Let’s take a look at the importance of each pathway: Immune System: Your immune system
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works hard every day investigating things coming in, determining if these new invad- ers are dangerous and, if so, destroying them. They are like the bouncers for your body, kicking out the surly guys and letting the good guys in. When you are constantly mounting assaults on the bad guys, your immune system is in overdrive, initiating an inflammatory response. This stimulates rapid cell division and increases nutrients to cells which is great for repairing the body, but detrimental in the presence of cancer cells. A chronically activated immune system can increase cancer risk.
Inflammation: There is a normal in- flammatory response anytime you acciden- tally cut your finger, but the main trigger for systemic inflammation is oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is created when there is an overabundance of free radical molecules or pro-oxidants without enough anti-oxidants to counteract them. Oxidative damage can be caused by environmental toxins, processed foods, artificial ingredients, lack of exercise, injury, illness, and excessive stress. If your diet is not rich in antioxi- dants, chronic inflammation can occur. Chronic inflammation stimulates excessive cell growth and inhibits apoptosis, or cell death, both of which can increase your risk of cancer.
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Hormonal Balance: The human body produces approximately 50 different hormones, all functioning together to keep your body healthy. They require a delicate balance, working harmoniously to influ- ence the activities of your cells. When one hormone gets out of sync, other hormones
follow suit. One hormone, cortisol, can suppress your immune system and increase blood vessels to tumors when it is produced in excess. Additionally, breast cancer cells are studded with estrogen receptors and many types of cancer cells have several insulin receptors, both of which can drive the growth of cancer.
Insulin Resistance: When your cells lose their sensitivity to insulin they can no longer efficiently uptake glucose for energy and they even lose many of their insulin receptors. A normal cell has 200,000 insu- lin receptors, while an insulin resistant cell may have only 2,000! Cancer cells are cov- ered with insulin receptors, which means cancer cells will get preferential treatment and get their supply of glucose (and energy) over normal cells, increasing growth of cancer cells.
Digestion and Detoxification: Roughly
70-80% of your immune system is in your gut. When your gastrointestinal tract is damaged or dysfunctional your immune system also suffers. Additionally, your liver and digestive tract assist with detoxifica- tion. If either systems are not functioning optimally, inflammation will ensue. This creates a 1-2 punch, decreased immunity and increased inflammation which lead to greater cancer risk.
Keeping Your Pathways Happy
This may sound like a lot of things to think about! However, there are just four simple diet and lifestyle changes you can make to support all of these pathways in your pursuit of cancer prevention.
1.Don’t worry, be happy. Studies have shown the more stress and stressors you have, the higher your risk of degenera- tive diseases. Chronic high levels of
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