Health and Diet
There are two major factors that determine the physical appearance of a person, how they feel and their weight. Diet and exercise is a great mediator in the way person looks, weighs and feels. Your diet will greatly impact on the way you look, the way you approach things and the amount you will be able to do physically. A good balanced diet consists of the five major food groups. No single food can provide all the essential nutrients needed for good health and well being.
The five major food groups are: Bread and Cereal, Fruit, Vegetables, Meat and Meat Alternatives and the Milk Group. Bread and Cereal are recommended for six or seven serves per day. Fruit is recommended for two to three serves per day. Vegetables are recommended for four serves per day. Meat and Meat Alternatives are recommended for one serve per day. The Milk Group for a young or still growing person is of much greater importance than when the person has stoped growing. The reason for this is because while growing your body needs fats and dairy products for energy and nutrients. After growing has stoped your body will store this as fat because the need for energy and nutrients is not as great.
If you follow these plans to eat [above and below] you will look and feel great, you will also be able to participate in more physical activities such as running, skipping and swimming. The food groups are broken up into three other groups: Eat Most, Eat Moderately and Eat Least [as seen in chart below]. The eat most food group consists of foods such as: wholegrain cereals, bread [preferably wholegrain], pasta, rice, vegetables and fruit. The eat moderately food group consists of foods such as: milk, cheese, yoghurt, lean meat, poultry, fish, nuts, eggs and pulses [e.g. soya beans]. The eat least food group contains foods like: butter, margarine, oils and sugar. Also to compensate for the fluids lost through perspiration, expiration and urine and faeces we should drink two to three litres of water per day. These ideas may contribute to general health and well-being if put into practice.
Exercise will also help you lose weight and have higher self-esteem by burning kilojoules that will inturn make you thinner. Exercise will also work your muscles and make you more flexible and agile. By participating in sport and exercise you develop physical skill and group loyalty. Always remember that health is wealth!
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Monday, 22 September 2008
Bra and Breast Cancer !!!
Guys get ur friends,wives,sisters etc informed
Sisters!!!, let's take caution.
Do you wear bra for the whole day and even at home?
I think we should go bra-free after reading this article.
It's a message for your health.
Please pass this to all female friends you know.
I think it's important to be aware.
For years, a lot of articles with regards to the causes of
breast cancer point to
an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise as the major links
to this disease which
happens to be the biggest killer among women during these
last two decades.
These studies would have been most credible if it were not
for the fact that
several women including Linda McCartney who have been
religious vegetarians
and exercise- freaks have also been unfortunate in
suffering breast cancer.
Perhaps the most convincing article I have ever read with
regards to this matter
is one which links breast cancer to the wearing of bras.
In the "Bra and Breast Cancer Study" in the
United States ,
It was discovered that women with breast cancer had a
history of sporting tighter
and longer bra-wearing than did the women who had not (yet)
developed the disease.
In fact, virtually the entire cancer group wore bras over
12 hours.
When a woman wears a tight bra, she subjects her breasts to
pressure,
closing off the lymphatic pathway from the breast to the
nodes.
This causes fluid built-up swelling, tenderness and cyst
formation.
Toxins must be flushed out via the lymphatic.
However, a bra-constricted breast cannot adequately
perform this cleansing process,
resulting in toxin accumulation in the breast.
Truthfully, bras are creating droopy, weak breasts...
...the breast relies on the bras for artificial support;
the body loses its ability to support the breast by itself.
This is why many women feel uncomfortable without the bra.
What is the solution to breast cancer then?
DON'T WEAR A TI GH T BRA!
And maybe sleep without them.
There is a remarkable success rate for recovery from
fibrocystic breast disease
within 10 days to two weeks of going bra-free.
Many women have tried going bra-less and recorded a
miraculous improvement in their health!
Bra burning is no longer a feminist issue....
....It is now a battle between life and death.
We should make others more aware of the hazards of
wearing......
