It’s extremely important to know the risk factors that can increase your odds of developing breast cancer. There are many that you can’t change such as age, gender, ethnicity, and family history. However, there are a lot that you can change and you should. These will likely be associated with your lifestyle and how you treat yourself on a day-to-day basis. Here are three areas in your life that you can begin focusing on today in order to lower your risk.

Your Weight

Maintaining a healthy weight is always a best practice when trying to prevent any type of cancer, and breast cancer is no exception. You want to make sure that you are not trying to lose weight for the sake of being thin, but for sake of getting healthy. If you are working towards preventative measures, then you need to be sure that the focus of your weight loss program is to incorporate more of the right kinds of fruits, vegetables, and proteins.

This is not the time to start a fad diet, but to begin a nutritious diet. And you should stay away from the scale to focus more on what you are eating. If you are following a proper diet, then weight loss will happen naturally. Don’t forget to include exercise. This is a very important component of any prevention plan when your ultimate goal is to get your weight under control.

Your Alcohol and Smoking Intake

When it comes to alcohol, moderation is the key. Having a glass of wine with dinner is very different than having multiple drinks from the time you get home from work, until the time you go to bed. You want to be sure you are consciously taking sips when you chose to drink.

Your Stress Levels

Stress can often be the culprit that causes you to act on bad habits such as overeating, drinking too much, and allowing yourself to be lethargic. It’s important to understand your stress, and where it stems from.

Meditation and taking deep breaths throughout the day can help. Exercise is also known to reduce your stress levels. Keeping a daily journal is another strategy that will not only relieve stress, but it will help you gain insight into why you are feeling so much mental pressure.

We understand the importance of treating the whole person, and not just one aspect. Having the balance of mind, body, and spirit will allow you to get the root of the problem, instead of covering it up temporarily. And dealing with your whole self will be the best preventative measure you can have against breast cancer risk factors.

About the Doctor:

Dr Saxena is the founder and director of Dr Saxena Integrative Medicine Pvt Ltd,  recognized by the DIPP Government of India. It is popular for developing a plan for the transformation of health care in the India, which includes strategies for developing effective and affordable care for all Indians.

Dr Saxena considers each patient to be unique, and seeks to combine treatment methods in both conventional and biological medicine to formulate protocols that are best suited to the individual patient. He has practiced holistic and integrative medicine for over fifteen years, and worked for over ten years as a Board-Certified specialist in Clinical Metal Toxicologist.

Over the years, Dr. Saxena has helped people with chronic health problems using latest advances in complementary & Integrative medicine, which emphasizes science based natural therapies in place of surgery & prescription medications. With vast experience in the field of Radiology  (interventional), he has done extensive work in AUTISM & Vaccine safety.  He adopted chronic disease management programs using novel treatment procedures like detoxification, metabolic weight loss, nontoxic cancer therapies (immune modulation, nutraceuticals), external counter-pulsation (non-surgical bypass), Ozone & HYPERBARICS therapy for addressing various ailments.  The essence of his practice is balancing the physiology and biochemistry  at the cellular  level by removing toxicity and  & correcting oxygen levels.