Step1
Lose weight. Overweight people have more cases than thinner people of breast cancer, colon cancer, endometrial cancer, esophageal cancer, and kidney and pancreatic diseases. Lose weight by avoiding high fat and high sugar foods, and integrate high fiber and whole grain in your diet.
Step2
Consume immune-boosting antioxidants. These keep muscles strong and skin and bones healthy. They also boost brain health. Eat vegetables and fruits with antioxidants like selenium, vitamin C and Beta Carotene. Examples include, tomatoes, berries, spinach, brussels sprouts, garlic, carrots, tomatoes, dark chocolate, green tea and red bell peppers.
Step3
Don't smoke or chew tobacco. This lowers the risk of many cancers, as well as reduces blood pressure, emphysema and heart disease risk. In fact, those who smoke live an average of ten years less than a non-smoker.
Step4
Manage stress. If you ever need an excuse for plenty of yoga and massages, here's one: lowering your stress level is a wonderful way to boost your immune system and avoid heart disease. In addition, stress increases cholesterol levels, blood pressure, overeating and other bad habits detrimental to your health.
Step5
Drink just one alcoholic beverage per day. Make it red wine if you really want to fight disease. Any more and it increases your chance of high blood pressure, breast cancer, stroke, suicide and obesity.
Step6
Take your vitamins. Five key vitamins decrease your likelihood of certain cancers, multiple sclerosis and birth defects. These vitamins are folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin D and vitamin E.
Step7
Eat active live cultures found in yogurt. These cultures protect your body from a number of ailments, including gastrointestinal infections, osteoporosis and certain cancers. In addition, one main live culture (Lactobacillus casei) fights hypertension, the growth of carcinogenic tumors, and disease-producing micro organisms.