.... Please pass this to every female you know. And
husbands please educate your wives.
Sisters!!!, let's take caution.
Do you wear bra for the whole day and even at home?
I think we should go bra-free after reading this article.
It's a message for your health.
Please pass this to all female friends you know.
I think it's important to be aware.
For years, a lot of articles with regards to the causes of
breast cancer point to
an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise as the major links
to this disease which
happens to be the biggest killer among women during these
last two decades.
These studies would have been most credible if it were not
for the fact that
several women including Linda McCartney who have been
religious vegetarians
and exercise- freaks have also been unfortunate in
suffering breast cancer.
Perhaps the most convincing article I have ever read with
regards to this matter
is one which links breast cancer to the wearing of bras.
In the "Bra and Breast Cancer Study" in the
United States ,
It was discovered that women with breast cancer had a
history of sporting tighter
and longer bra-wearing than did the women who had not (yet)
developed the disease.
In fact, virtually the entire cancer group wore bras over
12 hours.
When a woman wears a tight bra, she subjects her breasts to
pressure,
closing off the lymphatic pathway from the breast to the
nodes.
This causes fluid built-up swelling, tenderness and cyst
formation.
Toxins must be flushed out via the lymphatic.
However, a bra-constricted breast cannot adequately
perform this cleansing process,
resulting in toxin accumulation in the breast.
Truthfully, bras are creating droopy, weak breasts...
...the breast relies on the bras for artificial support;
the body loses its ability to support the breast by itself.
This is why many women feel uncomfortable without the bra.
What is the solution to breast cancer then?
DON'T WEAR A TI GH T BRA!
And maybe sleep without them.
There is a remarkable success rate for recovery from
fibrocystic breast disease
within 10 days to two weeks of going bra-free.
Many women have tried going bra-less and recorded a
miraculous improvement in their health!
Bra burning is no longer a feminist issue....
....It is now a battle between life and death.
We should make others more aware of the hazards of
wearing......
.... Please pass this to every female you know. And
husbands please educate your wives.
Friday, 18 January 2008
BREAST CANCER
Breast cancer symptoms
Many of the breast cancers are diagnosed much earlier than they can produce any symptoms. Routine use of mammogram helps women to identify the breast cancer long before it can cause any symptoms. In the early stages breast cancer may be asymptomatic and women may notice only a breast lump. As the breast cancer progresses the cancer cells can invade in to the surrounding normal structures and other distant organs and this may lead to development of symptoms. Any one or more of the following may occur during various stages of progression of breast cancer.
A lump (mass) in the breast, these lumps are most commonly painless
Swelling or thickness of the breast
Redness, swelling and or pain in the breast
Lump in the arm pit area due to the spread of breast cancer to the lymph nodes in that area
Areas of warmth or redness in the breast
Development of asymmetry of the breast
Inversion or changes in the appearance of the nipple
Flattening or indentation on the skin of the breast. This may indicate a change in the underlying structures.
Scaling or redness of the skin on the breast
Unusual dimpling in the breast which may indicate adhesion to underlying structures
Discharge from the breast or nipple. This can be clear, dark or bloody in nature.
Burning, itching or scaling of nipples.
Pain or tenderness in the breast or underarm area. If this does not relive overtime possibility of breast cancer should be considered
Infection or inflammation of breast
Development of breast abscess
Bone pain may occur during the late stages of breast cancer due to involvement of bone
Change in the mental status, seizure, and neurological events can occur in the late stage of the disease due to involvement of brain or spinal cord
Jaundice may occur in the later stages of breast cancer due to the involvmenent of liver or surrounding structures.
Chest pain and difficulty in breathing may occur in the late stages of the disease due to involvement of lung and surrounding structures.
Early breast cancer symptoms
Most common symptoms of breast cancer are explained in detail in the following section.
