supplements BY JACK CHALLEM


Cancer PREVENTION SQUAD


6 SUPPLEMENTS THAT MAY LOWER YOUR RISK


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f there is one disease everyone would like to prevent, it’s cancer. Although there’s a lot the medical community still doesn’t understand about this multifarious ailment, studies show that a healthy lifestyle and regular exercise can significantly reduce the risk of


developing some cancers. So, too, can taking certain supplemental nutrients, prioritized here based on expert advice and scientific research.


Vitamin D. “One of the best ways to prevent most major cancers is to maintain an optimal vitamin D level,” says Arizona-based Michael Uzick, NMD, Fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology. “Tere’s strong evidence you can reduce your risk of breast, prostate, colon, lung, pancreatic, and ovarian cancers by at least 50 percent by doing so.” Doctors recently reported that women taking vitamin D with calcium had an 18 percent lower overall breast cancer risk and were 20 percent less likely to develop invasive breast cancer; results also showed a 17 percent lower colorectal cancer risk. Taking D with calcium, as well as magnesium, might enhance protection because the nutrients work together. In another ➻


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