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www.AbbysHealthFood.com - Issue 41 | Page 27 shoulders. If your mother or sister suffered from breast cancer, it does not mean that you are des ned to have that same fate. As proven through the massive gene c study, the Genome Project, each one of your genes can create up to 30,000 proteins, any and all of which can create a different outcome. So the fact that you may have a gene c "predisposi on" for a certain illness does not mean that you are doomed to develop it. Rather, there is something that either ac vates or suppresses your genes, and that "something" is usually lifestyle-related. If you are constantly stressed, you will likely have a different gene c expression than if you focus your thoughts in a posi ve direc on. Likewise, if you eat healthy, fresh, whole foods, you will have a different gene c expression than if you rely on sugar and fast foods. Even women who have muta ons of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which is said to increase your risk of breast cancer to 80 percent, can make posi ve lifestyle changes that may lower their risk. For instance, omega-3 fats like those in fish oil have been found to influence these genes in a posi ve way. Ul mately, what this means is you can make the choice to help your genes express themselves in a posi ve, disease-figh ng way. So what are some of the first posi ve choices you should make? oPTiMizinG Your viTAMin D: CAnCer FiGHTer #1 Vitamin D, a steroid hormone that influences virtually every cell in your body, is easily one of nature's most potent cancer fighters. Receptors that respond to vitamin D have been found in nearly every type of human cell, from your bones to your brain. Your liver, kidney and other ssues can convert the vitamin D in your bloodstream into calcitriol, which is the hormonal or ac vated version of vitamin D. Your organs then use it to repair damage, including that from cancer cells. Vitamin D is actually able to enter cancer cells and trigger apoptosis or cancer cell death. When JoEllen Welsh, a researcher with the State University of New York at Albany, injected a potent form of vitamin D into human breast cancer cells, half of them shriveled up and died within days! The vitamin D worked as well at killing cancer cells as the toxic breast cancer drug Tamoxifen, without any of the detrimental side effects and at a ny frac on of the cost. It is my impression that it is criminal malprac ce not to recommend vitamin D and aggressively monitor a breast cancer pa ent's vitamin D level to get it between 70 and 100 ng/ml. Vitamin D works synergis cally with every cancer treatment I am aware of and has no adverse effects. According to one landmark study, some 600,000 cases of breast and colorectal cancers could be prevented each year if vitamin D levels among popula ons worldwide were increased. And that's just coun ng the death toll for two types of cancer (it actually works against at least 16 different types)! BreAST CAnCer PrevenTion MuSTS A healthy diet, regular physical exercise, appropriate sun exposure and an effec ve way to manage your emo onal health are the cornerstones of just about any cancer preven on program, including breast cancer. But for breast cancer, specifically, you can take it a step further by also watching out for excessive iron levels. This is actually very common once women stop menstrua ng. The extra iron actually works as a powerful oxidant, increasing free radicals and raising your risk of cancer. So if you are a postmenopausal woman or have breast cancer you will certainly want to have your Ferri n level drawn. Ferri n is the iron transport protein and should not be above 80. So if it is elevated you can simply donate your blood to reduce it. Further, the following lifestyle strategies will help to further lower your risk: