prevention – Life & Health Network https://lifeandhealth.org Your Health Simplified Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:26:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://lifeandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cropped-lhn-favicon-32x32.png prevention – Life & Health Network https://lifeandhealth.org 32 32 Is Cancer Preventable? https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/is-cancer-preventable/0811092.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-cancer-preventable https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/is-cancer-preventable/0811092.html#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:45:29 +0000 http://lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com/?p=11092 Is there a way to modify our lifestyle to lower our risk of cancer? According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2019, cancer claimed the lives of 606,880 people in the United States alone, and there was an estimated 1.76 million new cases of cancer diagnosed. Worldwide, cancer is one of the leading causes of…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/is-cancer-preventable/0811092.html/feed 0 How Humble Legumes Can Prevent Chronic Disease https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/how-humble-legumes-can-prevent-chronic-disease/1311098.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-humble-legumes-can-prevent-chronic-disease https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/how-humble-legumes-can-prevent-chronic-disease/1311098.html#respond Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:58:52 +0000 http://lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com/?p=11098 I grew up being taught to understand the nutritional benefits of the foods I ate. I was fortunate to be able to understand why I didn’t eat meat or dairy products, outside of the occasional cheese pizza that our family would order on a busy day, or when dad cooked for us. My parents always…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/food/nutrition/how-humble-legumes-can-prevent-chronic-disease/1311098.html/feed 0 Understanding Cancer, Part 2/5: Causes And What We Can Do To Reduce Our Risk https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/ask-the-doctor/understanding-cancer-series-part-24-causes-and-what-we-can-do-to-reduce-our-risk/156624.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-cancer-series-part-24-causes-and-what-we-can-do-to-reduce-our-risk https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/ask-the-doctor/understanding-cancer-series-part-24-causes-and-what-we-can-do-to-reduce-our-risk/156624.html#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:10:45 +0000 http://lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com/?p=6624 So, why do we get cancer and more importantly, what can we do to prevent it? In order for cancer to develop, at least three events need to occur: Damage to the genome affects one or more facets of cell replication, so growth becomes uncontrolled. The damage to the genome is not recognized or not…

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