Abnormal mammogram With the increasing number of women receiving annual screening mammograms, more and more patients are diagnosed with breast cancer through screening mammograms. These women typically have no symptoms. Some of them may be getting a mammogram because of some suspicious symptoms.
Breast lump This is the commonest presenting problem in a patient with breast cancer. Patient or physician may feel a lump in the breast and majority of patient will not having any symptoms. About 70 percent of breast cancers are diagnosed this way. It is to be remembered that all breast lumps are not breast cancer. It is impossible for a woman or a physician to know for certain whether a breast lump indicates breast cancer until further investigations like a mammogram, ultrasound or biopsy is performed. Breast biopsy involves taking a small sample of breast tissue and examining it under a microscope to determine whether it contains cancer cells. However, There are certain features of the lump that may suggest that the lump is cancerous or benign before definitive diagnostic procedures like a biopsy is performed. The following findings may suggest the lump to be breast cancer and in the absence of these finding a benign breast lesion is more likely.
The lump is firm and hard on examination
Margins of the lump are not clearly identifiable
Lump does not move freely and is fixed to the chest or breast tissues
Skin over the lump is showing a dimple or attached to the deeper tissues
Skin Lump is associated with a bloody nipple discharge
Multiple lumps are not felt
No similar lump in the opposite breast The following findings on the other hand would suggest a lump to be non-cancerous
Lump is soft to feel and yielding to mild pressure
The lump is discrete and is easily distinguishable
The lump moves freely within the breast tissue
There are multiple breast lumps
There is a similar lump on the other breast
Lump disappears completely during some phase of menstrual cycle
Eczema like lesion near the nipple
Eczema like lesion near the nipple may be a presentation of breast cancer called Paget's disease. Nienty percent of women who develop Paget's disease have an underlying breast cancer. Half of all women who have Paget's disease will have a breast lump that can be felt. Paget's disease first appears as a scaly red rash affecting the nipple and sometimes the dark area of skin surrounding the nipple (called the areola). The rash always affects the nipple first and may then spread to the surrounding areola. The area may start to bleed slightly. From the eczema-like rash the disease may progress to redness and inflammation of the breast crusting, ulceration or bleeding can develop. Some women may develop itching and or burning sensation. The inflamed tissue may start leaking serous fluid. The nipple may turn inwards (called inverted) and there may be a discharge, which may be clear, yellow or red in color. A breast lump may or may not be felt.
Inflammatory breast cancer
Breast cancer may present as redness and swelling of the whole breast. This is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer and is usually associated with poor prognosis. Inflammatory breast cancer causes the breast to appear swollen red and inflamed. This appearance is often but not always caused by the blockage of cancer cells in the lymphatic vessels in the skin of the breast, preventing the normal flow of lymph fluid and leading to red, swollen breast which may resemble and acute infection or inflammation. Symptoms associated with breast cancer include redness, swelling, warmth causing the appearance of inflammation. The breast may have a changed appearance or shape and the skin of the breast may become thick, pitted or ridged causing peau d'orange appearance d'orange (resembling an orange peel). Breast may show a lump or a lump may be felt in the arm pit . Sometimes the skin develops ridges and small bumps that resemble hives.
Other breast cancer symptoms
Breast cancer may also present as pain in the breast, breast enlargement, nipple inversion, skin inversion, erosion or other changes in the area of nipple.
Late breast cancer symptoms Advanced breast cancer symptoms may vary depending upon many factors. In the later stages of breast cancer it may spread to distant organs, by a process called metastatic spread. Advanced breast cancer symptoms will usually depend upon the organs involved with advanced breast cancer and also upon the degree of involvement of the distant organs. In this process the cancer cells will travel from the primary breast cancer site through blood or lymphatic system to organs like bone, liver, lungs, chest wall and brain. Once the cancer cells reach these organs, they will start growing in these tissues. Advanced breast cancer may cause variety of symptoms depending upon the tissue and the surrounding structures. Metastatic growth inside the chest may cause pain in the chest and breathing difficulties. Involvement of the chest wall may lead to pain and development of fluid within the chest cavity. Involvement of liver or surrounding tissues may lead to development of jaundice and liver failure. Development of metastasis in the bone may lead to bone pain and fractures. Involvement of the vertebral bones may cause pressure on the spinal cord and this may in turn lead to development of weakness, bladder dysfunction and paralysis. Involvement of brain by metastatic breast cancer may lead to altered mental state, seizures, head aches, and neurological events like weakness or stroke. Involvement of the skin may cause development of skin lesions usually as small lumps in the skin.
