(NaturalHealth365)  Fifty-two years ago, a “war on cancer” was pronounced by President Nixon.  Since that declaration, the United States government alone has spent well over $100 billion on cancer research in the hopes of removing the threat of this ticking ‘time bomb.’  But instead, countless lives have been lost as a result of toxic therapies and “experimental drugs” offering false hope.

According to estimates by the American Cancer Society, in 2024, over 2 million new cancer cases and over 600,000 cancer deaths are projected to occur in the United States.

So, how do we STOP this madness?

Christopher Wild, the former director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, clearly understands the solution to the cancer epidemic.  “We cannot treat our way out of the cancer problem.  More commitment to prevention and early detection is desperately needed in order to complement improved treatments and address the alarming rise in cancer burden globally.”

One out of 3 women and one out of 2 men are destined to develop some form of cancer in their lifetime.  So, how do we solve the problem?

The answer lies in prevention through education and early detection.  Scientists now recognize that we have enormous control over our health by using specific nutrients that can turn our “good genes on” and our “bad genes off.”

Six ways that nature can help us diffuse our ‘cancer time bomb’

1. Decrease cancer-promoting inflammation:  Cox-2 is an enzyme responsible for increasing inflammation and promoting cancer.  Choosing anti-inflammatory foods and supplements may have a significant impact on reducing inflammation in your body.  A few examples are curcumin, clean fish oils, and an extract of cruciferous vegetables called DIM I3C.

2. Prevent DNA damage:  Most cancers, including breast cancer, begin with some functional or structural DNA damage, which can trigger a cell to become cancerous.  Sometimes a tumor-suppressor gene becomes silenced, or a tumor-promoter gene gets turned on.  These nutrients have proven anti-breast cancer effects.

• Sulforaphane from broccoli sprouts
• The trace mineral selenium
• Genistein from fermented (organic, non-GMO) soy
• Curcumin
• EGCG found in green tea

3. Block abnormal estrogen production:  Toxic aromatase inhibitors block the body’s estrogen production and have serious side effects.  If you are concerned with estrogen overload, nature has provided us with natural estrogen regulators that have a protective effect.

Lignans from flax seeds bind excess aggressive estrogens and expel them from the body.  Melatonin is a cytotoxic hormone that literally puts breast cancer cells to sleep.  Pomegranate-derived compounds exhibit anti-proliferative and anti-aromatase activity in breast cancer cells.

4. Trigger cancer cell death:  Our normal healthy cells eventually go through a process called ‘apoptosis’ or cell death.  Cancer cells turn a deaf ear to the signals that promote cell death.  Thus, they keep replicating.  Nutrients like curcumin and DIM I3C – from cruciferous vegetables – cause breast cancer cells to self-destruct.

5. Stop the growth of blood vessels that feed tumors:  Once tumors develop, they create their own blood supply to feed the tumor.  This process is called angiogenesis.  Many nutrients can be found in a healthy diet that block this process and cause the cancer cells to “starve.”  EGCG from green tea, curcumin, and omega-3 fatty acids from fish and flax are a few examples.

6. Prevent metastasis or spreading of breast cancer:  Breast cancer is often associated with metastasis or spread to other organs such as the lungs, liver, and brain.  Specific nutrients can actually impair the tumor’s ability to spread by blocking the enzymes that cause the “seeding” of the cancer.  Here are a few examples:

• Sulforaphane from cruciferous vegetables and Broccoli sprouts
• Curcumin
• Green tea polyphenols
• Melatonin

The foods and supplements mentioned here are simply the tip of the iceberg.  Organic, fresh food, herbs, and spices contain a plethora of anticancer properties.  Although Hippocrates had no scientific “proof” that food could heal the body, he innately knew that food was a prescription for health when he stated, “Let food be your medicine.”

You CAN defuse your cancer time bomb by being proactive and by making conscious, informed decisions about your health.

Editor’s note: Find out how to stop cancer cell growth naturally, own the Stop Cancer Docu-Class created by NaturalHealth365 Programs.

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