Exercize prevents cancer Options

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Naturally, most research is done on women's diseases but this seems to apply across the board.

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A new study reveals that physical exercises is more than just good for your heart and body weight: it also prevents endometrial cancer and breast cancer according to a study involving 850 women. The more the study subjects exercised, the less their odds of being diagnosed with cancer, even if they were considered "at risk" for the disease.

This study confirms what many health-minded professionals have known all along: physical exercise is a proven strategy for remaining free of chronic disease. It helps with more than just cancer, too, of course: diabetes can frequently be prevented through physical exercise alone. With exercise, high cholesterol disappears, heart health improves dramatically, joint flexibility is greatly enhanced, and people lose excess body fat.

The fact that exercise is now being shown to prevent cancer is important for one more reason: it proves that cancer is systemic, not local. In other words, cancer is a whole-body failure, not just a specific tumor or lesion that can be surgically removed or targeted with radiation. Because cancer is a systemic failure, it must be treated holistically (literally!) -- that is, the whole person must be considered: their physical health, immune system function, mental health, spiritual health, and of course their day to day activities such as eating and exercising. Only through a whole-person approach can any healer (accredited or otherwise) offer real hope for reversing cancer.

Now here's some good news: when cancer is treated holistically and the patient gets involved by radically altering their dietary and exercise habits, most cancers can be reversed without drugs or surgery. In the real world, however, very few patients actually make the changes needed to achieve good health. I know many people who have suffered from cancer, and those who die from the disease are consistently the people who refuse to change their diet or engage in regular exercise. Those who quickly recover from the disease are those who pull out all the stops and make the "big changes" like giving up all soft drinks for life, eating no processed foods, and engaging in physical fitness training for 2-3 hours per day

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Can exercise prevent cancer? The answer is yes, in some types
Vibrant Life, July-August, 1990 by Jamie Truscott Kwako

Can Exercise Prevent Cancer?

Steven N. runs for his life. Every day, with rhythmic regularity, his feet pound the pavement from his house to the park and back. Through spring rain and autumn leaves, winter cold and summer heat, Steven runs not only because he likes being fit, but also because he believes that exercise will protect him from the ravages of diseases such as heart disease and cancer. Is Steven right? Can exercise protect him from these devastating diseases?

Scientific studies have shown that exercise is associated with longevity and can protect against heart disease, the number one killer in the United States, but the effect of exercise in preventing cancer, the second leading cause of death, is less certain. Although the study of exercise and cancer is still in its infancy, what is becoming increasingly clear is that many cancers are preventable through exercise.

Life-saving Josb. An early study, led by Dr. David Garabrant at the University of Southern California in 1984, explored the association of colon cancer with exercise on the job. Men with sedentary jobs, such as accountants, lawyers, musicians, and bookkeepers, were found to have a 60 percent greater risk of colon cancer compared to men with active jobs, such as carpenters, plumbers, gardeners, and mail carriers.

Subsequent studies have confirmed that occupational physical activity reduces the risk of colon cancer. But this does not necessarily mean that you should give up your desk job to become a lumberjack. Those of us with more sedentary jobs can get adequate protection by building exercise into our schedules.