Other breast cancer informationPlease visit our main breast cancer page or Breast cancer blog for more breast cancer information, chemotherapy information, information on breast cancer treatment and breast cancer news updates.
Did you know?In the early stages breast cancer may be asymptomatic and women may notice only a breast lump. As the breast cancer progresses the cancer cells can invade in to the surrounding normal structures and other distant organs and this may lead to development of symptoms. Any one or more of the following may occur during various stages of progression of breast cancer.
Many of the breast cancers are diagnosed much earlier than they can produce any symptoms. Routine use of mammogram helps women to identify the breast cancer long before it can cause any symptoms. In the early stages breast cancer may be asymptomatic and women may notice only a breast lump. As the breast cancer progresses the cancer cells can invade in to the surrounding normal structures and other distant organs and this may lead to development of symptoms. Any one or more of the following may occur during various stages of progression of breast cancer.
A lump (mass) in the breast, these lumps are most commonly painless
Swelling or thickness of the breast
Redness, swelling and or pain in the breast
Lump in the arm pit area due to the spread of breast cancer to the lymph nodes in that area
Areas of warmth or redness in the breast
Development of asymmetry of the breast
Inversion or changes in the appearance of the nipple
Flattening or indentation on the skin of the breast. This may indicate a change in the underlying structures.
Scaling or redness of the skin on the breast
Unusual dimpling in the breast which may indicate adhesion to underlying structures
Discharge from the breast or nipple. This can be clear, dark or bloody in nature.
Burning, itching or scaling of nipples.
Pain or tenderness in the breast or underarm area. If this does not relive overtime possibility of breast cancer should be considered
Infection or inflammation of breast
Development of breast abscess
Bone pain may occur during the late stages of breast cancer due to involvement of bone
Change in the mental status, seizure, and neurological events can occur in the late stage of the disease due to involvement of brain or spinal cord
Jaundice may occur in the later stages of breast cancer due to the involvmenent of liver or surrounding structures.
Chest pain and difficulty in breathing may occur in the late stages of the disease due to involvement of lung and surrounding structures.
Early breast cancer symptoms
Most common symptoms of breast cancer are explained in detail in the following section.
Abnormal mammogram With the increasing number of women receiving annual screening mammograms, more and more patients are diagnosed with breast cancer through screening mammograms. These women typically have no symptoms. Some of them may be getting a mammogram because of some suspicious symptoms.
Breast lump This is the commonest presenting problem in a patient with breast cancer. Patient or physician may feel a lump in the breast and majority of patient will not having any symptoms. About 70 percent of breast cancers are diagnosed this way. It is to be remembered that all breast lumps are not breast cancer. It is impossible for a woman or a physician to know for certain whether a breast lump indicates breast cancer until further investigations like a mammogram, ultrasound or biopsy is performed. Breast biopsy involves taking a small sample of breast tissue and examining it under a microscope to determine whether it contains cancer cells. However, There are certain features of the lump that may suggest that the lump is cancerous or benign before definitive diagnostic procedures like a biopsy is performed. The following findings may suggest the lump to be breast cancer and in the absence of these finding a benign breast lesion is more likely.
