily Miller, Nurse Practitioner

Antibiotics were once considered a life-saving solution, but now are overused and exist in our food, water, and milk supply. Taking antibiotics disrupts our digestive tract by causing inflammation and forcing our immune systems to work harder to keep us healthy. Every year at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet healthcare providers continue to overprescribe antibiotics for illnesses that have no benefit from them, and our food supply continues be inundated with antibiotics to avoid infection and enhance growth.


What can we do to help keep our gut healthy?
  • Eat a diet with fibrous whole foods
  • Restrict exposure to antibiotics unless absolutely necessary
  • Purchase meat from livestock raised without antibiotics
  • Limit sugar, sweets, and artificial sweeteners
  • Avoid highly process and refined foods
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