The lump is firm and hard on examination
Margins of the lump are not clearly identifiable
Lump does not move freely and is fixed to the chest or breast tissues
Skin over the lump is showing a dimple or attached to the deeper tissues
Skin Lump is associated with a bloody nipple discharge
Multiple lumps are not felt
No similar lump in the opposite breast The following findings on the other hand would suggest a lump to be non-cancerous
Lump is soft to feel and yielding to mild pressure
The lump is discrete and is easily distinguishable
The lump moves freely within the breast tissue
There are multiple breast lumps
There is a similar lump on the other breast
Lump disappears completely during some phase of menstrual cycle
Eczema like lesion near the nipple
Eczema like lesion near the nipple may be a presentation of breast cancer called Paget's disease. Nienty percent of women who develop Paget's disease have an underlying breast cancer. Half of all women who have Paget's disease will have a breast lump that can be felt. Paget's disease first appears as a scaly red rash affecting the nipple and sometimes the dark area of skin surrounding the nipple (called the areola). The rash always affects the nipple first and may then spread to the surrounding areola. The area may start to bleed slightly. From the eczema-like rash the disease may progress to redness and inflammation of the breast crusting, ulceration or bleeding can develop. Some women may develop itching and or burning sensation. The inflamed tissue may start leaking serous fluid. The nipple may turn inwards (called inverted) and there may be a discharge, which may be clear, yellow or red in color. A breast lump may or may not be felt.
Inflammatory breast cancer
Breast cancer may present as redness and swelling of the whole breast. This is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer and is usually associated with poor prognosis. Inflammatory breast cancer causes the breast to appear swollen red and inflamed. This appearance is often but not always caused by the blockage of cancer cells in the lymphatic vessels in the skin of the breast, preventing the normal flow of lymph fluid and leading to red, swollen breast which may resemble and acute infection or inflammation. Symptoms associated with breast cancer include redness, swelling, warmth causing the appearance of inflammation. The breast may have a changed appearance or shape and the skin of the breast may become thick, pitted or ridged causing peau d'orange appearance d'orange (resembling an orange peel). Breast may show a lump or a lump may be felt in the arm pit . Sometimes the skin develops ridges and small bumps that resemble hives.
Other breast cancer symptoms
Breast cancer may also present as pain in the breast, breast enlargement, nipple inversion, skin inversion, erosion or other changes in the area of nipple.
Late breast cancer symptoms Advanced breast cancer symptoms may vary depending upon many factors. In the later stages of breast cancer it may spread to distant organs, by a process called metastatic spread. Advanced breast cancer symptoms will usually depend upon the organs involved with advanced breast cancer and also upon the degree of involvement of the distant organs. In this process the cancer cells will travel from the primary breast cancer site through blood or lymphatic system to organs like bone, liver, lungs, chest wall and brain. Once the cancer cells reach these organs, they will start growing in these tissues. Advanced breast cancer may cause variety of symptoms depending upon the tissue and the surrounding structures. Metastatic growth inside the chest may cause pain in the chest and breathing difficulties. Involvement of the chest wall may lead to pain and development of fluid within the chest cavity. Involvement of liver or surrounding tissues may lead to development of jaundice and liver failure. Development of metastasis in the bone may lead to bone pain and fractures. Involvement of the vertebral bones may cause pressure on the spinal cord and this may in turn lead to development of weakness, bladder dysfunction and paralysis. Involvement of brain by metastatic breast cancer may lead to altered mental state, seizures, head aches, and neurological events like weakness or stroke. Involvement of the skin may cause development of skin lesions usually as small lumps in the skin.
Other breast cancer informationPlease visit our main breast cancer page or Breast cancer blog for more breast cancer information, chemotherapy information, information on breast cancer treatment and breast cancer news updates.
Did you know?In the early stages breast cancer may be asymptomatic and women may notice only a breast lump. As the breast cancer progresses the cancer cells can invade in to the surrounding normal structures and other distant organs and this may lead to development of symptoms. Any one or more of the following may occur during various stages of progression of breast cancer.
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